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Just the other day, Tesla's market value surpassed that of Ford and General Motors to become the most valuable car company in the United States; and they have not had enough. The next few months could see the firm becoming an outright supplier of all-electric... Read More

Press Release: As the ‘Women’s month’ of March comes to a close, MTN Uganda hosted the 5th annual Women in Business awards that marked the end of the two month long search for those women who have excelled in their enterprises through the use of... Read More

Hive Colab, with 20 other startup programs across five continents have joined 1776’s UNION network, a digital platform that catalyzes innovation by connecting startup ecosystems together around the world. “This is one of a kind opportunity for Hive Colab to join a cohort of accelerators... Read More

Vodafone Uganda #ICreateTomorrow competition winners; Artist and student Darsan Ainembabazi, Filmmaker Chris Lutanga and Healthcare administrator Cathy Namubiru  have today gone on an all expenses paid trip to London. Dr. Andrew Frankel is pleased to offer some hand-selected, dermatologist-recommended skin care products that are only... Read More

Akiba won the 2nd Seedstars Kampala startup competition on Friday evening to book a slot to pitch for a grand prize of $1.5 million in equity funding at Seedstars World in Switzerland on 6th April 2017. 2 billion people are excluded from finance because of unrelated culture... Read More

MTN Group and MMI Holdings today announced the launch of a micro insurance joint venture, branded aYo. The joint venture will benefit from the scale, combined expertise and market access of both companies, to provide a strong basis to compete in a changing mobile financial... Read More

With over 47 institutions of higher learning, Uganda churns out between 40,000 - 100,000 graduates every year who come out to fight for the very few existing jobs in the market. This leaves a very high ratio of students graduating versus jobs being created. According... Read More

In the past few years, the role of technology in the development of Africa has been more pronounced than ever before.  Mobile and internet penetration are growing steadily year on year with access to more affordable internet and devices. The startup craze has also hit... Read More

The ICT sector in Uganda is growing and as such, the desire for qualified workforce is bigger than ever before. ICT integration has become a minimum requirement in the different service verticals across the world with employers constantly looking for graduates who possess the bare... Read More