Start-up snapshot: An app to get your laundry done in Uganda Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 23 September 2015 Yoza is a laundry service app that enables people in Uganda’s capital Kampala to find casual labourers to do their laundry.
Yale graduate on starting a clinic-to-patient communication service in Uganda Published by Kate Douglas on 28 August 2015 Kaakpema Yelpaala talks about his web app that allows healthcare professionals to communicate with patients via mobile phones.
Growing demand for Ugandan chefs Published by Serginho Roosblad on 5 August 2015 As the middle class and tourism industry grow in Uganda, so, too, do the number of restaurants and high-end hotels.
Uganda: Entrepreneur quits corporate world for opportunities in smallholder farming Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 8 July 2015 ‘I left because the corporate world wasn’t exciting anymore.’
Swedish cosmetics company targeting East Africa with direct selling model Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 25 June 2015 ‘Direct selling has a big future in this region,’ says Piyush Chandra, Oriflame managing director for East Africa.
A new business model for Uganda’s motorbike taxi industry Published by Kate Douglas on 22 June 2015 A new start-up is trying to build a competitive advantage around offering boda-boda passengers a safer experience.
Uganda’s women-only gym is about more than just fitness Published by Justin Probyn on 19 June 2015 When Ugandan Mildred Apenyo had a dumbbell thrown at her at a local gym, she decided to start the country’s first women-only gym.
Africa’s overlapping trade blocs trigger illegal trade Published by Kate Douglas on 30 April 2015 A look at how overlapping membership of trade regimes can trigger illegal trade, using Kenya’s sugar sector as an example.
Disney film sparks new interest in chess in Uganda Published by Lizabeth Paulat on 21 April 2015 The film production of The Queen of Katwe, about a young chess prodigy, has sparked new popularity for the game.
Connected East Africa: Kenya leads, the region follows Published by Tom Jackson on 15 April 2015 Regional ICT integration is very much on the agenda.
Financing boda-bodas in Uganda: Where banks say no, this entrepreneur says yes Published by Kate Douglas on 12 March 2015 Michael Wilkerson is one of the founders of Tugende, a company that offers a lease-to-own model to help Ugandan boda-boda drivers own their own motorcycle.
Do you feel lucky? Will East Africans benefit from their natural resource discoveries? Published by Borko Handjiski on 11 February 2015 The link from pumping oil to increasing life expectancy and reducing poverty is not direct.
Company providing loans in the form of a new motorcycle Published by Jaco Maritz on 4 February 2015 Tugende offers an affordable lease-to-own model to help motorcycle taxi drivers in Uganda own their own motorcycles.
How Uganda is turning waste into power Published by Sophie Mbugua on 3 February 2015 Across East Africa, increases in processing of agricultural products is being accompanied by an increase in organic waste.