ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Ugandan entrepreneurs are among the top three leading winners of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship awards which are the brainchild of Nigerian dollar multi-millionaire Tony Elumelu. This was revealed recently among data issued at the unveiling of the 10th Cohort of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme …
Read More »IOC announces first-ever Climate Action Awards winners
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Friday the winners of the first-ever Climate Action Awards, honoring athletes, International Federations (IFs) and National Olympic Committees (NOCs) for their efforts to fight against climate change. The IOC set up three award categories – sustainable travel, innovation and athlete …
Read More »Winners at dfcu 58th Annual General Meeting
Shareholders agree to increase remuneration for company chairman, directors by 20% Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Shareholders of dfcu limited voted overwhelmingly to increase the pay for the company chairman and directors during their 58th Annual General Meeting held at Serena Hotel on July 6. The virtual AGM, attended by …
Read More »ICEA General Insurance crowned winners of 2023 Insurance Gala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | ICEA General Insurance has once again been crowned overall winners of the Insurance Gala 2023 edition held at KISU play grounds. ICEA who were also winners of last year’s edition beat over 40 other participants to the top prize. UAP Old Mutual Insurance emerged the …
Read More »Winners and losers in the AI arms race
Generative artificial-intelligence models like ChatGPT will revolutionize the economy, though no one can say when COMMENT | BARRY EICHENGREEN | The first rule of forecasting, the financial journalist Jane Bryant Quinn once observed, is this: give them a forecast or give them a date; just never give them both. So, here’s …
Read More »Team CoCREATE wins the young silverback digital competition
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Young Silverback competition organized by Uganda Advertising Association was designed to create a platform for young creatives in the agency, corporate and art institutions to showcase their creativity. The competition started on Thursday with the Film candidates receiving their briefs at …
Read More »REVIEW: Winners & inventors of 2018
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dec. 15: Miss Uganda Quiin Abenakyo was crowned Miss World Africa at the 2018 Miss World finale in China. Quinn is the first Miss Uganda to make it to the top 5 finalists. The Miss World title went to Mexico’s Vanessa Ponce de Leon with …
Read More »Ladies among winners for Formula One Grand Prix
Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Tracy Akello and Rachael Kemigisha will have a memorable experience as they watch the Formula One Grand Prix live in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The two are the first ladies among the lucky eight Ugandans who have always been selected to watch the …
Read More »Oscar winners in main categories
Hollywood, United States | AFP | Here are the winners in key categories for the 90th Academy Awards, which were handed out on Sunday in Hollywood. “The Shape of Water” was the big winner of the night with four statuettes, including best picture and best director. Best picture: “The Shape of …
Read More »YEAR REVIEW: 2017 winners & losers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | winners & losers of 2017 Winners UN refugees June 22- Uganda hosted a UN-backed Refugee Solidarity Summit attended by world leaders; including UN Secretary General Antonio Gueterres. The UN boss lauded Uganda’s open door refugee policy as exemplary. Up to US$358million (Approx.Shs1.3 trillion) was raised …
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