Museveni, Stakeholders to Discuss Achieving Uganda’s NDPII Goals at KTA Symposium 2022 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One of the highlights of the 5th KTA Annual Symposium on Intellectual Property and Technology due next week will be a practical session – a pitch competition for young entrepreneurs in Uganda’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s leading e-commerce platform, Jumia will for its 6th year running, host the annual Jumia Black Friday from November 4th to 30th, 2022. The company hosted hundreds of its vendors to a conference at Fairway Hotel in Kampala Thursday to recognize, guide and encourage …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Tuesday 10th October, Ecobank launched its new “Uganda we go” campaign which presents the bank as a partner for goal-oriented individuals, a facilitator that can propel them to new heights and enable them to achieve their ambitions and realise their aspirations. Grace B Muliisa, …
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Museveni Assents to Computer Misuse Law, Three Others 
Four bills into law 
The Physical Planners’ Registration Act, 2022 The Kampala Capital City (Amendment) Act, 2022 The Mining and Minerals Act, 2022 The Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has signed …
Nairobi, Kenya | GERALD ANDAE – BUSINESS DAILY | Kenya bought half of its imported sugar from Uganda in August, making Nairobi a leading destination for Kampala’s exports during the month. Data from the Sugar Directorate shows that Uganda exported 9,739 tonnes of sugar worth Sh1.3 billion, accounting for 56 percent …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tororo Broadcasting Network Limited (RockCity Radio) management has given contract engineers Willy Ntege and Henry Okello up to December 1, to have the radio’s mast placed on the summit of Tororo Rock ready to transmit. The engineers will place top of the rock a Guyed Wire 45M …
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The academy has already begun the process of obtaining regional accreditation, starting with the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multi-lateral lender, African Export-Import Bank has launched the Afreximbank Academy (AFRACAD), a learning, knowledge, and networking hub designed to help advance African trade through capacity …
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Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | Zimbabwean health authorities have ordered the removal of certain baby powders from retail shops following their recalling by their South African distributor after it was discovered that they contained high levels of asbestos. A letter date-stamped on Oct. 10 from the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Ian Clarke, a renowned physician, philanthropist, and entrepreneur who has lived and worked in Uganda for over 30 years, had been Chairman of the Advisory Board of CTI for East Africa. The announcement, made by the Founder and Executive Chairman of CTI Global Michael Landau, …
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There are alleged individuals and firms purporting to be investment advisors, fund managers and pyramid schemes with intend to defraud investors Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Investor education and protection, sustainable financing and product diversification in the equity market are among the key issues that emerged during the events …
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