Joseph Lwevuze, 65, is among the few elderly persons who have defied the begging and handout syndrome. He earns handsomely from his farming projects at Ntangala village, Katikamu sub-county in Luweero district. When Lwevuze (in featured photo above), a catechist attached to Kasana –Luweero Diocese, ventured into orange growing as
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Dangote Industries Limited owned by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote recently presented 160 employees with long service award in recognition of their commitment, loyalty, exceptional service and invaluable contribution to the growth of Africa’s most admired brand over a period of 10 to 30 years and above. Post-humous awards were
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Finance Trust Bank has been awarded the Best Visionary Bank of the Year at the 7th Visionary Awards 2019 under the category of Banking and Finance. The awards are organized by the Government of Uganda. The award is presented by The People of The Republic of Uganda in appreciation for
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A total of 300 pupils are basking in excitement after they graduated in their Pre-Primary top class at Kampala Parents School in the city. They graduated at a colorful ceremony held at the school on Thursday. Kampala Parents Schools is one of the country's top schools that prides itself in
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has been recognized as the most innovative institution in East Africa at the regional Chief Information Officer (CIO) 100 East African Awards 2019. URA’s Assistant Commissioner- IT James Kizza was also awarded the Chief Information Officer (CIO100) of the year 2019 in East Africa for his
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How this married couple built a thriving business and stayed sane in the process. Bryan and Shannon Miles have been married since 1997, and in full-time business together since 2010. In 2017, they reorganized their five companies into one, BELAY, which provides virtual support to businesses and has generated just under $100-million in revenue
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Last night the Jack Ma Foundation hosted its first annual Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative grand finale awarding $1 million (Shs3.6bn) in prize money to 10 entrepreneurs from across Africa. The ANPI is a flagship initiative of the Jack Ma Foundation, created by China’s richest man, Jack Ma after his first
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Safaricom and Huawei have jointly received the prestigious Most Innovative Service “the Business of Tomorrow” award at AfricaCom 2019 in Cape Town. This Award recognizes the two companies for offering the new revolutionary Mobile Money Overdraft service, known as “Fuliza”. This service enables users with insufficient funds in their M-PESA
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Ugandan siblings Esther and Ezekiel Mutesasira (pictured) have been crowned the winners of the first edition of East Africa's Got Talent in a contest that drew participation from four regional countries. The singing duo won a cash prize of $50,000 (UShs184m) in the Sunday night finale that had six contestants.
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Ugandan investigative reporter and news anchor Solomon Serwanjja (pictured) has won the 2019 BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. Serwanjja is a presenter at Uganda's NBS TV, where he hosts one of the channel's prime-time shows. He has also produced award-winning reports, including one for BBC's Africa Eye programme about
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