THE LAST WORD: Why government of Uganda’s approach of owning buildings to save on rent is economically unproductive THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Last week President Yoweri Museveni officially opened the new Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) head office building in Nakawa. As a work of art, the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has given shs17billion to women and youth groups carrying out projects under the Youth Livelihood and Uganda Women Entreprenuership programmes. The youth from 26 districts received dummy cheques worth Shs.8 billion for 915 targeted projects, while women groups from 43 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | International workspace company Spaces recently teamed up with Dutch lifestyle brand to create ‘Spirit de Travail’ a fragrance that can allegedly boost productivity and make people feel more at ease in the workplace. Productivity at work can be influenced by a variety of factors, of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Abou Zakkour, a 68-year-old man from the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo has become known as the “Yellow Man” after wearing only yellow for the last 35 years. The story of the Yellow Man of Aleppo started on January 25, 1983, when Abou Zakkour …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pura Still is being advertised as the first spiked water that doesn’t need bubbles to keep things interesting. It’s still, but definitely not flat as it has an alcohol content of 4.5% by volume. Pura Still by FIFCO USA, formerly North American Breweries, targets the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hong Kong is famous for its expensive nano-flats, but one property developer recently made international headlines for selling apartments smaller than the average parking space – just when you thought homes in Hong Kong couldn’t get any smaller. The T-Plus, a new type of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A company in Shandong province, China, has come under fire for forcing six of its employees to crawl through the streets on their hands and feet as punishment for not meeting sales targets. The humiliating procession reportedly took place in the city of Zaozhuang on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda’s national carrier, RwandAir, has appointed Airline Rep Services a General Sales Agent (GSA), a company division of the CVFR Travel Group as its representative for the region of Australia and New Zealand. The airline’s CEO, Yvonne Manzi Makolo, said the deal was accomplished …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | British renewable energy firm, BBOXX, has secured $31 million investment from the Africa Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) fund for African expansion. The firm said it will also use the cash to roll out its solar platform that incorporates photovoltaics, battery systems, real-time analytics and the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sanlam Kenya now wants directors of companies that defaulted on Ksh1.15 billion through corporate bond issues held personally liable for “misleading” the investment firm, according to Business Daily. CEO Patrick Tumbo said the company will take legal action against firms such as Kaluworks, a …
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