Ten teams of 21 budding African social entrepreneurs were on Wednesday selected as winners of the Resolution Social Venture Challenge at the Baobab Summit in Johannesburg. Winning teams earn a fellowship that includes seed funding, mentorship and access to a network of young global change makers to pursue impactful projects
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Regional Supermarket chain, Nakumatt Holdings’ troubles continue to deepen every passing day, Business Focus reports. A source privy to the situation reveals that Nakumatt Uganda workers have gone four months without pay. “The situation is terribly bad. Many employees have fired themselves after realizing that the situation may take long
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Democratic Party President Norbert Mao has been arrested by police at City House, the Party's headquarters this morning as the party was launching a campaign against removal of age limit dubbed "togikwatako". He was arrested with several DP leaders yet to be named. Over fifteen youth donning party t. shirts
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Ugandan socialite, Zari Hassan, the wife to Tanzania's bongo superstar Diamond Platinumz, is mourning again following the death of her dear mother. Zari's mother, Halima Hassan was being treated for heart complications after her health deteriorated in June 2017. The socialite took to social media early Thursday to announce the
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Uganda's President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Wednesday launched the Uganda Giants` Conservation and Tourism Investment Forum. Uganda will be hosting the Uganda ‘Giants Club Conservation and Tourism Investment Forum’ on Friday 6th October 2017. The Forum is aimed at launching a new initiative to attract tourism into Uganda, make it
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The US and China have wrapped up contentious trade talks in Washington without agreement. The two sides did not issue a joint statement or action plan after the meeting and cancelled scheduled press conferences. The US was critical of China's trade surplus and demanded "more fair" trade arrangements. Separately, US
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The sixth edition of the coveted Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) culminate on Monday with a bang as the African Innovation Foundation (AIF) awarded three more African innovators for their incredible innovations. The awards ceremony took place in Accra, Ghana. Out of the total of over 2500 applications, 10 nominees
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The Government of Uganda has distanced itself from media reports that it will take over Speke Resort Hotel Munyonyo and other properties of tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia in order to recover losses that were caused to Crane Bank. The remarks were made by Ephraim Kamuntu , the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife
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Centenary Bank and MasterCard on Wednesday announced that their multipronged approach to digitising Uganda’s economy in support of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy. Following the recent signing of a strategic partnership agreement focused on boosting financial inclusion in the East African market, the two partners on Wednesday further strengthened their
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MTN Uganda Foundation on Tuesday launched a partnership with SOS Children’s Villages, an international child care organization in Uganda that will see the telecom company inject Shs330m in SOS Uganda’s Retention for Completion project. The Retention for Completion project was developed by SOS Children’s Villages. Its aim is to increase
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