Business Hotels and Restaurants Register a Rise in Producer Price Index There has been a rise in the overall producer price index for hotels and restaurants by 1.9% in the fourth quarter of the financial year 2015/16, relative to the fourth quarter of financial year 2014/15. Story by Howwe Editor \ 1469541114
Business Airtel Uganda Offers 100% bonus on loading data with the Airtel Gattawo promo Telecoms are known to shamelessly cannibalise each other’s promotion slogans, only adding a few tweaks here and there. Story by Mukama Evart \ 1468911069
Business Mountain Dew Launches first-ever Skateboarding Challenge CBL launched a nationwide, engaging and exciting competition dubbed the Mountain Dew Skateboarding Challenge Tour, to promote skateboarding, and deepen the brand’s connection with its customers in Uganda. Story by Howwe Editor \ 1468846977
Business Uganda Breweries Marks 70 Years of Business in Uganda Uganda Breweries Limited, one of the oldest Companies in Uganda, and the 18th company to be registered in Uganda, will be celebrating 70 years of existence on 27th July, 2016. Story by Howwe Editor \ 1468846709
Business Craft Silicon & Safaricom Launch Little Cab Craft Silicon a leading Kenyan software company in partnership with Safaricom have launched Little Cabapp Story by Mukama Evart \ 1468155773
Business MTN Group Announces New Management MTN has announced the appointment of Stephen van Coller as Vice President of Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions, effective 1 October 2016. Story by Mukama Evart \ 1467625492
Business NSSF benefits campaign attracts 360 entries The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) “Friends with Benefits” has recorded a positive response, with over 360 beneficiaries’ entries so far received, the NSSF Head of Marketing & Communications, Barbra Teddy Arimi, has said. Story by Gee Mukama \ 1467300820
Business Nc Bank Gives Hands-On Job Training To Secondary School Students With Uganda's economy struggling and having to cope with ever-growing unemployment levels, even young people need to be ready to seize viable opportunities and work them out in order to survive these challenges. Story by Mukama Evart \ 1467270047
Business Vodafone appoints John Weir new Head of Business Solutions Vodafone Uganda has appointed John Weir as the new Head of Business Solutions Story by Howwe Editor \ 1467038757
Business Uganda Waragi on Safari with ‘Cocktails in the Wild’ This upcoming weekend, Uganda Waragi in partnership with Roundbob will be sponsoring a unique cocktail event known as ‘Cocktails in the Wild’. This experience is targeted at encouraging Ugandans to venture out and explore their country in bid to grow the tourism industry in Uganda. Story by Howwe Editor \ 1467014280
Business Ugandan Appointed As New Managing Director Of Uganda Breweries Limited The Board of Directors, Uganda Breweries Limited (“UBL”) has today announced that Mr. Mark Ocitti Ongom will be taking over as the new Managing Director with effect from 1st August, 2016. Story by Mukama Evart \ 1466148247
Business Kampala City Traders Welcome Vodafone’s First Experience Store On Luwum Street Business people under Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA), today welcomed the opening of a retail experience store on Luwum Street by Vodafone Uganda, a provider of 4G-LTE high-speed broadband data services. Story by Mukama Evart \ 1465202905