Emmanuel Wawire roasting coffee Emmanuel Wawire is a coffee Roaster and Barista at Kuwait based Earth Roastery. The Middle East company is buying Uganda Coffee ( Bros coffee) which won the recent Uganda-UK Arabica coffee cupping competition. Uganda coffee is Earth Roastery’s fastest selling coffee. Wawire was trained by Uganda
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Martin Shabaya (L) poses for a photo with Simon Ochen of Chariots Coffees Martin Shabaya is the first African to make it to the World Barista Championship finals. Shabaya, a Kenyan, represented Africa at the 2021 World Barista Championship in Milan, Italy, where he emerged as the world’s 5th best barista.
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Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Russia, Brigadier General (rtd) Nicholas Mike Sango (pictured), who has been in his post since July 2015, was one of the African envoys to attend a special meeting with Russian legislators to exchange views on common problems, common issues for the African continent and the Russian Federation. According
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Dison Kareng, the founder of Bros Coffee Ltd says quality is everything to them On 27 October 2021, Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA, in partnership with the Uganda High Commission in London and the British High Commission in Kampala, held the inaugural UK-Uganda Specialty Arabica Coffee Cupping competition. The UCDA
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Fred Bamwesigye, the Director General at UCAA The new substantive Director General of Uganda Civil Aviation Authority Fred Bamwesigye has pledged to restore public confidence in Uganda's aviation industry. Bamwesigye took charge at UCAA today, after the Minister for Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, appointed him as the substantive
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Prof Samwiri Lwanga Lunyiigo in an interview with URN The revelation by government that its preparing to amend the land laws has triggered anxiety in Buganda over the possibility of abolishing mailo land, a system of land ownership common in central region which the president has described as evil. But
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Ian M. Rumanyika, the Ag. Assistant Commissioner, Public and Corporate Affairs at URA Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has informed the General Public that through a ministerial directive ref TPD.81/167/04 dated 4th August 2021, textiles and garments which are not manufactured in Uganda and as such cannot be adequately sourced locally
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Daniel Bukenya, the Managing Director at Goldstone Enterprise Consulting & Training Entrepreneurs from the renewable energy, water and sanitation, agribusiness and education sectors have an opportunity to apply for the Small and Growing Business Accelerator programme which entails coaching, mentorship, capacity building and access to finance. The programme which was
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Stanbic Bank’s Ronald Muyanja Satanic Bank Uganda recently hosted an investor conference to discuss the status of financial markets in Uganda and its future going forward. Business Focus caught up with Ronald Muyanja, the Head of Trading at Stanbic Bank to discuss the status of financial markets in Uganda and the
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Lloyd Jonathan Busuulwa, Head of Alternative Channels, dfcu Bank Digital technologies have dramatically reshaped industry after industry. Digital transformation is now universally regarded as essential for businesses to remain viable and competitive according to a digital transformation survey done my McKinsey Global. The survey also highlights that businesses are heading
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