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Airtel Uganda Embarks on Connectivity Drive to Enhance Service Delivery

CEO ReporterCompany NewsMarch 13, 2021March 13, 2021

To further enhance customer experience and service delivery, Airtel Uganda has embarked on a drive dubbed Vast Network. The campaign was announced during the commissioning of Airtel’s network mast in…

UTB Celebrates International Women’s Day With Take On The Pearl Campaign Trip 3

CEO ReporterCompany NewsMarch 12, 2021March 12, 2021

Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) joined the rest of the world in celebrating the International women’s day under the theme Women in leadership: achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world…

Uganda Takes Lead in Adopting Tripartite Standards on Drivers’ Licensing

CEO ReporterCompany NewsMarch 12, 2021March 12, 2021

Uganda has become the first country in the eastern and southern African region to convert its driver’s licensing categories to conform to the regionally harmonized Tripartite Transit and Transport Facilitation…

dfcu Bank, Makerere Innovation and Incubation Center collaborate to accelerate innovation and learning for economic growth

CEO ReporterCompany NewsMarch 12, 2021March 12, 2021

dfcu Bank, Makerere University and the Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development has announced a strategic partnership that will create a platform to support young entrepreneurs advance ideas on…

Resilient MTN reports strong 2020 results, unveils Ambition 2025 strategy

CEO ReporterCompany NewsMarch 11, 2021March 11, 2021

MTN Group today reported a very strong set of operational and financial results for 2020, demonstrating business resilience under COVID-19 pressures and a challenging macroeconomic environment. Africa’s leading mobile operator…

New Electricity Connection Applications go Online

CEO ReporterCompany NewsMarch 11, 2021March 11, 2021

Customers who want to connect to the electricity grid no longer have to trek to the Umeme offices following the launch of an online application portal by power distributor Umeme….

Raxio Kicks Off Construction of Data Centre in Addis Ababa

CEO ReporterCompany NewsMarch 11, 2021March 11, 2021

The Raxio Group (“Raxio”), a premier pan-African data centre developer and operator, has held a ceremony to formally kick-off the construction of the country’s first private Tier III carrier neutral…

African Development Bank bans Sinotec Company Limited for 3 years over fraudulent practices

CEO ReporterCompany NewsMarch 10, 2021March 10, 2021

The African Development Bank Group, on 20 April 2020, announced the debarment of Sinotec Company Limited, an energy solutions company registered in China. Pursuant to a decision by the Bank’s…

Regional Freight Forwarders Partner with URA, Trademark East Africa for Customs Agent Training Phase Two

CEO ReporterCompany NewsMarch 10, 2021March 10, 2021

With support from Trademark East Africa (TMEA) and in partnership with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), the Federation of East African Freight Forwarders Associations (FEAFFA) has rolled out the Continuing…

Makerere University Business School, Rotary International award Mercy Kainobwisho for Excellent Leadership

CEO ReporterCompany NewsMarch 9, 2021March 9, 2021

Mercy Kainobwisho, the Registrar General of Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) & Official Government Receiver was yesterday honoured with the Makerere University Business School (MUBS) Women of Distinction Award for excellent…