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The third edition of the Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE) has listed three African countries as global leaders in terms of women-owned businesses. Uganda, Ghana and Botswana are ranked as the top three countries with the highest percentages of women-owned businesses across the 58 markets evaluated around the world. Based on publicly available data from international organizations including the International Labour Organization, UNESCO and the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, the global Index tracks the progress and achievements of women entrepreneurs and business owners at three levels: (i) Women’s Advancement Outcomes, (ii) Knowledge Assets & Financial Access, and (iii) Supporting Entrepreneurial…
Opposition legislators are set to begin campaigns amongst fellow MPs belonging to the NRM, the ruling party, to support the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which seeks to alter the composition of Cabinet, Parliament and other government administrative units. This was revealed by the mover of the Private Member’s Bill, Hon Wilfred Niwagaba, during a press briefing held at Parliament on Tuesday, 17 December 2019. Niwagaba, who is also the Shadow Attorney General, said that opposition Members plan to lobby their colleagues to support the already gazetted bill once tabled in Parliament, in order to avoid the obvious effect of the…
The verbal battle for who should become Uganda’s next president seems not be becoming a glam task as people continue to hit hard at different politicians peddling their manifestos and ambitions. Just a day after senior political analyst Charles Rwomushana appeared on one of Uganda’s lead Television stations describing the opposition as a squad full of ‘barking dogs’ Ugandans have continued to express their thoughts on the articulated comments. According to Rwomushana, the opposition has no capacity to overthrow president Museveni, a statement that forced one Humphrey Kavuma to wonder why Ugandans like personalizing politics. He said all Ugandans need…
Endless cheers and celebrations rocked FUFA Technical Center Njeru on Tuesday evening, as Uganda U-17 girls players, coaches and the local fans danced endlessly, in jubilation of the Inaugural CECAFA U-17 girls trophy. Uganda girls now add yet another juniors regional trophy to the boys U-15 event won in August in Asmara Eritrea. The great achievement of the girls conquest of the region in the youth championship, was cemented by a 2-0 win over rivals Kenya, at the final bend of the one week event that attracted six teams and played on a round robin. Eventual best player of the…
South Sudan’s president and its armed opposition leader agreed Tuesday to form a power-sharing government by a February deadline, as they face international censure over faltering peace talks. President Salva Kiir and his former deputy, Riek Machar, signed a truce in September 2018 but failed to respect a cornerstone of that agreement — that they form a unity government and lay their differences to rest. Two deadlines have passed without Kiir and Machar, a former rebel leader who lives in exile, agreeing to join forces. Disagreements linger over territorial boundaries and a commitment to unifying their fighters.On November 12 they…
President Yoweri Museveni has said that he values the East African Community and the integration process. Speaking after watching a ladies volleyball match between national parliaments of Uganda and Tanzania at the ongoing EAC inter-parliamentary games in Lugogo, Museveni said that the Community is critical for the survival of the people in the region adding that the East African market is bigger than all the member countries. “If you talk of modernity, you cannot have a modern way of life without a market for what you produce,” Museveni said at the Lugogo Indoor Stadium on Wednesday, 17 December 2019. The…
Popular panelist Charles Rwomushana has said that the opposition does not have the capacity to unseat president Museveni even when they come with a complete coalition. Speaking while appearing on NBS Television early this morning, Rwomushana stated that the opposition only has the disgruntled Ugandans who are the same throughout, while none of them has been able to efficiently tap into the support of President Museveni. The former intelligence operative added that the four-time presidential aspirant Dr. Kiiza Besigye’s relevance to the opposition is already extinct. “Opposition leaders will always be dealing with Ugandans who are trying to show they…
Forget about the growing political pressure, where the ball is either at with the ruling party, FDC or People Power self testified ‘hooligans’. MTN Uganda announcement this morning has gone well with Ugandans on social Media. The South African owned telecommunications revealed plans to hike its data packages, something that has caused a lot of mixed reactions on and offline. According to MTN, Ugandans will purchase only 1GB data at 10,000/=. This doubles the amount at which MTN Data is sold now where 1GB Valid for 24 hours only goes for 5000. What continues to perturb the poor Bantu…
Less than a week since Parliament passed a motion to inquire into alleged misconduct of UPDF soldiers in civil matters, artisanal miners in Busia district have appealed to Parliament to halt military deployment in the gold mines, accusing it for defending interests of a foreign investor.. The Small scale gold miners told legislators on the Committee of Natural Resources that the army is shielding a Turkish investor identified only as Mustafa, who manipulated one of the local miners associations to enter into agreements which were breached seeing over 100 miners evicted by the army. “We had an investment agreement with…
Tension has increased as the Territorial Police at Makerere carries out an investigation under which Namulinda Viola, a 23 year old, 3rd year University Student of Medicine offering Pharmacy, was found dead and in a decomposing state. The victim was last seen on Thursday, 12/12/2019, cooking porridge at around 4pm by one of her neighbours. She was staying alone in her room at Hollywood Hostel, Mukwenda Zone 1B, Kawempe Division, Wakiso District and had requested to remain behind and continue with her research. It is on the 14/12/2019, that a bad smell was felt coming out of her room, with…