Author: Johnson Thembo
Stanbic Bank Uganda through its Business Incubator has entered in to a partnership with the Uganda National Oil Company to promote national content through capacity building through offering business training for entrepreneurs, knowledge/sector information sharing and enterprise development. Speaking during the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony, Stanbic Bank’s Chief Executive – Patrick Mweheire said, “We are pleased to be partnering with UNOC in this critical initiative that aims to facilitate participation and development of national content in the oil and gas sector. Oil is a game changer in many economies and the only way we can benefit as Ugandans…
Legislators on the Parliamentary Committee of Gender, Labour and Social Development, want the proposed Labor Disputes (Arbitration and Settlement Amendment) Bill to empower employers and labour unions arbitrate over disputes between workers and employers in a bid to reduce back log at the Industrial Court. The bill seeks to streamline composition of the Industrial court to provide for powers of the court, terms of appointment of head judge, deputy head judge and other judges of the court similar to those of the judges of the high court. The industrial court is charged with ensuring labour standards and provide a platform…
Following the changes to Cabinet made by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, this morning, the new Information Communication Technology and National Guidance Ministers Judith Nabakooba and Hon. Peter Ogwang are touring the National ICT infrastructure. This was done in order to acquaint themselves on the National Information Technology Authority – Uganda (NITAU) planto transform lives through eServices. The Tour began with the transmission site in Jinja, this site allows for the fast & secure transfer of data/information between fibre cable & MDA locations. This facility was recently upgraded to 100G, we have the largest backhaul capacity in Uganda. The National Information…
The long awaited Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) has this morningkicked off at the Speke Resort in Munyonyo. This event is brings on board an opportunity for locals to interact withvery many stakeholders in the tourism industry where the president of therepublic of Uganda Gen. Yoweri Kaguta will preside over the grand opening. “There will be lots of knowledge sharing taking place not forgetting thevery many businesses that will be showcasing their products and services.” Said the Uganda Tourism Board Executive Director Ms. Lilly Ajarova. Over 50 tour and travel agencies from across the continent are expected to sign…
he Rwenzori Investment Expo January, 2020 (RIEX) was the third Symposia series under the theme “Boosting Investor confidence for sustainable Industrialization and Inclusive wealth Creation Agenda”. The symposia was organized by the Operation Wealth Creation. The first was the Uganda-China investment Symposia and the West Nile Investment Symposium was the second in the series. The Rwenzori Investment Expo was organized by OWC under the Office of the President in Partnership with Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), and Mountains of the Moon University (MoMU). The Rwenzori Investment EXPO was held on 30th-31st January 2020 at The Mountains of the Moon University Lake…
Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has revealed an overall improvement in performance with subjects like English, Commerce and History being poorly done in the 2019 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) results. UNEB Executive Secretary, Daniel Odongo, during the release of the 2019 UCE results, said there was overall improvement in Biology, Geography, Agriculture, Chemistry and Art. Failure rate in the UCE examinations dropped to 7.8 per cent, from 12.8 per cent in the previous year. Therefore 92.2 of the candidates who sat for the exams are able to proceed to the next level of education. Below is a list of…
Uganda has been once again named among the world’s top tourism destinations. According to the New York Times, ‘Uganda – the Primate capital and birder’s paradise’ should be one of the 52 places to visit in 2020 because of its rich culture, diversity of people, exotic wildlife and rich ecosystems. Uganda is a top destination for Gorilla trekking & Mountaineering adventures while in Africa. Plan Uganda safari with 2020 to enjoy the top discounts that will be granted by many tour operators Lesotho, Egypt. Kenya and Ethiopia are the other African countries on the list that also includes as British Virgin Islands,…
MTN Uganda and partner Ericson have today awarded Ugandan innovators that took part in a challenge to develop products that can be used with MTN Mobile Money. Under the challenge, MTN Uganda gave third-parties access to its Mobile Money Access Programming Interface (API). An Open API platform enables developers and programmers to get free access to MTN mobile money proprietary software platform. Wim Vanhelleputte, CEO MTN Uganda said the idea of the challenge was to give developers access to the telecom company’s Mobile money platform so that they can create products that ease payment options and leverage the over 10million…
The National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) has continued to embark on engagements with development partners in order to have its mandate perfectly executed. This morning, the delegation from NITA met with the Digital Economy for Africa (DEA) World Bank mission. During the meeting issues on how NITA-U is supporting the Digital entrepreneurship and financial services pillars of the (DE4A) initiative were shared. “We can grow our economy, create jobs, & transform people’s lives through digital” NITA delegation affirmed. NITA-U is an autonomous statutory body established under the NITA-U Act 2009, to coordinate and regulate Information Technology services in Uganda. NITA-U…
The Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) 2020 events aimed towards promoting Uganda as African number one travel destination have commenced in high gear. These kicked off with a series of stakeholders meetings and a lavish cocktail dinner at Sheraton Kampala that was ushering in expo’s main guest on Tuesday 28th/January/2020. Speaking to this website, the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Lily Ajarova confirmed the arrival of 57 hosted buyers from across the world. “We have more than 57 confirmed hosted buyers from Africa (South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zanzibar, Botswana, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe) and the…