Jambojet, East Africa’s leading low-cost carrier, has announced its return to the Nairobi–Entebbe route, with flights scheduled to resume on 1 October 2026. The return to Uganda marks a significant …
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Why Shipping from China to Kenya Costs Less Than Moving Goods to Uganda
It sounds counterintuitive. A 20-foot container can travel nearly 8,000 kilometres from Shanghai, China, to the Port of Mombasa for less than the cost of moving the same container roughly …
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Hamis Ssewagudde Mukasa: Designing the DNA of a 100 Year African Company
For Hamis Ssewagudde Mukasa, the language of commerce was learned long before he founded his first venture. Raised within his family’s electrical supplies enterprise, a second-generation firm serving Uganda’s construction …
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MTN Uganda Just Cut Data Prices. Is Starlink the Reason?
For years, if you wanted to complain about something universally relatable in Uganda, you didn’t need to talk about the weather or the traffic on Jinja Road. You just had …
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What Uganda Stands to Gain and Lose If It Moves Its Capital to Nakasongola
Uganda’s proposal to develop Nakasongola as a future administrative capital raises a question bigger than where government offices should sit. Can the country afford to build a new centre of …
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UIBFS, UBA Unveil “Together Towards Greatness” Sports Gala
The Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services (UIBFS) and the Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) have launched the 2026 Annual Bankers’ Sports Gala, positioning the event as more than a …
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U.S. Exchange Alumni Uganda and Partners Bring Sport, Fun, and Giving Together at “Games for Charity”
Sport, entertainment, and community impact took center stage on Saturday, August 15, 2026, as U.S. Exchange Alumni Uganda (USEA), in partnership with Corporate Games, the Rotaract Corporate League, and Gazaland …
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How Uganda Is Repositioning Agricultural Heritage as Tourism Currency and National Identity
For centuries, Uganda’s coffee and cocoa have traveled across the world. Beans have moved to Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East, generating value far beyond the farms where …
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Airtel Africa becomes the first operator in Africa to commercially launch Starlink Mobile in DRC
Airtel Africa and Starlink today have launched satellite-to-mobile service in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), marking the first commercial deployment in Africa. The service enables Airtel customers with …
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Ferrari’s First Electric Car Sells for Record $40 Million at Auction
The first fully electric Ferrari was supposed to test how far the marque could move from the formula that built its legend: screaming engines, two-seat sports cars and a design …