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American video streaming platform Netflix Inc. has appointed Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa to its board of directors. Netflix makes Masiyiwa its first African director as it looks to new markets for future growth. Masiyiwa is the founder and executive chairman of Econet Global, a telecommunications company that operates across Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Econet offers phone, broadband and ...

Buyer agents play a significant role in the real estate market. They assist buyers in choosing the best option available for residential and investment purposes. One question that might pop up in your mind is whether you are paying the buyer agent right Most of the agents’charges begin at one percent and increase conditional on the provided services, which could ...

In a bid to attract more Foreign Direct Investment into the market, government is considering  singing new trade agreements with United Arab Emirates. Government is also considering organizing more trade exhibitions abroad to promote Uganda. The permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Patrick Mugoya has revealed. “The existing relationship between Uganda and the United Arab Emirates is very cordial. ...

The Ugandan Government has finally allowed Tullow Oil to sell its stake in the country’s oil and gas sector. The company will sell its total stake of shs.2.2 trillion to French oil giant, Total E&P after many months of deadlock. The troubled oil firm announced in April the sale of its stake in Uganda’s oil project to Total Plc. The ...

The UN Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), in partnership with SAFEEM and Seedstars, is calling all young tech innovators in Africa and Asia looking to create climate technology solutions to join the Climate Innovation Labs, happening on the 19th – 21st of November 2020 for Africa and on the 3rd – 5th of December 2020 for Asia Pacific participants. ...