At least 100 business leaders across different sectors will benefit from dfcu Bank’s Oil and Gas local content skilling and sensitization program every month. As part of the Business Accelerator Program, dfcu has planned a series of workshops targeting multiple sectors that can potentially take up opportunities in the Oil
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A popular whistle-blowing website in Tanzania has been forced to shut down after controversial regulations governing online content were introduced by the government. Known as the Swahili Wikileaks, Jamii Forums has millions of followers on social media and Tanzanians used it to share sensitive information including criticism of the government.
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As part of its corporate social investment strategy which focuses on supporting education at all levels, Stanbic Bank has handed over a cheque worth Shs75 million to Uganda Christian University (UCU) in Mukono. The money will go towards supporting the education of 20 brilliant but under privileged students for
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Increasing consumption of meat and meat products among households has created more demand for standards and quality products in the meat value chain. Speaking at the National Stakeholders Meeting for players in the meat value chain, as part of the celebrations to mark the World Food Safety Day, the Uganda
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In March, Kenya agreed to accelerate a health agreement it signed with Cuba last year to bring in 100 doctors. The doctors, who have started arriving in Kenya, are meant to fill what the government has termed "gaps" in county hospitals. The Kenyan doctors' union thinks those gaps should be
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Facebook has confirmed it has a data-sharing partnership with Chinese firms including Huawei, a company US intelligence previously flagged as a security threat. The agreements gave the Chinese firms some access to users' data to help them build Facebook "experiences" on their own platforms. Facebook said all the data
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Researchers are close to finding a vaccine for HIV/AIDs in a historic breakthrough that will play a big role in ending the deadly virus. Researchers from Vaccine Interest Group (VIG) in Uganda say there is hope that by 2020 HIV vaccine could be in place following ongoing clinical trials in
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MTN Uganda last week handed over three more Toyota Premios to winners Kiwenda, Pallisa and Oyam. This brings the total number of cars given out to six out of twenty-four. The handovers last week were tinged with several surprises and excitement by the winners. Justus Byamukama a foreman at a
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Uganda’s richest man Sudhir Ruparelia on Saturday opened another state-of-the art building along the 5th street in Industrial Area, Kampala. The building was opened by Rajiv Ruparelia, the Managing Director of Crane Management Services, a company under the Ruparelia Group where Sudhir is the Chairman. Rajiv said that the building
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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta today declared a “great day for Kenya” as he flagged off the first consignment of crude oil destined for export from Kenya, which will lead to oil becoming a major contributor to the nation’s economy. The Standard reports that Kenyatta flagged off trucks loaded with crude
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