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BY JULIET HILDAH NAMULUNDU So you can’t drink and dunk, eh? Or do you really believe beers and basketball shouldn’t mix? Well, mix, they will, and drink-dunking, fans will witness as the extravaganza that is the Federation of Uganda Basketball Association (FUBA) 3X3 tourney kicks off next month. But before you get the right idea wrong, drink-dunking doesn’t exist in the true sense of the word, but figuratively, Uganda Breweries Ltd will care less as they shower FUBA with cash to make the upcoming tourney worth the excitement. And talking of money, it is not a measly package for a…
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By JULIET HILDAH NAMULUNDU Federation of Uganda Football Association’s partnership with telecom giants Airtel Uganda received a boost on November 5 as the official sponsor of national football team, the Cranes, renewed its commitment in the marriage. In the new arrangement, Airtel will contribute a total of Shs10 billion toward the Uganda Cranes for the next four years, with Shs2.5 billion dispatched every year. The Airtel-FUFA partnership, that has come to be known as Uganda’s most successful football partnership ever following Uganda Cranes’ qualification for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, begun in 2013 under an agreement that the two…
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BY OUR REPORTER Fort Portal, UGANDA – Building solutions company, Hima Cement Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SOS Children’s Villages Uganda in a move aimed at improving household incomes in Harugongo Sub County in Fort Portal. Robert Bahenyangi, the Home Director SOS Children’s Village in Fort Portal said the project will ensure that residents of Harugongo have a source of income, improve their health and attain skills to enable them generate income for their families. “We shall form 10 groups, each comprising 30 members and covering 200 households. These members will be provided with training in Village…
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BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDA- The continued vandalism of bandwidth cables and the entire internet infrastructure is the reason why Uganda’s internet costs remain higher with in the East African region according to Hans Haerdtle, the CEO Liquid Telecom Uganda. Though he says the prices are not too high in comparison with some countries in West Africa with less than 10% costs, he maintains that while replacing a vandalised cable, they incur a lot of costs that have to eventually be met by the final consumer. “When National Water or any other organisation cut our cables while installing water pipes,…
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Juliet Hildah N. Roofings Rolling Mills (RRM) on 28th November 2017 hosted the French Delegation that is in Uganda to look into Oil and Gas at their Namanve plant under the auspice of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Petroleum Authority of Uganda and Uganda Revenue Authority. The French delegation comprised of representatives from numerous oil and gas companies intending to identify exceptional Business trade partners/vendors and potential indigenous expertise particularly for the oil and gas sector. Roofings Group has progressed well in participating in the supply of steel inputs to the infrastructural development of Uganda, these are Roads,…
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BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDA- Promoters of Social Security with in the Eastern African region under their umbrella body the East and Central Africa Social Security Association (ECASSA) have agreed on five key points that must be fast tracked by respective governments in order to improve social security coverage in the region. In a conference, which ended in Kampala over the weekend, they noted that it is essential to build a culture of social protection through education in all partner states right from primary school level of education. “Ensure enhancement of benefits to the entire population in the member states…
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BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDA- Asked about Dr. Krishna N. Sharma’s character, Joseph Opio, started at the ceiling in search of the appropriate words before responding. Eventually his preference of the ideal vice-chancellor (VC) was not very different from others sourced on social media. He counted on his fingers the qualities a top scholar comprising being: a good researcher and have leadership qualities and management experience. In addition to these was having a good humility about the things he does not know being is a plus. “And have the ability to consult where possible; it makes academics and professional staff…
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BY PAUL TENTENA Ernest Rubondo, the Executive Director Uganda Petroleum Authority makes a point during a panel session at the Energy Industries Council forum hosted by Stanbic Bank in partnership with the British High commission in Kampala. Looking on (Left – Right) is Jimmy Mugerwa the GM Tullow Oil Uganda, Phil Haymes, a UK Oil & Gas specialist, Patrick Mweheire the Chief Executive – Stanbic Bank Uganda and Elly Karuhanga the Chairman of the Uganda Chamber of Mines. The forum was held under the theme “Unlocking opportunities in the oil & gas supply chain.
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BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDA- Sanlam General Insurance Uganda Limited (SGIU) a subsidiary of Sanlam Emerging Markets Proprietary Limited (SEM) has successfully concluded the acquisition of close to a 100% interest in the share capital of Lion Assurance Company Limited (LAC) in Uganda, from Trans Industries Proprietary Limited and some minority shareholders, for an initial purchase price of USD6.5 million. “Uganda is a key market in Africa and the transaction supports SEM’s strategy of bolt-on acquisitions to achieve scale.
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Our Reporter. The Banking Association of South Africa defines Financial Inclusion as the access and usage of a broad range of affordable, quality financial services and products, in a manner convenient to the financially excluded, unbanked and under-banked. In simpler terms, Financial inclusion means that individuals and businesses have access to useful and affordable financial products and services that meet their needs – transactions, payments, savings, credit, and insurance – delivered in a responsible and sustainable way. World Bank research shows that an estimated 2 billion working-age adults globally—more than half of the total adult population—have no access to the…
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