Business, Policy, Transport

Global airlines lobby rejects leaving middle seat empty

May 7

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) does not support mandating social distancing measures that would leave […]

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Business, Opinion

Recovery from Covid-19 hinges on supporting SMEs

May 7

African countries are taking preventive measures to reduce the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic on […]

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Business, Companies, Investment, Markets, Trade & Industry

Business sentiment plunges in April as lockdown takes hold

May 6

The national lockdown aimed at limiting the coronavirus pandemic, has plunged the monthly Stanbic Bank Purchasing […]

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Business, Companies, Foreign News, Trade & Industry

Rolls-Royce helps firms prepare for a new post-Covid normal with free training at its Digital Academy 

May 4

British industrial technology company Rolls-Royce, has thrown open the doors to its Digital Academy, as part […]

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Business, Companies, Energy, Infrastructure

UMEME mulls USD5 million Marshall plan for Kiwatule-Najjera cluster

April 27

Uganda’s national power distributor Umeme is planning a massive infrastructure upgrade to address the frequent outages  […]

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Business, Companies, Energy, Hydrocarbons

Its Adios East Africa as curtain closes on Tullow in Uganda

April 23

Anglo-Irish explorer Tullow Oil has relinquished its Ugandan interests to French major Total in what could […]

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Business, Companies, Technology & Telecoms

Kiira Motors, Makerere University begin tests of home grown medical ventilator

April 11

Efforts by Ugandan engineers to put a homegrown medical ventilator to market reached a major milestone […]

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Communications, Companies, Technology & Telecoms

WhatsApp limits Covid-19 misinformation messages

April 11

WhatsApp has announced it was reducing the number of chats a “highly-forwarded” message can be forwarded […]

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Companies, Finance

Lato Milk donates UGX 345 million to fight Covid-19 in Uganda

April 10

Pearl Dairy Farm Limited, the producers of Lato Milk, has donated UGX 345 million to the […]

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Business, Companies, Financial Services

A friend in need? Stanbic extends loan relief to Covid-19 stressed borrowers

April 9

Ugandan lender Stanbic has revealed a range of packages to lessen the burden on borrowers whose […]

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