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Raxio Data Centre, Uganda’s first privately owned tier III data centre nears completion; to go live in Q1 2020

Raxio Data Centre is leading digital transformation in Uganda, by providing a world-class IT infrastructure environment that enables organisations to grow, compete and achieve their full potential. James Byaruhanga, the company’s General

November 28, 2019

CEO Perspectives·Technology & Innovation

Uganda Law Society, president Mr Simon Peter Kinobe adress journalists at Serena Hotel July 3, 2018. (PHOTO: STEPHEN WANDERA)

Law Society to Kadaga: Lawyers appearing before COSASE Asians Property probe is illegal

The Uganda Law Society has written to the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga asking her to stop attempts by the Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, State Authorities and State

November 28, 2019

The Big Story

WORLD ANTI-CORRUPTION WEEK: Where is the promised action on BoU officials implicated in multibillion irregular takeover and sale of 7 defunct banks?

On this day, 28th November, 2017 following several complaints about the irregular closure of several commercial banks by Bank of Uganda, the Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, State Authorities and State Enterprises

November 28, 2019

Politics & Goverment

Nile Breweries Ltd in November 2019 launched this Nile Special Stout beer. The company says, the beer is made 99% of Ugandan ingredients- barley and maize, locally grown in Uganda, then malted in Jinja and brewed at the Source of the Nile, using water from the mighty Nile River. The company’s Country Director, David Valencia says, they, between 2019 and 2020 have increased the share of local raw materials in the production process from 74.3% to 93.8% in 2020. Nile Breweries in 2019 spent UGX250 billion in procuring goods and services from suppliers across Uganda and this included UGX52 billion in agriculture inputs from Ugandan farmers, that increased to UGX80 billion in 2020. PHOTO/Courtesy

UNHACKED: Nile Breweries launches Nile Special Stout; beer goes on sale this Friday

Nile Breweries Limited, a subsidiary of AB InBev has launched a new beer- Nile Special Stout. The “dark, bold and satisfying“Nile Special Stout, that is “brewed with the finest Ugandan malts and

November 28, 2019

Company News·The Big Story

BOOSTING TOURISM: UTB Announces 2020 Tourism Expo With Focus On Intra – Africa Travel

According to the Tourism Sector Annual Performance Report FY2017/18), 80% of Uganda’s tourist arrivals are from Africa with Rwanda and Kenya sharing 31% and 24% respectively. Outbound tourism from Africa to the

November 27, 2019

Lifestyle

An Umeme Substation. Umeme says it needs to be allocated significant resources to keep Uganda's power stable

13 POWER CUTS A MONTH: Kiwatule/Najjera residents suffer as Umeme and ERA dilly-dally over $3.5m investment into Ntinda Substation

Resident of Kigowa, Kiwatule, Buwate and Najjera 1 & 2 between August and October 2019 suffered up to 13 power cuts each month- an average of 1 power cut every three days

November 27, 2019

The Big Story

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: Moses Kebba becomes Vivo Energy Marketing Manager as Jean Mugisha is elevated to Africa marketing role

Effective September 2019 Moses Kebba, the former beer marketer, turned adman started a new Marketing Manager role at Vivo Energy- Uganda’s largest distributor of fuels and lubricants. The good-natured Kebba, steps into

November 27, 2019

The Big Story

ALTX East Africa’s Kitamirike contests Capital Markets Authority’s closure; to fight back

Joseph Kitamirike, the Chief Executive Officer of the troubled securities trading firm, ALTX East Africa Limited has contested his firm closure by Capital Markets Authority (CMA), saying that the regulator did not

November 25, 2019

Banking & Financial Services·The Big Story

4th international conference on tax ends in Kampala; tax authorities plot how to tax the digital economy.

The 4th International Conference on Tax (ICTA) closed on 22nd November 2019, with tax authorities from 48 countries agreeing to work together to tax digital business; up till now hard to tax

November 24, 2019

Politics & Goverment·The Big Story

DOING BUSINESS WITH EUROPEAN I.T -COMPANIES- What are they looking for?

HiveColab, an innovation hub and startup incubator in Kampala, partnered with ICT Association of Uganda (ICTAU) to host the Swarm summit and Tech Expo 2019. Among the major items on the key

November 24, 2019

The Big Story

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