Samsung and Watu representatives hand over a phone to a client as part of a drive to connect Ugandans through affordable smartphones. Uganda has a population of approximately 50 million. Yet, only around 18.2 million smartphones are in use, leaving more than half the country without access to the opportunities
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St. Noah SSS Mwaggali pose for a picture with their WalkMate and Smart Glasses Summary: Solar panels, water systems, and a ticket to South Africa up for grabs in 10th anniversary edition of Uganda’s top student entrepreneurship challenge With a combined prize pool worth over UGX 30 million, and a
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Roland Sekaziga, CEO of One Data. Uganda’s project development landscape has long been plagued with persistent hurdles like insufficient planning, limited access to financing and inadequate transparency in execution. These have often resulted in under performance, delays in activities and even complete failure of high-potential projects in the country. One
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Dan Odongo, the Executive Secretary of the Uganda National Examinations Board The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has instructed heads of examination centres to display the candidates’ register for two months, allowing parents, learners, and other stakeholders to verify candidate details. Although the circular was issued on August 18, UNEB
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By Yusuf Masaba Uganda’s oil and gas story is often told through the lens of barrels, pipelines, and global energy geopolitics. Yet, beneath the headlines lies a quieter but equally transformative narrative: the retention of value within the country and the development of Ugandan enterprises capable of competing in one
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Government through the Ministry of Finance has proposed a fine of UGX140Million on corporate companies involved in mortgage refinancing business without a valid license. This proposal is contained in The Mortgage Refinance Institutions Bill, 2025 that was tabled before Parliament in March 2025 by the Ministry of Finance. The Bill
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An over view of NSSF's housing units in Lubowa By Denis Jjuuko A few years ago, a friend was ecstatic. Finally, after years of toiling, working at his day job and some side hustles, he had managed to buy land somewhere in greater Kampala in one of those sprawling so-called
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Total's oil drilling rig at work/ Business Focus photo Tax experts have voiced concerns about the government's failure to significantly increase domestic revenue mobilisation levels amid dwindling external assistance sources. Uganda’s domestic revenues have remained at around 13 percent of the economy’s value for years despite government efforts to increase
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Ivy Maingi, Country Manager, Glovo Uganda. Glovo, a leading technological platform connecting customers, businesses, and riders, today marked its fifth year of operations in Uganda with the opening of a new office in Kampala. The milestone highlights Glovo’s sustained investment in digitalizing local commerce, generating employment, and pioneering sustainable delivery
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Group photo of ELP scholars who will be flying to global universities and Claver Serumaga, Equity Bank's Executive Director (Far left) and Sam Bwaya, Equity Group Foundation Board Director (Far Right) 128 Equity Leadership Program scholars have secured admission and scholarships to join 62 global universities located in 19 countries
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