It is 1991. Kampala Road is paved with tarmac. The buildings lining both sides of the road are mostly single-story structures, housing modest businesses such as video libraries, black-and-white photo …
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Your Boda Guy Isn’t Overcharging You. He’s Barely Surviving.
Uganda’s rising fuel prices are changing the economics of one of the country’s most important informal businesses. For boda-boda riders, every increase at the pump raises the cost of completing …
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Africa Is Turning Its AI Weakness Into a Business Advantage
For years, Africa has been one of the least represented regions in artificial intelligence. Global AI systems have advanced rapidly, yet many struggle with African languages, accents, and the way …
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Will Kayoola Electric Buses Survive Where Pioneer Died?
The last time Kampala trusted a fleet of buses to fix its transport chaos, the dream ended with tax collectors seizing the vehicles and a promising company collapsing into court …
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Kampala Marriott Hotel Opens Ahead of AFCON 2027
Uganda’s hospitality sector has added 181 new hotel rooms and suites with the official opening of Kampala Marriott Hotel in Nsambya, boosting the capital’s capacity to host business travellers, tourists …
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At three years old, a child is still learning to run without falling. They are mastering how to climb onto a chair, hold a spoon without spilling dinner and, for …
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Industrial property, led by warehouses, is fast becoming the most attractive segment of Uganda’s real estate sector, even as office space struggles with oversupply and retail landlords adjust to shifting …
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Museveni Commissions Roofings’ Shs460b Steel Mill in Namanve
President Museveni on Tuesday commissioned Roofings Group’s US$125 million (about Shs460 billion) Phase IV Cold Rolling Mill Complex at the Kampala Industrial and Business Park, a facility that doubles the …
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The Speech That Could Decide Whether Your Currency Gets Weaker
Somewhere in the mountains of Wyoming this Friday, a man named Kevin Warsh will step up to a podium and start talking about payments, policy, and financial innovation. It sounds …
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These days, if you take your three-year-old to some of these Kampala nursery schools, you will pay more per term than many students pay per semester for a university degree. …