As part of ‘Merck STEM Program for Women and Youth’, the UNESCO Merck Africa Research Summit – MARS 2017 will be held in Mauritius with the aim to empower Women and Youth in Research under the patronage of the Head of State of The Republic of Mauritius, Ameenah Gurib Fakim.
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An 18-year-old student has designed a bra that can help in the early detection of breast cancer and has won top prize at the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). Julian Rios Cantu, a Mexican, said he was inspired by his mother’s battle with the disease which eventually led to both
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Uganda’s Shs30trn budget for the Financial Year 2017/18 is set to benefit farmers than ever before. The budget being discussed by Parliament is expected to be passed and approved soon. If passed in its current form, it will see a number of taxes on key agricultural items including irrigation equipment
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The future lies in hands of go getters! Considering the increasing levels of unemployment globally, the need for soft skills is increasingly becoming important than ever before. In Uganda, statistics show that over 400,000 people graduate annually from universities and other tertiary institutions but only 9,000 are able to get
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The World Bank Group has launched XL Africa, a five-month business acceleration program designed to support the 20 most promising digital start-ups from Sub-Saharan Africa. A press statement from the World Bank dated April20, 2017 says that start-ups will receive mentoring from global and local experts, learn through a tailor-made
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There’s no doubt that agribusiness is a profitable enterprise considering the fact that the world’s population is increasing at a faster rate. This means that demand for agricultural products is certainly guaranteed yet land remains fixed, giving an opportunity to those with it to make clean money. In this article,
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Youth unemployment has been described as a time bomb in Uganda. With youth unemployment standing at over 60% in Uganda, criminality and widespread poverty are no doubt set to increase. However, the youth are increasingly becoming innovative; they have taken on the bull by the horns. Eric Ssebuliba, a resident
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A number of companies and organizations are recruiting. Ernst & Young is in massive recruitment for fresh graduates and finalists. Scan through the jobs available below and follow the provided links for details. ERNST & YOUNG Massive recruitment exercise in areas of Assurance (audit), Advisory (Performance Improvement-PI) and Tax Teams (Business
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) recently selected Vendor Capital Finance Limited, a brainchild of Anne Hope Anguyo among Africa’s 1,000 growing enterprises to watch in the Financial Services category. After making to the list, Anguyo will receive seed capital worth US$10,000 (about Shs35m) in addition to training. Business Focus had
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Many people have brilliant business ideas that never materialise due to limited funding. Quite often, these lack collateral and other key requirements to obtain a bank loan. However, besides banking, there are many alternative sources of financing your business. Business Focus brings you the top nine (9) alternative sources of
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