By Livingstone Mukasa Sometimes we wonder why things never happen for us. We wonder that no one is capable of trusting us. But can you keep your word; can you be trusted with something valuable? Now I have helped many get funding outside Uganda, but when it comes to pay
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Controversial veteran journalist and political pundit, Andrew Mwenda has likened Uganda's biggest opposition party, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) to Adolf Hitler's NAZIs. Mwenda made these remarks on Sunday on social media after writing an analysis of the the FDC Presidential elections held on Friday that saw Patrick Amuriat
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Many African countries have made significant progress towards creating an Internet sector, with broad reforms that focus on increasing broadband availability. There have been further successes within countries in developing online platforms, fostering growth of local companies and increasing the incentive to go online-- says a new report launched Thursday
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With the latest iteration of South Africa’s Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act expected to be completed by the end of 2017and the Integrated Energy Resource Plan nearing completion, South Africa is set to leverage itslargely unexplored and underdeveloped oil and gas sector to re-ignite growth able to drive broad
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By Livingstone Mukasa Every one of us is driven by something. Some of us know what drives us and others are yet to pin it down. The life you live is essentially a product of your push and pull factors. In my case, one of my push factors is to
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Many Ugandans are excited about the oil money that is expected when oil starts flowing come 2020. However, many will not physically touch the oil money that many believe will transform Uganda economically. According to experts, US$15bn (Shs54.7 trillion)-US$20bn (Shs73 trillion) is expected to be invested in Uganda’s oil and
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The Kenyan shilling strengthened, the Eurobond rallied and the stock market remained cagey after the Supreme Court upheld President Uhuru Kenyatta’s win on Monday morning. Reuters quoted the shilling at 103.60/80 per dollar after the unanimous verdict was delivered, from 103.80/90, where it was trading earlier. Analysts say that the
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Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta in last month’s repeat presidential vote, paving the way for him to be sworn in next week. Chief Justice David Maraga said all six judges dismissed the two legal challenges to the vote, but the opposition NASA
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By Bunmi Oloruntoba Considered the “Nobel Prize of agriculture,” the World Food Prize is awarded each year for a specific and exceptionally significant contribution to the production or distribution of food. This year, the prize was awarded to Akinwumi Adesina, a former Nigerian agriculture minister - and currently the president
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Mobile phone subscribers especially on the MTN and Airtel network in some parts of Uganda have complained of being charged unusual extra money off airtime scratch cards. For example, a Shs500 card is now sold at Shs600 while a Shs1, 000 card is sold at Shs1200. Airtime agents say telecom
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