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Entebbe Express Highway is being built by Chinese government. Courtesy.

Chinese-built expressway divides Uganda as debts mount

REUTERS–Traffic will soar above the muddy swamp between Uganda’s capital and its international airport when a new Chinese-built highway opens in a few months time, but the road itself is mired in

February 2, 2018

The Big Story

Internet wars: Telecom ‘elephants’ fight but customers have the last smile

When giant telecoms engage in internet data wars, the old saying that when two elephants fight, the grass suffers does not apply. Not even close, for in this case, the grass (read

February 2, 2018

Company News·Technology & Innovation·The Big Story

East Africa Internet users surpass 60 million mark

The East African region had 62.46 million internet users by the end of 2017, a latest report has revealed. The report, “Digital in 2017: A study of Internet, Social Media and Mobile

February 1, 2018

Technology & Innovation·The Big Story

Where is Smart Telecom?

It’s one thing to name your operation or business ‘smart’ but another altogether to live it. For the proprietors of Smart Telecom, everything was smart about their operations until something inexplicable happened.

February 1, 2018

Company News·The Big Story

Barclays Bank hopes the appeals court will overturn a lower court's decision that cost it billions of shillings in a bad loan.

Barclays, Shumuk fight to overturn multi-billion Emerald Hotel court suit loss

A Shs3.6 billion loan recovery-gone-bad will set Barclays Bank back by further billions of shillings unless the appeals court overturns aHigh Court order that awaits execution. Before the appeals court, the bank

February 1, 2018

Company News·Legal & Justice·The Big Story

Obituary: Mowzey Radio’s ‘sweet voice’ goes silent

Mowzey Radio, the singer with a million dollar musical voice, is dead. Radio, who has been battling for his life at Case Clinic on Bombo Road in Kampala since being beaten in

February 1, 2018

The Big Story·The Executive Traveler

Nile Breweries denies Chibuku is beer after URA slaps Shs2bn tax arrears on drink

Is Chibuku a beer or local brew? To Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), there cannot be any other explanation for the drink not being a beer. The manufacturers must pay excise duty in

January 31, 2018

Company News·Legal & Justice·The Big Story

Court orders Mwenda to pay ex-VP Kazibwe Shs200 million for defamation

Dr Specioza Wandira Kazibwe prayed for Shs600 million. Judge Stephen Musota awarded her Shs200 million. Andrew Mwenda will pay. And the Independent magazine must delete all ‘libelous’ articles about Dr Kazibwe from

January 30, 2018

Legal & Justice

Shuter (left) and Premier Rugunda display the dummy cheque at the handover as MTN fulfilled the Shs1 billion pledge toward refugees support in Kampala on Tuesday. Courtesy.

MTN fulfills Shs1 billion pledge toward refugees support

Telecom giants MTN has fulfilled a Shs1 billion pledge it made, last year, toward the support of Uganda government’s effort to cope with increasing refugee influx in the country. The pledge was

January 30, 2018

Company News·The Big Story

Minister Kasaija and PS Muhakanizi are in a spot of bother. Bruno Birakwate.

Will the Shs720 billion PTA loan scandal be the straw that breaks Kasaija, Muhakanizi’s backs?

There has been a lull in the so-called ‘Kisanja Hakuna Mchezo’, a slogan that President Museveni and his government adopted to claim a tougher stance against corruption as well as a statement

January 30, 2018

The Big Story·Thought Leadership

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