Orange Uganda has drawn the attention of Ugandan customers to the prevalence of fraudulent activities being perpetuated by fraudsters who aim to deceive and defraud the company’s Ugandan customers. The fraudulent activities include tricks of obtaining money by false pretence from the company’s subscribers. Job seekers are asked to pay a fee and get […]
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is spending more 40 percent of its budget for 2011 in buying food in Uganda. The officials of WFP say they are utilizing low food prices in Uganda this year to stock food in their reserves. Uganda has harvested large stocks of maize, beans, sweet potatoes and Irish […]
The President of Tanzania, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete has called for more funding and planning to implement the East Africa Community and economic and political integration projects. He says that East African countries are repeating great benefits from the economic integration efforts so far achieved. Kikwete said this while delivering the State of the East African […]
Small, Medium Enterprises and emerging companies have been asked to step up the quality of their businesses by improving their branding for better sales. Superbrands East African, a company that carries out surveys on the best and strongest brands wants small companies to move forward in building company reputation and developing their markets. Superbrands project […]
The New Vision on Thursday announced it has acquired a new state of the art printery and started a Luganda Television station in its latest “expansion” efforts. This followed recent addition of five radio stations (Vision Voice, Bukedde fm, Radio West, Etop Radio and Radio Rupiny) to its newspaper brands of The New Vision, Sunday […]
Uganda businesspersons are scheduled to attend a seven day business forum in Turkey ON June 14th, 2010. The delegation from Ugandan will be led to Turkey by Uganda’s minister of Trade, Tourism and Industry, Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafiire. The seven-day-second-global business conference will attract participants from across the world. Otafiire says the conference will enhance […]
Tullow Oil is planning to invest in Uganda oil refinery and production as part of their development programme expected to start off in 2011 from the Kasamene field. Tullow Oil has put aside 8 billion dollars for the 5 year project, which will be divided to build facilities that will enable better production of oil […]
Ultimate Media The Procurement Officer of Jinja district, Fred Gulale has been interdicted over alleged abuse of office. Gulale was interdicted on the orders of the Executive Director of Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets, Edgar Agaba. The PPDA boss instructed the chief administrative officer of Jinja to sack Gulale following allegations that he was […]
Ultimate Media Uganda shilling has today gained ground against US dollar due to inter-bank sales of the US currency. Money experts in Kampala say the trend may remain stable through out the week. At around 9:00am East African time today most commercial banks in Kampala traded Uganda shilling between 2,130 to 2,145 per dollar compared […]
Ultimate Media The Ministry of Energy and Mineral development has today commissioned a 1.5 million dollar gold refinery in Kampala. Victoria gold star refinery will help to stimulate the mining sector development which will add value to mineral ores and also increase mineral trade in the country. State Minister in charge of energy and […]