Lynette Akol, the founder and CEO of Krystal Ice ltd, the maker of frozen fruit snacks When Lynette Akol signed up for the inaugural dfcu Rising Woman competition in 2018, as a start up business owner, she may only have been eyeing the sh15 million winner’s prize, but she got
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ABBA Re-Björn performing at a previous event. The UK’s leading ABBA tribute act, ABBA Re-Björn, will make their debut performance in Uganda on Friday, 6th and Saturday, 7th September 2024, at Somewhere Else Bar and Restaurant in Naguru, Kampala. Re-Björn is a full-time professional ABBA tribute act that has toured
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Annette Kiconco – dfcu’s Chief Retail Banking Officer dfcu Bank, a cornerstone of Uganda’s financial landscape with a 60-year legacy rooted in development finance, has launched its latest business lending campaign aimed at empowering small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the country. This initiative is a clear demonstration of dfcu Bank's unwavering
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Guarav Anand the Spiro Country Director and TAKC's Rosa Malango at the signing ceremony SPIRO, Africa’s largest EV manufacturer on July 26th 2024 signed an agreement with Tumaini African Knowledge Center (TAKC) to strengthen their shared vision and commitment to promote sustainable solutions in African nations. For two years, TAKC
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Left-Right: David Opio Obwangamoi, Executive Director of gnuGrid CRB; Adrian Bukenya, Country Director for the Mastercard Foundation Uganda and Fassil W. Marriam, Executive Director of CRVPF. Children’s Rights and Violence Prevention Fund (CRVPF), and gnuGrid CRB, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, have extended their partnership for the Empowering Youth
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From Left to Right: Prof. Muhammed Bashir Muazu, Team Lead, Computer Engineering and IASC director Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria; Prof. Baraka Jacob Maiseli, Associate Professor, Representative of Deputy Vice Chancellor - Research, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; ZHANG Jing, Senior Manager of Huawei ICT Talent Partner Development; George Ndegwa
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Adu Rando (L) the Managing Director Nile Breweries (NBL), poses for a photo after handing over a certificate to one of the participants during the training. In a bid to stimulate business growth for its retailers, Nile Breweries has trained over 400 local retailers in Bunyoro and Mbarara districts in
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Absa Bank MD, Mumba Kalifungwa (R) chats with Finance Ministry PS Ggoobi during Post Budget Dialogue The Finance Ministry Permanent Secretary/ Secretary to Treasury Ramathan Ggoobi has outlined budget opportunities in the UGX 72Trillion Budget for the Financial Year 2024/25, urging private sector players to take advantage of them. This, he
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City businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba (pictured) has called for more women to join the business to become financially emancipated. Basajjabalaba, who was speaking at a fundraising gala in Kansanga central market (Kampala) recently highlighted the need to involve women in business roles saying, “Women should not only stay home and execute chores
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There can’t be too many bankers who choose to leave the hallowed halls of banking for the dusty and gritty world of concrete factories and stone quarries but that’s exactly what Simon Ssekankya, founder of Hardware World, did in 2001! The Rise of Hardware World: A Landmark in East African
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