Business, Companies, Investment, Technology & Telecoms

Vodacom Group buys 35% stake in Safaricom for $2.7bn

August 9

August 9—Vodacom Group, which is 65% owned by UK-based Vodafone, has paid $2.7 billion to take […]

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Foreign News, Travel & Tourism

Students suffer the brunt of Amsterdam’s booming tourism

August 9

Tourists are pushing students and locals out of Amsterdam´s city centre. Universities claim that the city […]

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Foreign News, Travel & Tourism

Uganda the winner over Rwanda gorilla fee hike

August 9

e-Turbo News –Since the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) doubled the price of gorilla permits from $750 […]

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Communications, Companies

30% savings for jazz fans using Stanbic Flexipay

August 9

August 9—Stanbic Bank Uganda (SBU) has partnered with ‘Johnnie Walker Jazz and Soul Safari, to make […]

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Business, Energy, Finance, Hydrocarbons, Infrastructure

American consortium gets nod for new Uganda refinery

August 7

August 7— The Albertine Graben Refinery Consortium (AGRC)  has agreed on the core project terms with […]

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Business, Energy, Hydrocarbons, Investment, Transport

Foundation stone laid for East African pipeline

August 7

August 7—President John Magufuli and President Yoweri Museveni reconfirmed their commitment to the proposed East African Crude […]

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Business

Makerere Business School set for international conference

August 4

August 4— Makerere University Business School (MUBS) will hold its 22nd Annual International Management Conference between September […]

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Companies, Finance, Financial Services

Former Crane Bank owner denies fraud charges

August 4

August 4—Sudhir Ruparelia, the former proprietor of Crane Bank Limited has denied all accusations raised against […]

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Business, Land & Agriculture

Gold rush causes Uganda government to call for registration

August 4

August 4—An increasing influx of people searching for gold, about 135 kilometres north west of Kampala […]

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Foreign News

Chinese woman undergoes plastic surgery to evade debt

August 3

A 59-year old woman from the central Chinese city of Wuhan transformed her appearance through plastic […]

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