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I have noticed that most people who call themselves business people in Africa are not actually entrepreneurs but opportunists who are just scouting for opportunities. This is the reason why most so-called businesses never last for more than 5 years. It’s either the person is depending on political power connections or depending on a relative who has power and authority ...

With just a handful of military men remaining of the original 27 1986 NRA class graduates, social media users have come out to applaud Gen Ivan Koreta for being the non-scandalous surviving member. This follows the death of Gen Elly Tumwine, another class 86 graduate. Tumwine was deemed controversial for his numerous at times reckless remarks. According to a social ...

Absa Bank Uganda staff members have embarked on a journey to skill over 500 teenage mothers and women. Those to benefit include central, West Nile and Albertine regions of the country. The beneficiaries will receive skills in financial literacy and other skills necessary for starting a business or getting employment. There will also be a handover of 25 laptops under ...

Rosatom, a Russian nuclear power giant, is set to start constructing two new nuclear reactors in Hungary in a few weeks. Hungary’s foreign minister revealed the news. The aim of this 2014 deal between Russia and European Union state is to expand the existing Paks nuclear plant. Russia’s nuclear industry has not been subjected to EU sanctions over its bloody ...

Benjamin Kamumanya, the Permanent Secretary minister of Local Government, revealed the government’s new move. He said it will use the balanced scorecard to measure civil servants’ performance this fiscal year. “It is an instrument to accelerate levels of evaluation, monitoring, output, outcomes and levels of impact,” he said. He said scorecards help to show whether someone has achieved the targets ...