JOHANNESBURG, June 22, 2026 — I spend my working life thinking about how brands build a name for themselves across borders. One of the standout lessons I’ve seen this year hasn’t come from a company, but from African teams at the World Cup. Branding is usually seen as aesthetics: a logo, a colour palette. But …
KITGUM, June 22, 2026 — Kitgum district is set to vaccinate more than 110,000 livestock against Foot-and-Mouth Disease [FMD] this year under government’s new nationwide compulsory vaccination programme. Dr Francis Omona, the Kitgum district Veterinary Officer, told stakeholders at a recent meeting held at the district headquarters that the exercise will target 48,000 cattle, 33,000 …
BUSHENYI, June 22, 2026 — A deepening governance and leadership dispute at Igara Growers Tea Factory Limited [IGTF] in Kyamuhunga, Bushenyi district, has plunged the region’s tea sector into fresh uncertainty after the Uganda Registration Services Bureau [URSB] halted the company’s 28th Annual General Meeting [AGM], which had been scheduled for Wednesday this week. The …
KOTIDO, June 22, 2026 — Farmers across the Karamoja Sub-region are facing a deepening agricultural crisis as a prolonged dry spell continues to destroy crops, threatening the livelihoods and food security of thousands of households. With regional weather forecasts indicating that dry conditions are likely to intensify between June and September, Karamoja, a region heavily …
KAMPALA, June 22, 2026 — The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit [ICIEC], a Shariah-compliant multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank [IsDB], has provided insurance support worth US$ 65 million [about Shs 234 billion] for the construction of Uganda’s Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium. The agreement was signed on the …
NAIROBI, June 21, 2026 — The African Trade & Investment Development Insurance [ATIDI] will hold its 26th Annual General Meeting [AGM] from June 30-July 3, 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. The AGM will proceed under the theme: “Empowering Africa: Risk Managed, Growth Unlocked” ATIDI is the continent’s largest provider of trade credit and political risk insurance …
