As mobile money transfer services grow across the region, stakeholders will meet in a conference to discuss how to best tap the opportunities presented by mobile money services on the continent. The Mobile Money Transfer Africa conference and expo will be held at the Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, from 4th-7th May. According a press release […]
Ultimate Media The Members of Parliament are asking the government of Uganda to provide funding to the Insurance Commission. Currently the commission depends on fees and money paid by insurance brokers for different services. The MP for Butambala county, Ibrahim Lubega Kaddunabbi says the commission is a body that is established by law and is […]
Ultimate Media With the fuel scarcity in Uganda, transport fares across the country have increased. Both the taxis and buses in Uganda are flooded with travelers and some are stranded due to unexpected high transport fares. For all routes to eastern, northern and western Uganda, there rates have increased and some have almost doubled. For […]
Ultimate Media UK based oil prospecting company Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) has announced successful drilling of the Likonde-1 well, onshore Tanzania, which they say has encountered thick sands with hydrocarbon shows. Likonde-1 is located in the Lindi Block in the Ruvuma Basin of Southern Tanzania. The well has been drilled to a total depth of […]
Ultimate Media Uganda Telecom has joined the growing mobile money market with a big promise to its subscribers to enjoy mobile banking financial transactions in every part of Uganda. Though coming late on the scene after MTN and Zain started their mobile money transfer services, Uganda Telecom has launched its mobile money service to be […]
Ultimate Media Uganda and South Africa are set to enjoy better trade relations following the signing of two agreements. The agreements were signed from statehouse Entebbe following discussions between officials from Uganda and South Africa. The agreement includes the mutual cooperation and assistance of customs agreement and the ministerial statement on trade and economic development. […]
By Olive Eyotaru The living room or eddiro in many Bantu languages is a place that many home owners never think of redesigning. The fact is many people never think of changing the sofa they have had for years or replace that tattered carpet that has graced your living room since then. Some people even say […]
By Gideon Munaabi Ogenda ogenda (Are you going, are you going)……….These are the words you will rarely miss when you approach a taxi stage in and around Uganda’s capital, Kampala. This is the daily job of the mostly rough taxi touts spread all over the city stages and those in the neighboring districts. As the […]
Ultimate Media The proprietor of the Imperial group of companies Karim Hirji has maintained he will not refund any money to the government for accommodation of CHOGM delegates. Imperial Royal one of Karim Hirji’s hotels in Kampala was contracted to provide accommodation in 2007 for delegates who were coming for CHOGM meeting in Munyonyo. The […]
Ultimate Media Manufacturers and traders in Uganda have appealed to the government to take a stronger stand in fighting counterfeit products in the country. The Spokesperson of Kampala City Traders Association, Issa Sekito says counterfeit products hinder fair competition for countries like Uganda. He says substandard textile products are killing local industries and discouraging the […]