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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Finance, Markets and Economics, Innovation, Science and Technology
A Digital Sustainability Model for Premium Origin Branding and Coffee Tourism by Volcafe Uganda
Branded Ugandan coffee can transform local livelihoods while creating strategic value for Volcafe. By linking coffee to its rich cultural heritage, vibrant communities, and breathtaking landscapes from the slopes of […] More
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in Finance, Markets and Economics, Identity & Culture, Poetry, Theatre, Visual Art, Writing and Literature
THE COMMODIFICATION OF ART IN MALAWI
In Malawi, art is often seen as a means to an end, a way to survive in a society where economic opportunities are scarce. Many artists, musicians, visual artists, dramatists, […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Finance, Markets and Economics, Identity & Culture, Podcasts, Politics and Government
She’s 22. She wants to be President, then quit to run the UN. And she’s dead serious.
I Sat With a 22-Year-Old Who Made Me Believe Uganda will be okay After years of reading policy papers, sitting through conferences, and watching the same problems recycled into the […] More
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Sustainability reporting and assurance – why it’s taking centre stage in boardroom conversations
I am highlighting the nuggets shared during the discussion held on the reporting requirements on adoption of international sustainability reporting standards at the ACCA Africa Members Conference held in Mombasa, […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Finance, Markets and Economics, Health and Medicine, Innovation, Science and Technology
I gave everyone the chance to co-own MTS for as little as $99. Here’s what happened next!
A few months ago, on a routine update call with our first institutional investors at Loyal VC, Kamal Hassan asked me a question that stayed with me – buzzing in […] More
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Beyond Sugar and Fertiliser: Rethinking Malawi’s National Dream
For this country to change, to rise, and to benefit everyone, we Malawians must first sit down and ask ourselves an honest question: what do we really want? Not what […] More
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Uganda 2026/27 National Budget Analysis
Last week, I had the opportunity to speak on NTV at One regarding Uganda’s national budget for Financial Year 2026/27 on how it would enhance our competitiveness in comparison with […] More
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WHY UGANDA MAY NOT YET BE READY FOR HON. HENRY MUSASIZI’S TAX AGENDA!
The Minister of Finance has challenged URA to widen Uganda’s tax base. I agree. But before we ask who else should pay tax, perhaps we should ask a more important […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Business and Entrepreneurship, Community & Opinion, Finance, Markets and Economics
Why Uganda’s next leap from producing raw commodities to processing them depends on democratizing access to the means of production.
IS THE COMMON USER FACILITY THE MAGIC BULLET? In the year ending October 2025, Uganda did something historic: it overtook Ethiopia to become Africa’s largest coffee exporter, earning more than […] More
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Is Uganda’s Census Data Keeping Us in the Low-Income Bracket?
The World Bank released the income classifications of countries and placed Uganda in the low-income countries. The classification is based on the GNI per capita (Atlas Method). The lower middle […] More
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Pipeline of funding sources for bamboo activity across East Africa
We’ve mapped thousands of acres. We’ve planted hundreds of thousands of seedlings. We’re experiencing growing export orders into the Netherlands, UK, USA, Germany and among ourselves to Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania […] More
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If you haven’t retired this could change your life, and even if you have, it’s could change your cash flow.
Penning my journal. Our sunset years of life are the most dicey time of our lives if unplanned. Africans unlike Europeans believe in physical assets rather financial instruments. We invest in […] More
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