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Britam unveils flexible motor insurance plan to boost uptake of comprehensive cover
11+ hour, 16+ min ago (398+ words) Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA |Britam Insurance Uganda has introduced a flexible premium payment plan aimed at expanding access to comprehensive motor insurance, as insurers seek to address one of the biggest barriers to uptake high upfront annual premium costs. The…...
Ugandans love their phones - but at what cost?
10+ hour, 11+ min ago (405+ words) But somewhere in the middle of all this convenience, something else is happening: we are slowly losing control. We scroll in taxis, in offices, in bed, in church parking lots, and even during family gatherings. We scroll when we are…...
Premium brands turn to exclusive experiences to court Uganda's business elite
14+ hour, 27+ min ago (238+ words) Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Premium beverage brands are increasingly shifting from traditional marketing to curated, invitation-only experiences as they seek to strengthen relationships with Uganda's growing class of high-net-worth consumers. The latest example played out over the weekend when Johnnie…...
Two arrested for faking kidnap to extort money from family members
2+ day, 20+ min ago (349+ words) Hoima, Uganda | URN | Police in Hoima District have arrested two young men accused of staging their own kidnapping in an alleged attempt to extort 2 million Shillings from their family members. The suspects have been identified as John Bosco Tumukunde, 20, and…...
The 5th Tusker Lite Mt Rwenzori Marathon promises more for Kasese and the world
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (687+ words) How Tusker Lite Helped Put Kasese on the Map Five years ago, convincing a Kampala resident to spend a weekend in Kasese was not the easiest sell; today, thousands do exactly that every August. They book hotels months in advance....
Can AI stop mass fish deaths on Lake Victoria?
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1696+ words) DUNGA BEACH, Kenya | DAVIS J WEDDI " Sci Dev. Net| For years, fish farmers at Dunga Beach, along Kenya's stretch of Lake Victoria, lived with a dread that never really left them. They could end one day looking out at cages…...
World Bank cautions Uganda on fiscal management
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1117+ words) Kampala, Uganda | URN | "Currently 33 percent of every shilling invested in infrastructure is lost in poor planning, project delays and weak maintenance. "-World Bank Director for Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Somalia, Qimiao Fan. The World Bank has said Uganda needs to…...
Report sounds warning as millions remain without reliable electricity
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (837+ words) Kampala, Uganda | URN | A new global energy report warns that 655 million people worldwide still lack electricity, with Sub-Saharan Africa remaining the region most affected. For Uganda, the findings highlight the urgent need to make electricity more affordable, expand rural electrification,…...
Trump's Un-American capitalism
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (315+ words) The current US administration's openly corrupt style of crony capitalism is the'antithesis of the institutional foundation on which the US economy was built I have long argued that there is more scope for government intervention in the US economy through…...
How Kakande built a Shs450m clean cooking business
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (882+ words) Mubende, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |" When Osward Kakande watched his mother struggle with persistent coughs and headaches caused by smoke from traditional cooking stoves, he never imagined that her suffering would inspire a business now valued at more than Shs450 million. Today,…...