Hostalite LTD has won the 2020 Best Web Hosting Agency 2020 – East Africa & Award for Innovation in Web Design & eCommerce Solutions 2020 in the MEA Markets African Excellence Awards. Hostalite is a leading provider of web and E-commerce solutions in Uganda and East Africa. MEA African Excellence Award recognises industry leaders from varied industries, markets and sectors…
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I quit my highly paying Job to start a manufacturing plant – Joseph Kawombe – Part Two
Transcript for Video – 20 November 2020 DM: A bit of the challenges. It all looks rosy and nice when you come and see things going on, but what challenges. Is it power? Is it employees? What challenges would we anticipate? JK: The moment you start, you have started a journey of solving one problem after another. That is the…
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Transcript for Video – 20 November 2020 DM: It’s quite amazing that young people, the generation of this world is into manufacturing. We used to think that manufacturing was for old people, was for the bazeeyi. But now, it’s us, it’s the youths that are into it and are taking it by the horn. In this episode, we are going…
Read MoreAmb. Abbey Walusimbi Launches Museveni’s Campaigns in South Sudan, NRM Chapter
As a way of mobilizing more support for President Museveni, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Diaspora League has launched the NRM South Sudan Chapter and campaigns for the party president. This was at a well attended function at Bros Hotel Riverside in Juba South Sudan’s Capital presided over by the NRM Diaspora League Chairman who is also the Senior Presidential…
Read MoreCSOs Ask Google to Throw out Gov’t Request to Block 14 YouTube Channels
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) led by Unwanted Witness Uganda and Human Rights Network for Journalists Uganda (HRNJ-U) have called upon Google Inc. a US based company that owns YouTube to disregard Government request to block 14 YouTube channels. On December 9, 2020, Government through Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) wrote to Google Inc, that owns YouTube, a global video sharing platform,…
Read MoreAnti-Corruption CSOs Awards Public Servants with Integrity Awards
Over 30 public and civil servants were awarded in the 2020 third annual integrity awards that were organized by civil society organizations that have championed the fight against corruption in Uganda. This was at a function held at Royal Suits Hotel in Kampala were distinguished Ugandans were appreciated for their enormous services and exhibiting integrity and transparency within their societies.…
Read MoreGov’t Commits to Promote Positive Cultural Practices to Fight Violence against Women, Girls
The Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development has committed to work with Traditional or Cultural institutions to decisively fight the negative socio-cultural practices that contribute to violence against women and girls. The commitment was made by the Minister of State for Elderly and Persons with Disabilities, Sarah Kanyike while officiating at the launch of a research report entitled; Promoting…
Read MoreVodacom Business Africa partners with Crayon Africa to accelerate cloud adoption
Vodacom Business Africa has partnered with Crayon Africa, a global leader in Software Asset Management (SAM), Cloud and Volume licensing and associated consulting services, to deliver seamless and improved cloud solutions to businesses in Africa as they embark on their cloud adoption journey. According to a study from Vodafone Business, ‘future ready’ businesses (FRBs) can be identified by six unifying…
Read MoreCCFU to Facilitate Opening of the National Railway Museum
The Cross Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) an organization that promotes and preserves cultural heritage in Uganda has revealed that all is set for the opening of the National railway museum which will be a preserve of Uganda’s railway heritage. The revelation was made during the opening of a three days exhibition dubbed “Our railway- Our history” organized at the…
Read MoreMarketing – Strive Masiyiwa.
Find your greatness: This is how we are supposed to do it! Let me first tell you some #BreakingNews! This Saturday afternoon I will have the honor of taking part in a Presidential Youth Entrepreneurship town hall with His Excellency President Paul Kagame in Kigali, Rwanda. I’ll share more here very shortly so you can RSVP to attend if you…
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