A team of researchers from Makerere University Centre for Environment for Development Initiative (EfD-Mak Center) on Friday 3rd May 2024 went to Parliament to share study findings on Uganda’s heavy reliance on fuel wood and charcoal to guide the country and, in particular…
The 2nd Uganda-Tanzania Business Forum is set to take place on May 23-24, 2024, at the Johari Rotana Hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The event aims to strengthen the longstanding ties between the two nations and foster economic cooperation.…
Today, Private Sector Foundation Uganda and PwC Uganda launch a report on the Study of the Impact of Digital Tax Stamps in the Manufacturing Sector at the Kampala Sheraton Hotel. According to the report, there has been an increase in operational…
NCBA Bank Uganda has partnered with the National Forestry Authority (NFA) to embark on an environmental sustainability journey to plant 20,000 trees in 2024, equivalent to 30 hectares. This campaign, under the bank’s “Change the Story” initiative, aims to restore…
Dr. Pamela Tibihikirra-Kalyegira has been appointed as Director, Law Development Centre (LDC). Her appointment was confirmed by Justice Paul Mugamba, the Chairperson of the LDC Management Committee. She replaces Frank Nigel Othembi, whose tenure as director ended in April 2024…
Kampala: 06th /05/2024: Stanbic Black Pirates survived the charging Rhinos to qualify for the semifinal playoffs in the Nile Special Rugby Championship at Kings Park Arena on Saturday. It was a tale of two halves as Rhinos came out swinging…
East Africa Regional Director for the Ford Foundation Jessica Horn paid a courtesy call on the Judge President of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ), Justice Nestor Kayobera, at the EACJ offices in Arusha, Tanzania. In their meeting, the…
The Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi) has launched two innovative programs worth Ushs66.8 billion to revolutionize Uganda’s agricultural sector and tackle the climate crisis. The Green Agrifood System Programme (GRASP) and Accelerating Adoption of Green and Inclusive Finance (AAGIF) aim to…
Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is projected to slow down to 5% in 2024 from 5.3% in 2023 before jumping to 5.3% in 2025. Apart from Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire and Benin, other frontier markets are expected to start issuing…
Africa’s massive debt load and the nature of many of its resource-backed loans are compromising its economic potential, the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina said recently. “I think it’s time for us to have debt transparency accountability and…
Johnson & Johnson had received scorn for executing the so-called Texas Two-Step bankruptcy strategy. The healthcare titan was facing thousands of claims about allegedly carcinogenic talcum powder. Taking advantage of a quirk in Lone Star State law, it created a…
Parliament has approved a supplementary expenditure budget worth Shs1.106 trillion for settling the offtake arrangement between government and DEI Pharmaceuticals, wage and pension and gratuity shortfalls. During plenary on Tuesday, 30 April 2023, the Deputy Chairperson of the Budget Committee,…
LR: The Speaker of the Parliament, Anita Annet Among, Mary Goretti Kitutu, the Minister for Karamoja Affairs between 2021 and 2024, Agnes Nandutu, the State Minister for Karamoja Affairs between 2021 and 2024. The UK has imposed sanctions…
PHOTO COURTSEY: Kigali Business Centre The Rwandan Ministry of Information Communication Technology and Innovation, alongside the World Economic Forum, launched the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) in Rwanda, marking a first for the African continent. C4IRs are hubs…
PHOTO COURTSEY: Sheila Sabune, Corporate Relations Director, Uganda Breweries Limited Sheila Sabune has been appointed Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) Corporate Relations Director, with effect from 1st May 2024. She has over two decades of expertise in Operations Management, vast experience…