The BIG winner is…? When I started my telecoms business in 1993, the number of people in Africa who had access to a telephone was about 0.75%. I’m one of the entrepreneurs who helped change it to 75%! My colleagues and I who started businesses like MTN, Bharti, and Glo were big winners. Now here is your own opportunity: Only…
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Uganda’s 2020/21 budget shoots to Shs 45.4trillion
Analysts say the proposed budget should focus on key sectors that support revamping the economy Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA AND JULIUS BUSINGE | Over the past six weeks, Uganda has been in a total lockdown. Shops, except pharmacies and agro vets, had been shut. Transport paralysed. Hotels switched to survival mood; sending away a section of their workers on forced…
Read MoreTraffic jam back as Uganda eases lockdown
Uganda slowly begins easing virus restrictions Kampala, Uganda | AFP | The capital Kampala appeared more lively than it has in recent weeks as food markets, wholesale shops, garages, workshops, law firms and hardware shops were allowed to re-open Tuesday. One or two long stretches of traffic jams were reported on the outskirts of the city as cars made their…
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