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  COMMENT | Michael Jjingo | Certainly, the best innovations are created in response to specific, urgent, and significant problems, with a long-term focus. In some ways, the Covid-19 crisis has made our most urgent problems and their potential solutions more obvious. For example, health care providers needed masks; some …

Airlines in all regions are expected to record negative operating income in 2020 Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Coronavirus pandemic nearly brought the aviation industry on its knees, with thousands of flights banned in many countries around the world, but it is picking up again. Several airlines including, Uganda …

Kalangala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A cross section of travelers have decried the prolonged absence of the MV Kalangala ferry. The ferry stopped operating the Entebbe-Kalangala route in February when it was taken for regular maintainance. Seven months later,the ferry has not yet resumed operations. Now, travelers including Nalongo Agnes …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Savers with the National Social Security Fund will get an additional 10.75 percent of the value of their total savings held as at July 2020 in form of annual interest. This follows the surprise declaration of the interest rate for the year by the Minister …

Jinja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The fire which gutted vitafoam mattress factory in Njeru Municipality Buikwe district on Monday morning ruined the main mattress production departments at the plant. Although police and the factory management have not yet ascertained the cost of damages caused by the fire, a store with …

Amuru, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The National Agricultural Advisory services- NAADs has embarked on a two-weeks verification of the Atiak Sugar Project beneficiaries’ exercise. The exercise targeting about 2,500 farmers from Amuru, Lamwo, Gulu and Adjumani districts under Gem Pacilo cooperative Society started today and is expected to end by …

Year – Interest 2012 10.00% 2013 11.23% 2014 11.50% 2015 13.00% 2016 12.30% 2017 11.23% 2018 15% 2019 11% 2020 10.75% Members to earn Sh1.14 trillion on their accounts  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has today declared an unexpected double …

  Kampala, Uganda | Isaac Khisa | Uganda’s mobile money transactions grew by 19.3% to Shs 79.8 trillion for the year ending June.30, according to Michael Atingi-Ego, deputy governor, Bank of Uganda. Atingi, who was speaking during the Uganda Bankers Association retreat at the Kampala Sheraton Hotel on Sept.22, said out …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Experts believe that the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the economy will result in scarcity of legitimate products, which in turn will lead to an increase in proliferation of fake products on the market, as companies cut costs for survival and competitiveness. The …

A startup in East Africa has created a digital service that appeals to thousands of small shopkeepers across the region, while finding innovative ways to lend to the traditionally risky sector. African Business Magazine’s Tom Collins reports. While most of Africa’s well-known ventures into e-commerce have been designed to appeal to the …