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Using technology to help the blind
Published: 03/22/2013 by NICHOLAS KALUNGI in Finance
It’s a hot Saturday afternoon and many of their peers are out playing. However, for Job Israel Migadde, Rogers Murungi and Arnold Katumba, there is no time to rest. It is business as usual. The trio spends much of their class break in isolation, test
UCC uncertain on registered sim cards as deadline looms
Published: 03/22/2013 by NICHOLAS KALUNGI in Finance
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) was by yesterday unable to give the numerical progress of the ongoing sim card registration exercise expected to end on March 1, a year after it was launched.
New telecom claims over 80,000 subscribers
Published: 03/22/2013 by NICHOLAS KALUNGI in Finance
New player K2 telecom, has already gathered more than 80,000 subscribers before launching calls across all networks services, Mr Saul Katumba Segawa, the telecom’s interim chief executive officer, has said.
Telecom player faults industry price wars
Published: 03/15/2013 by By FARIDAH KULABAKO in Finance
A telecommunication player has advised his counterparts not to indulge in unjustified price wars again, arguing that they are harmful to the industry and unhealthy for the economy.
Low income earners to access insurance
Published: 03/13/2013 by By FARIDAH KULABAKO in Finance
Low income earners, who have for long been unable to afford insurance covers, are set to benefit from a new product that will enable them to pay their medical bills in case of an accident.
Making the best out of confectionery
Published: 03/12/2013 by Frederic Musisi in Finance
In the busy but quiet neighbourhood of Ntinda, a Kampala suburb hides a confectionary that is barely visible but popular to residents. On the other hand, it would be hard for one to get lost since Rumi Confectionary is known to most of the area resid
Ugandan tea exporters mull new markets
Published: 03/11/2013 by Monitor Correspondent in Finance
Uganda Export Promotion Board (UEPB) is looking out for markets which can buy Uganda’s tea directly in the Middle East.
EAC governments blamed for slow policy execution
Published: 03/11/2013 by By Ismail Musa Ladu in Finance
The EAC secretary general, Richard Sezibera last week told a meeting of manufacturers in Kampala that regional governments are the ones to blame for failing to institute structures that could ease investment in the five member states.