Cocoa Farmers Cite NAADS, Gov’t Snub
TweetCocoa farmers in Hoima say they are struggling on their own without any help from the district agriculture department. They fault the district agriculture department and National Agricultural...
View ArticleTaxi Bosses Granted Shs198M Pay Off
TweetMasaka High Court Judge Justice Margaret Oumo Oguli has ordered Masaka Municipal council to pay a compensation of UGX 198 million to ‘Batata Ltd’, the former managers of Masaka Taxi Parks for...
View ArticleTullow May Sell Ugandan Oil Field
TweetAfrica-focused oil and gas explorer Tullow Oil PLC is considering selling part of its stake in a Ugandan oil field it is developing with France’s Total SA and China’s Cnooc Ltd. to focus on Kenya,...
View ArticleCotton Export Earnings Fall Massively
TweetUganda’s cotton export earnings in 2013 dropped by 58.6percent due to a fall in the quantity of exported cotton. Cotton earnings declined from 76 million dollars in 2012 to 31.42 million dollars...
View ArticleEx NSSF Boss Onegi Obel Remanded Again
TweetMr Onegi (C) and another suspect are led to Luzira Prison on Monday, August 2 2010 The former Board Chairman of National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Geoffrey Onegi Obel has been charged afresh and...
View ArticleTullow Eyes Bigger Cash Flow
TweetAn Oil Rig in western Uganda Oil and gas firm, Tullow Oil, on Friday promised that its critical oil exploration developments in Kenya, Ghana and Uganda will deliver major cash flow increases in...
View ArticleKenya-Uganda-Cairo RVR Route In Offing
TweetA Rift Valley Railways train. In September, RVR rehabilitated 500km of the railway linking Kampala to northern Uganda. Rift Valley Railways (RVR) has revealed that it will build a rail Mombasa...
View ArticleAskari Wins Final Airtel Ride
TweetMr. V G Somasekhar, Airtel Managing Director hands over car keys to Luganda Sunday the winner of the 9th Kyakala Toyota Harrier After winning the Airtel Uganda Kyakala Toyota Harrier, Sande...
View ArticleByansi Eats Big At Centenary Bank
TweetArnold Byansi Bernard has been appointed general manager of corporate services at Centenary Bank. Byansi is the former chief manager of corporate services at the Bank. Prior to joining Centenary...
View ArticleGoogle Buys SlickLogin
TweetSlickLogin showcased its technology at the TechCrunch Disrupt event last year Google has acquired SlickLogin – an Israeli start-up behind the technology that allows websites to verify a user’s...
View ArticleDell Launches New Services in Uganda
TweetDell has announced the availability of ProSupport, its industry-leading support services offer that enables access for of our customer’s to our Dell technical support capabilities, Dell spare...
View ArticleMombasa Pipeline, Single Customs Territory Blamed For Fuel Shortage
TweetUganda has been experiencing fuel shortage for the last few days, with upcountry towns like Gulu experiencing a rise in prices of more than 50percent. The shortage in Kampala and most towns has...
View ArticleSwedish Investors Have Eye On Africa’s ICT Industry
TweetFredrik Jejdling Swedish technology giant Ericsson is seeing “phenomenal potential” in sub-Saharan Africa as mobile phone penetration and mobile broadband access continue to grow. Ericson head of...
View ArticleKenya Plans To Invest In Uganda Oil Refinery
TweetThough most Ugandans are uncertain on how their government plans to handle the oil business. The Kenyan government has revealed its yearning to invest money in the proposed Uganda oil refinery....
View ArticlePay for Solar Via Mobile Money
TweetRural communities can now conveniently acquire efficient high voltage solar systems through installments, thanks to an initiative by the Energy and Mineral Developments. James Baanabe Isingoma,...
View ArticleBuganda, Centenary Launch New Fundraising Drive For Twezimbe
TweetPatrick Bitature, Chairman Umeme Ltd (L) and Fabian Kasi, managing director Centenary Bank after announcing their partnership at a press conference at Mapeera House today Buganda Kingdom in...
View ArticleFacebook Buying WhatsApp for $19B
TweetFacebook is placing a $19 billion bet on reaching its next billion mobile users with the acquisition of WhatsApp, a popular messaging service that lets people send texts, photos and videos on...
View ArticleHuawei Among Top Global Smartphone Shippers
TweetPopular global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider Huawei has been ranked third in global smartphone shipments in 2013, according to the leading market research and...
View ArticleCentenary Joins Interswitch ATMs
TweetProf. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, the Governor Bank of Uganda, addresses the guests during the launch of the Centenary Bank and Interswitch East Africa partnership. Centenary Bank has joined the...
View ArticleGov’t Advises Traders On Sh123B South Sudan Payments
TweetGovernment advises all traders seeking payment from the South Sudan Government to remain patient until the current political disagreements in that country are handled. Recently a cross section of...
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