Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda Tourism Board has started a nationwide grading and classification exercise for hotels and other tourist facilities. This was revealed at a news conference held in Kampala on Aug.2 by Lilly Ajarova, the chief executive officer of UTB, Uganda Hotel Owners Association Chairperson and Vice …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On July 27, MultiChoice Uganda through the Group’s flagship Corporate Social Value (CSV) programme, MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) announced a call for enrollment in short online courses for film industry actors. The fully-funded introductory TV production short online courses will be conducted by MTF in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Indian government will contribute US$2 million to the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI) housed and managed by the African Development Bank to help break down barriers to the growth and uptake of digital financial solutions and accelerate financial inclusion in Africa. Manisha Sinha, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards has attained the ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management Systems Certification. The achievement comes after excelling in the Quality Management Systems Audit carried out by Axe Register, covering the Development of National and Regional Standards for products and services (Standards …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has set aside 125.4 billion shillings for its shareholders as dividends for the first six months of this year, translating into 5.6 shillings per share. The proposed first interim dividend is contained in the company’s financial results for the first half of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Financial institutions in West Nile have been tasked to embrace green financing in order to tackle the significant effects of climate change in the region. Green financing, also known as sustainable finance refers to services and products that support ecologically-friendly businesses and projects. It broadens …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda has this week announced a new innovative customer feedback platform. “The customer feedback platform will revolutionise the way we get feedback from our valued customers at Shell stations across the country,” said Vivo Energy Uganda Retail Manager, Alvin Bamutire. Vivo Energy Uganda is the company …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has accused the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority-PPDA of frustrating partnerships between state-owned agencies and private investors. Museveni argues that some PPDA protocols, which sound legally applicable in the course of procuring user items like machinery, are not …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Second G-25 Africa Coffee Summit is set to take place in Uganda with the aim of addressing challenges faced by African coffee-producing countries and promoting value addition, as well as domestic consumption of coffee. Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister of Agriculture Animal Industry and …
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The Kenyan firm also has operations in Zambia and Cote d’Ivoire Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s state-owned Kenya Reinsurance Corporation popularly known as Kenya Re has unveiled its subsidiary in Kampala, becoming the second reinsurer to have a physical presence in the country besides Uganda Reinsurance Corporation. Kenya Re, …
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