Rajiv Ruparelia, one of the directors of Rosebud Limited and Premier Roses, Uganda’s leading floriculture companies is in China to promote the country’s flowers. Located in Entebbe, Wakiso district, Rosebud Limited and Premier Roses are under the Ruparelia Group of Companies founded by tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia. Speaking to the press
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Kenyan gamblers have 48 hours to withdraw their money from betting companies or lose it, as the government intensifies its radical shutdown of the Sh200-billion-a-year industry. In response to a plea by leading telecommunication firm Safaricom to give gamers time to withdraw the money in their mobile wallets, the Betting
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Ugandan Supervisor based in Saudi Arabia has spoken out on the situation of Ugandan domestic workers (housemaids) in the Middle East Country. Ahmed Sharif Nsamba, who is attached to Ingaz Recruitment Company based in Saudi Arabia, says he is supervising Ugandan workers for four recruitment companies in Uganda; he is
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South African Airways’ chairman Johannes Bhekumuzi Magwaza has resigned, the country’s Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Thursday, the second senior figure at the struggling airline to leave this year. Gordhan told Parliament that Magwaza tendered his resignation for personal reasons, without giving any details. A ministry official said
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dfcu Bank in partnership with Monitor Publications Limited’s (MPL) flagship brand Monitor and Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) have kicked off countrywide business skilling mentorship workshops under the ‘Rising Woman’ initiative. The initiative was launched in 2018 under the theme ‘Taking your business ahead’ and is meant to recognize, celebrate and
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Kenya's interior ministry has said it has not renewed the licenses of 27 betting companies including the country's biggest, SportPesa. In a letter to telecoms company Safaricom, the government says that the companies have not met the "outstanding renewal requirements". But, correspondents say, it is not clear what exactly these
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Mastercard Wednesday announced the signing of two public-private partnerships that will extend the reach of the Mastercard Farmers Network (MFN) to millions of smallholderfarmers in Africa. Under this partnership, keypartners, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the United States African Development Foundation (USADF), areproviding support to further roll out
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Kenyan motorists were forced to spend the night on the Mombasa-Nairobi highway following a huge traffic snarl-up at Tsavo, Daily Nation reports. The gridlock started at around 2am on Thursday after two trucks were involved in an accident, blocking both sides of the lanes. Mtito Andei traffic police boss Mr
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The Bank of Uganda Governor, Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile has hailed the introduction of mobile money in 2009 as a game-changer in Uganda’s financial sector. Speaking on Financial Sector Deepening Uganda Breakfast Discussion on “Redefining Financial Inclusion” held at Kampala Serena Hotel on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, Mutebile acknowledged the unprecedented
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The 1st Uganda-Tanzania business forum scheduled to take place on the 4th to 5th September 2019, in Dar-es-salaam has mounted high expectations as it will focus on the bilateral trade and investment opportunities between the two East African countries. The forum which will take place at Julius Nyerere International Convention
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