By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA — Uganda, November 14 [SHIFT MEDIA] Uganda is taking major steps toward strengthening transparency and accountability in public infrastructure spending following the release of a new Mapping Report that identifies critical…
Read MoreBy Our Reporter JOHANNESBURG, June 18 (Reuters)— U.S. hotel chains Hilton (HLT.N) and Marriott (MAR.O), opens new tab have announced African expansion drives to tap into the continent’s rapid tourism growth. Rising business and leisure travel on…
Read MoreBy ROBERT KAMUKAMA RUBAYA, MBARARA Feb 27 [SHIFTMEDIA] The heat was sweltering , the wind, was dusty, but the emotions were high as another Presidential Industrial Hub was commissioned in Muko village, in Mbarara district,…
Read MoreBy Our Reporter Kampala, 17 February [SHIFTMEDIA] Uganda is set to build its first climate-resilient market at Elegu, backed by funding from the European Union and Denmark. The facility will host up to 1,500 traders…
Read MoreBy PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda =SHIFTMEDIA- The Government ban on foreign travels for civil servants is beginning to take a long toll on trade negotiations, experts have revealed. At the beginning of last year, 2023,…
Read MoreBy AWORI ESTHER LUCY KILIMANJARO, Tanzania=SHIFT MEDIA NEWS= Latest reports from neighboring Tanzania indicates a 24 percent increase in the number of tourist arrivals. According to the Daily News the number of tourists who visited…
Read MoreBy Patrick Jaramogi KAMPALA, Uganda. [SHIFT MEDIA NEWs] There is growing concern that much as over 70% of Uganda’s budget ends up in Public Procurement, Women- led businesses get just 1% of this, leaving the…
Read MoreBy AWORI ESTHER LUCY KAMPALA, Uganda [SHIFTMEDIA] Parliament has passed the Competition Bill 2022 that will facilitate fair competition in markets and prevent practices having adverse impacts on competition in markets. The bill primarily seeks…
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