Technology
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PSFU demands quick fix to MSME and standards policies
KAMPALA, December 2, 2025 — The Private Sector Foundation Uganda [ PSFU ] has called for comprehensive reforms to the country’s micro, small and medium enterprise [MSME] and national standards policies, warning…
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Gov’t restores Kole Dam at Shs 720mln after weed infestation
KOLE, November 30, 2025 — The Government has rehabilitated Leye Dam in Ayer Subcounty, Kole district, following a deadly weed infestation that destroyed all the fish previously reared there. The dam, constructed…
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A Blueprint for Energy Access: Empowering Africa through Innovation and Investment
JOHANNESBUR, November 29, 2025 — A few generations ago in America, grandparents often reminded children how fortunate they were by recalling stories of walking miles to school or doing homework by candlelight.…
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Stanbic Ongea Digital Creators Summit launched in Kampala
KAMPALA, November 28, 2025 — Stanbic Bank Uganda in partnership with Uganda Communications Commission [UCC], Ongea Africa and the Uganda Digital Society have launched a new national platform aimed at equipping young…
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Increasing annual investment in infrastructure by US$ 155bln could double Africa’s GDP by 2040
KAMPALA, November 28, 2025 — Africa could double its GDP by 2040 if annual infrastructure investment by African countries rises to US$ 155 billion, according to a new joint report from the…
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Joy as solar-powered borehole ends more than 40 years of water shortage in Nebbi villages
NEBBI, November 26, 2025 — Excitement has swept through seven villages in Abar West Parish, Ndhew Sub-county in Nebbi District following the commissioning of a solar-powered borehole, ending more than 40 years…
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Stanbic Bank, FinCom launch first fully digital lending solution for schools
KAMPALA, November 25, 2025 — Stanbic Bank Uganda has partnered with FinCom Technologies, creators of the SchoolPay platform, to unveil the country’s first fully digital lending system designed specifically for schools. The…
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West Ankole Diocese receives fish feed machines to boost livelihoods of parishioners
BUSHENYI, November 25, 2025 – The Diocese of West Ankole has received a major boost to local livelihoods with the delivery of five fish feed processing machines. The initiative, a partnership between…
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Brazil’s innovative ‘Pix’ payment system irritates Trump and Zuckerberg
RIO de JANEIRO, November 24, 2025 — Brazil’s innovative payment system Pix launched in 2020 and used by 93 percent of Brazilian adults has been angering United States President Donald Trump and…
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Africa’s Clean Cooking Drive Hinges on Carbon-Credit Reform, Transport Upgrades
KAMPALA, November 24, 2025 — Africa’s long-delayed transition to clean cooking will fail without a serious overhaul of how the continent finances, transports and regulates LPG, senior executives said during a high-level…
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