By Isaac Tugume Nyabinghi Passion fruits are one of the most highly bought fruits in Uganda and are quite easy to grow. The passion fruit is a perennial fruit and they grow while climbing onto others for support as they…
By Isaac Tugume Nyabinghi Kampala: The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, has warned that the invasion of desert locusts in Uganda threatens Uganda’s food security in the coming years and is likely to cause…
By Joseph Kanyamunyu Uganda has seen a new crop of innovators in the recent past, who are using technological innovations to improve service delivery in various sectors like health, education, agriculture, banking, communication, tourism, and hospitality among others. These are…
All is not certain at Airtel Uganda, the second-biggest telecom in the country. This website has learnt that V.G Somasekhar, who has been the Managing Director of the company, has since thrown in the towel and quit his job. Raghunath…
By Isaac Tugume Nyabinghi The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) is a government project that is helping farmers across the country fight poverty, by helping them engage in agricultural activities from which they earn millions of shillings. According to a…
Queen Sono, Netflix’s first African series premiered on the 28th of February, starring South African Actress Pearl Thusi of the critically acclaimed Quantico series. The spy thriller follows Pearl Thusi in her lead role as Queen Sono, a spy working…
In the lead up to International Women’s Day, we put the spotlight on six Kenyan women who’ve created amazing personal and business brands and whose stories of strength, intelligence, drive, and passion serve as inspiration. Gina Din Kariuki- The Giant …
This is a new service that enables Airtel Money subscribers to pay for goods and services using Airtel Money instead of exchanging cash for such purchases.
Many brands in Uganda are suffering setbacks and stagnations because of the high rate of trademarks infringement in the country, which in most cases goes unchecked.
Telecommunication companies were initially for communication but currently, they're also the leading financial institutions in Uganda's economy.
By Isaac Tugume Nyanbinghi As the world gears up to celebrate the International Women’s Day, we’re spotlighting women in Uganda leading successful brands. Catherine N. Mulanghi Catherine N. Mulanghi is the brand manager at Uganda Batteries Limited. She has over…
In a country where the majority of the citizens do not trust the government, disjointed communication is the last thing you want amid a health crisis of this magnitude.
By Isaac Tugume Nyabingi Although women were initially not encouraged to be entrepreneurs, these days have changed; several women are Chief Executives of powerful companies, others are industrialists, investors, manufacturers, technicians, etc. In the same vein, since 1975 when the…
Parliament last year introduced the National Coffee Bill, 2018, which aimed at streamlining coffee growing in Uganda, help farmers in value addition, and easily getting available markets for their produce.
Public relations has become an ever-popular career choice year after year. This creates the need to stand out. Thanks to social media and Beyonce’s internet in general, it’s become easy and hassle-free to create a personal brand and get a…
Health insurance, like any other kind of insurance, is an arrangement that provides members with an opportunity to contribute to a fund that can be drawn from when one needs medical care.
Today, with social media, we can all be a brand name. A personal brand pulls the audience to focus on our skills, expertise, or a particular message. A personal brand positions you as an authority in your industry and gives…
KENYA: According to Bloomberg, Vestas Wind Systems is looking for a buyer for its’s 12.5% stake in Lake Turkana wind farm after Google’s Aplhabet Inc. pulled out due to project delays. A spokesman from Vestas, Anders Riss said: “Due to…
In the past decades, the position of Public Relations Officer (PRO) or manager was a monopoly of aging people, mostly those aged 45 and above. However, of recent, a generation of youthful and vibrant Public Relations Officer is taking over…
Crisis management is the process by which an organization deals with a disruptive and unexpected event that threatens to harm the organization
Are you a fresh graduate or any other job hunter? What hunting rifle have you chosen, and is it effective?
Three Makerere University students have been chosen to represent Uganda in the Huawei ICT Global Competition which is at its regional final stage in South Africa. These top three students who were chosen on merit excelled in the preliminary and…
By Isaac Tugume Nyabingi The National Agricultural Advisory Services, popularly known as NAADS, is a government program that was introduced in 2001 by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, to help rural Ugandans fight poverty and to improve rural livelihoods by increasing…
Men are viewed as having a natural affinity with technology, whereas women supposedly fear or dislike it. Women are considered passive beneficiaries of the inventive flame. This affects the experiences of gender, historical narratives, employment practices, education, the design of…
Corporate communications departments play a key role in how investors, employees, and the general public perceive a company.
Public Relations (PR) management also known as corporate communication is a broad matter that is very essential, but often ignored or underlooked by most managers in companies, including the practitioners.
Kenya's former president, Daniel Arap Moi is to be laid to rest today at his estate in Kabarak, Nakuru County.
Whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert speaking in front of a crowd can be scary. You might forget your words, fall on stage, or bore your audience to death. To help you deal with these real but often irrational…
Over the past couple of years, influencer marketing has grown to become one of the most sought after marketing strategies to create brand and product awareness.
Much of PR relations is about storytelling. You must persuade your clients' audience to buy a product, use a service, or buy into the overall brand. Before you can tell your client's story you must first know how to tell your own.
In 2020, we execute our new year’s resolutions in February. We use January to shake off all the fun we had in December. If learning some new skills is part of your new year’s resolution, here are 10 online courses…
Mental health issues in the communications industry go unrecognized. According to the CIPR State of PR research, over 21% of participants had been diagnosed with a mental health condition.
Public Relations is a diverse field. Due to its linear qualities, public relations fits into every industry. There’s no shortage of industries where you can practice your skill. If you’re thinking of a career in PR, here are a few…
Podcasts are a great way to learn and be entertained without engaging your full mental faculties like video content demands.
The role of the film industry has always been to entertain and educate. The best thing about public relations is that you can learn from everything and anything, all the time… including people-watching at the bus stop. In the spirit…
While we do have endless undergraduate, graduate, and online short courses on public relations, I have found that the best way to grow in the industry is through experience and self-education. Throughout the years, I’ve encountered many books that have…
Brand transparency helps to attract new customers and to retain existing ones by fortifying trust and increasing lifetime loyalty.
- The American multinational food chain store Pizza Hut officially opened an outlet in Kampala. The store, situated at the upscale Village Mall in Bugoloobi becomes the first of many outlets to be opened in Kampala.
Applications developed thus far have made it possible to conduct virtual meetings in any location and at any time. KAMPALA, UGANDA – Technology has eased communication. The landing of the undersea cables at East Africa’s coast has helped reduce the…
Marketing Tourism in Uganda has taken a back seat for a long time, earning and the label ‘neglected’. Although budgets are drafted annually, they always end up being debate topics with no follow-up. This is beginning to change. Uganda is…
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Serving the Public Relations Association of Uganda has been a humbling learning experience for me.
For the first time, the Top 250 PR firms in the world cracked the$10 m barrier in terms of fee income, reporting$10.4 bn compared to $9.7 bn in 2013.
On Wednesday 18th May 2016, Uganda’s National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) won the African Utility of the year 2015 The award ceremony which was held in Cape Town, South Africa brought together 700 of Africa’s most power and water…
As Public Relations practitioners (PRO), we are often the face of the companies and brands we represent. And in the line of duty, we issue a lot of communication directives on behalf of our clients to the media and the…
Kampala – As geographies are increasingly getting connected to the global economy via Information and Communications Technology (ICT), several opportunities have been presented to the tech-savvy. The increased use of smartphones accelerated by the affordability of broadband has thus upped…
Reputation Management agency, Magna Carta, won the Africa PR Consultancy of the year category at the SABRE Awards in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday 25th May 2016. The awards were hosted by the Holmes Report, with their editors have reviewed the…
Internal Communication ensures your people are committed to achieving ground-breaking business results, by helping improve collaboration, productivity, and performance.
In today’s world of e-commerce, basically anything and everything can be sold over the Internet. While some types of businesses call for a regular store to be successful, one should never dismiss the option of selling online, either in addition…
Thebe Ikalafeng is the founder of the award-winning pan-African brand and reputation advisory firm, Brand Leadership Group. His work with over 100 diverse brands across Africa has seen his career grow as one of the most respected brand advisors and influencers in Africa and all over the world.
Social media is transforming banking relationships in very significant ways, from improving customer service to allowing users to send money to others via online platforms.