Posts By Juliette Namakula | Assistant Editor
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406BusinessHow Enimiro Online is connecting farmers to consumers
KAMPALA — People bored of buying food stuffs, fruits and meat that have stayed long on market stalls may have a reason...
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1.1KBusinessChapChap Africa oiling MSME’s financial inclusion journey through aggregation
Despite contributing immensely to Uganda’s Gross Domestic Product and employing the largest number of Ugandans, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) face...
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605BusinessRaxio data center to help FinTechs, organisations co-locate their services for better service
KAMPALA —While there has been growth in the number of Financial Technology Companies (FinTechs) integrating with telecoms and banks to facilitate easy...
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901TechPesajet helping school-going children attain education through low-interest loans
Spending a day or a week at home for lack of school fees is something that no parent would wish their child...
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277BusinessKanzu Code; Enabling MSMEs make bulk payments securely
Many businesses always find themselves entangled in non-core business functions and end up giving little time to core operations, which affects their...
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5371BusinessKuzimba services; helping Ugandans access all building materials online
From bricks and cement to painting, plumbing and décor services, anyone undertaking a construction project can now access them under one roof,...
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346BusinessLockdown triggers Alpteq’s innovative mind for practical financial inclusion solutions
With the country in a second lockdown, there is no doubt that a number of business operations in Uganda have been...
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356NewsSAFETY FIRST! Uganda Airlines cabin crew in difficult but mandatory slide jump emergency drills
Uganda Airlines Cabin Crew yet again conducted Land Evacuation Drills on Friday July 31, 2021, having successfully completed ditching drills as per...
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575BusinessGiving businesses global online visibility is merchandise Uganda’s delight
Many micro and small enterprises in Uganda still lack online presence due to, among others, the absence of digital skills to enable...
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363BusinessHow Buladde is helping people secure their land through access to financial services
Several people across the country have fallen victim to land evictions or have their pieces of land lying idle for lack of...
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371BusinessGreen Shares; helping farmers get access to financial services and ready markets
It is estimated that at least 80 per cent of Ugandan farmers are smallholders. Despite their everyday challenges, they contribute the largest...
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375Tours & Travel
Uganda Airlines trains cabin crew members, inches closer to AOC for Airbus planes
KAMPALA —Uganda Airlines has completed an extensive mandatory training of more than 40 of its cabin crew members in safety emergency procedures...
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251Tours & TravelHow Uganda Airlines is promoting locally made products
It was excitement on April 23, 2019 as Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni received two Bombardier CRJ900 jets from Canada at the Entebbe...
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352BusinessPayTota seeks to bridge payments, on-boarding market gaps
While some people saw the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic as a major setback, to Erasmus Okurut and his team at PayTota...
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281BusinessJumo’s Wewole gives a boost to financial inclusion efforts
KAMPALA —Being cash strapped has never been a good experience for anyone, neither is the hassle of moving from one financial institution...
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6921NewsMuseveni to address nation on Saturday as worried gov’t task force roots for extension
President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday July 31, will address the nation on the next steps to follow before the current extended lockdown...
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439BusinessSafeBoda to extend credit to merchants, women to be prioritized
KAMPALA — In a bid to support women inclusion and support business growth, SafeBoda, which started off initially as a ride-hailing App,...
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361BusinessEnabling Finance is using technology to connect borrowers to lenders
KAMPALA —The era of moving around from one lender to another shopping for the best loan deal could have come to an...
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300BusinessUG-Mart facilitating financial inclusion through simplified KYC, cross-border trade
The long procedures and tough requirements by financial service providers are among the reasons some people, especially at the bottom of the...
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289BusinessPayclide’s agency model promoting women financial inclusion
While financial inclusion in Uganda has greatly improved over the years, women are still lagging behind their male counterparts. However, a number...
