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Is Ugandan Gov’t Being Unfair To Local Companies Intending To Grow Medical Cannabis?
The growing of marijuana for medicinal use has attained legal status in many countries across the world including Africa where global pharmaceutical companies regard as the new frontier for growing the herb. In Uganda, local and international companies have expressed interest in growing the herb on a commercial scale to meet the demand in Europe,…
As Simple As That: Dr. Sudhir Tasks Fatboy To Name Manager Who Incited Strike!
East Africa’s Billionaire, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia has tasked James Onen, popularly known as Fatboy, to name the Sanyu FM Manager who allegedly incited him to lead a staff sit-down strike. This came hours after Onen revealing that Sanyu FM staff did not at any point reject pay cuts despite different reports indicating so. He claims no…
Uganda Records Highest One-day Rise In Covid-19 Cases As 84 Test Positive
The Ministry Of Health has on May, 30, 2020 confirmed 84 new COVID-19 cases. This brings a total confirmed cases to 413 in Uganda. According to the Health Ministry, 52 cases are truck drivers whereby 50 arrived from South Sudan via Elegu, while 2 arrived from Kenya via Busia. 32 cases are contacts to previously…
South Africa’s ANC,DA Agree To Form A Unity Government
South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) and the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) have agreed to form a government of national unity, along with two smaller opposition parties. This follows weeks of speculation about who the ANC would partner with after losing its parliamentary majority for the first time in 30 years, in last…
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Lt.Gen James Mugira Inspects Construction Of NEC Uzima Mineral Water Factory
The Managing Director National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) Lt Gen James Mugira has inspected the construction of Uzima mineral water Factory at Kakiri .He was impressed by progress of the ongoing construction works of a Second modern fully automated mineral water production plant. on going construction of the water plant NEC Uzima Ltd is one of…
Cannabis & Money: An Inside Look At How Other African Countries Are Happily Minting Trillions From The Multi-Dollar Business That Sleepy Uganda Has Failed To Legalize
A growing number of countries in Africa are looking to cannabis as the ticket out of poverty, and foreign investment for this sector has flooded in. Voices in the global industry are increasingly anticipating a cannabis boom on the continent. There are now seven legal producers in Africa. South Africa, one of the continent’s economic…
Ugandan MPs Pay TributeTo EastAfrica’s Richest Woman Amina Hersi
Parliament has paid tribute to Amina Hersi Morghe, a Kenyan business woman who has invested heavily in Uganda. The parliamentary mention follows her recent receipt of an award, ‘Entrepreneur of the Year Africa 2019’ by European CEO Magazine. Parliament praised Hersi referring to her as a true East African, not only for winning the award…
South Africa Airways To Cancel Flights To Entebbe
The joint Business Rescue Practitioners (BRPs) of South African Airways (SAA) has announced further initiatives to support the airline’s transformation into a sustainable and profitable business. The BRPs, Les Matuson and Siviwe Dongwana, have worked closely with key stakeholders including industry specialists, government, creditors and executive management to develop a comprehensive restructuring programme which will…
Unearthing Rot In BoU: How BoU Continues to Waste Taxpayers Money on Fighting Sudhir
City businessman Sudhir Ruparelia, who is the proprietor of Ruparelia Group of Companies, is having the last laugh after five Supreme Court judges dismissed its application challenging a High Court ruling in favour of Sudhir Ruparelia. The defeat at the Supreme Court comes as the latest blow in a myriad of cases that the central…