Uchumi Supermarkets plans to court its main creditors for cash to meet its debt obligations after it missed target again in an ambitious debenture issue.
The long awaited refurbishment of Mandela National Stadium, Namboole should kick off next month.
In a bid to give back to less privileged communities in the rural areas, Nile Breweries Ltd has embarked on a three-year project to provide farmers with clean water.
Tororo District is expected to receive Shs$500 million (about Shs925 billion) from World Bank for the construction of a phosphate industry. Tororo Resident District Commissioner Mpimbaza Hashaka told journalist in Kampala, Monday upon the completion of the project, Uganda would increase its capital inflow and reduce capital outflow as phosphate exports are set to increase.
Companies, which will embrace Microsoft's new software will enjoy fast, cheap and increased productivity that comes with the latest operating system for efficiency.
The Surface and Marine Transport Authority (Sumatra) says it is waiting for a police report before responding to Monday's strike by daladala drivers and conductors on some routes in Dar es Salaam.
Public transportation in the City of Dar es Salaam and its environs appeared to be headed for total confusion and confrontation today, following a declaration by a private company subcontracted by Sumatra that it will defy an order by the regional commissioner to stop its operations.
World Bank has issued Shs300 for a water project at Nyamatoke village, Bunda district in Mara region.
Over 50 employees of Bulwark Security Guard have been working without any formal employment contracts with their employer for five years, it has been learnt.
WHEN Stanbic bank unveiled its $25m (sh47b) agri-business loan facility recently, I wondered whether small holder farmers would be able to seize this opportunity to turn agriculture into a profitable, wealth-creating business.
THERE is hope in growing Vanilla in Uganda. This was the main message by vanilla farmers as they marked the Vanilla day on Saturday November 7, at Ngongwe, Mukono district.
AS the world marked the World International Food day on October 16th, several reports were produced by several groups including the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). The reports highlighted on the hunger in the region and indicated that Uganda had a competitive edge in as far as food production in the East African region is concerned. It also had the least hunger.
WITH rich countries have been emitting enormous amounts of dirty gases that are responsible for global warming, people in poor countries are facing the burden of cleaning up the mess by planting trees. Gerald Tenywa talked to academicians, environmental activists and Government officials about the trade in emissions and now writes:
RELIGIOUS leaders have called for the reduction of electricity tariffs to encourage the use of clean energy to reduce the effects of climate change.
Somali pirates and commercial shipping are engaged in a low-key maritime war off the East African coast.
Developing economies dependent on export commodities such as Kenya face uncertain times over persistent volatility of ocean freight charges, a new global maritime report warned.
Somalia's president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Wednesday visited the country's marine force to urge them in the fight against the piracy along the lawless Somali waters.
In recent years, regional economies have come to the belated realisation that their destinies are tied together.
With marketing friendly pitch at the switch of a button rending the air, Kenya on Wednesday turned another decisive chapter in its quest to join the fast lane of the technological age.
Despite the high rates of corruption in the country, there is still great potential to fight the vice, Kampala Diocese Bishop Zac Niringiye said yesterday.
Delegations from Africa Oil and Range Resource have held talks with the representative of Somalia's Puntland state in the administrative capital of Garowe, where they discussed the amendment of an oil exploration accord.
A dirt road running from Wed-Dubue to Emberemi has been leveled and repaired through Gedem Construction Company, thus easing the transport problems the inhabitants of the Emberemi administrative area used to encounter.
It was previously the town that ran as the rest crawled, but that no longer holds true for Eldoret. The town is now facing an economic meltdown as more and more industries close shop while others ship out for lack of business.
Thousands of commuters in Nairobi and its environs were on Wednesday stranded for hours after matatus were withdrawn from the roads.
The High Court has thrown out an application by Iquip seeking to block East African Marine Systems (Teams) from disposing of its shares to rivals.
