Karen Melik Simonyan is the President of Russian African Foundation for Science, Culture and Economic Development (RAFSCED), an initiative aimed at furnishing both the African and Russian Business communities about the business opportunities that do exist in both countries, as well as other African countries. He spoke to Nicole Namubiru …
Read More »Uber’s first five-months in Kampala
Global taxi service operator struggles over unmet expectations Uber drivers, or partners as the company likes to call them, in Kampala held a meeting with Uber managers on Oct. 18 to address teething challenges the global transporter is facing since it launched in June. Top of the list during the …
Read More »Stephen Isabalijja’s tricks for success
FRANKLY SPEAKING: The Austrian theoretical physicist Albert Einstein is quoted to have said: “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity”. Stephen Robert Isabalijja was raised by a single mother and was vending milk at an early age, but that did not stop from succeeding in later life to become …
Read More »Managing real estate
INTERVIEW: Adnan Mpuga is the Executive Director of Eastlands Agency. He spoke to Agnes E. Nantaba about trends in Uganda’s property and real estate market. What are the key elements in your management style as a manager? Hard work, honesty and respect for all are key elements in management. Working …
Read More »Diane Basemera promotes the arts online
Diane founded Amooti.org, an online market place that provides easy access to African-inspired art, culture, fashion and other products over the Internet. The business gives gifted and inspired people a platform to share their talents and culture, while getting income for their work. All they need to do is get …
Read More »What happens to Ongwen, Bemba cases if African countries pull out of ICC?
Five questions and answers on the ICC The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | The Gambia has become the third country in just a matter of weeks to announce it plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The shock announcement will be a personal blow to the tribunal’s chief …
Read More »Milka on being Monica in `Deception’
INTERVIEW: At 25 years, rising actress Milka Irene Sobya took on a role of a married woman in the NTV drama series `Deception’. She plays a woman, Monica, who is torn between keeping her marriage and advancing her career amidst insults and abuses from a mother in law. Milka has …
Read More »SPE TAXI: Making city transport easier
INTERVIEW: Mark Karamira is the CEO of Spe Taxi Cab service. He spoke to Agnes E. Nantaba about his management philosophy and Uganda’s transport industry challenges. What are the key elements in your management philosophy as a manager? Leadership, people, responsibility, resources and their appropriation are key elements and backed …
Read More »Nabimanya talks HIV prevention
INTERVIEW: Humphrey Nabimanya calls himself a social entrepreneur. Apart from hosting a youth show on one of the local TV stations, Nabimanya is a HIV/AIDS activist and a counselor. “My personal experience and what I witnessed in society created a yearning in me to cause change,” he says. He says …
Read More »MP Rabbi Gershom Sizomu: I’m ashamed of Shs200m car
INTERVIEW: Rabbi Gershom Sizomu is the leader of the Jewish community in Uganda the first Jew to win a Parliamentary seat in Uganda’s political history. On February 19, Sizomu who ran on Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) ticket won the Bungokho North parliamentary seat after beating seven candidates, including two …
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