Business

Student innovators tipped on starting businesses

The head of Research and Innovations Unit at the Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT), Mr. Gastervas Rutwara Mugume has urged student’s innovators to develop their innovation ideas beyond the classrooms and transform them into commercial businesses to address Uganda’s socio-economic needs. “Each year, our students develop exceptional projects, many of which end […]

Capt. Mukula Petitions Museveni for a Coffee Processing Plant in Mbale

By Our reporter Capt Mike Mukula , the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Vice Chairperson in charge of CEC in the Eastern Region has petitioned President Yoweri Museveni to grant the Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU) a  coffee processing plant. Mukula says the plant will be a catalytic intervention that promises to unlock the latent economic potential […]

Uganda Airlines Partners with Kigungu Community to Curb Bird Strikes at Entebbe Airport

Uganda Airlines has intensified efforts to reduce bird strike incidents at Entebbe International Airport by engaging residents of Kigungu Landing Site in a community cleanup exercise. The initiative is part of the airline’s ongoing Flight Path Sustainability Project. The program seeks to minimize bird-related aviation hazards by promoting better waste management and environmental awareness in communities near […]

Uganda Airlines launches direct London Gatwick flights

Minister of Works and Transport Gen Katumba Wamala has revealed that the new Uganda Airlines direct flight from Entebbe International Airport to Gatwick, London is set to increase the airlines passenger and cargo traffic as the national carrier continues it’s expansion to wider markets. “We are therefore happy that Uganda Airlines is coming in to […]

Ethiopia Airlines A350-1000 to enhance aviation in region

The Ethiopian Airlines Country manager Ms Bethelehem Fisseha has revealed that the newly acquired state of the art Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, the first in Africa, is set to improve the region’s aviation industry by providing better travel experience for travelers and larger cargo capacity. “It has a capacity of 364 people in the economy class, […]