UMA trade fair to kick off on October 6

This year’s Uganda International Trade Fair (UGIF) will take place from October 6 to 13, Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) officials have confirmed.

Preparations for the 16th annual fair, is already in top gear as exhibitors set up their stalls at the UMA show grounds. Addressing a press conference at UMA show grounds on Wednesday, UMA Chairman, James Kalibala, said the fair will stimulate and foster trade and investment opportunities among foreign and local business people.

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Tears of joy as Ugandan Asians visit their country

At 80 years, Mr Jethalal Pandya is no longer the sprightly businessman who took his first steps in business from Masaka District before the 1972 expulsion of the Asian community from Uganda by then president Idi Amin.

Mr Pandya cannot walk by himself anymore so he is moved from one place to another in a wheelchair.

But that did not stop the octogenarian from joining another 31 Ugandans of Asian origin who returned to their country of birth – some for the first time since they were expelled – for an unforgettable 14-day trip that started on September 5.

Uganda is our ‘janma bhumi’ (meaning birth place) and it is a great moment to come again and feel the goodness of our land,” said Mr Pandya.

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Uganda selected for WFP project

Uganda is one of the few African countries that have been selected to be part of a new multi-million dollar initiative to help small-scale farmers increase their incomes.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation are spearheading the ground breaking initiative dubbed, Purchase for Progress (P4P) at the cost of $76 million.

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Kampala, Uganda: International Jazz Festival on!

THE story of jazz music in Uganda has so far been one clouded in confusion. Book a jazz artist, over-hype the artist and concert with massive advertising and a high entry fee with emphasis on VIP treatment, and you will have the cream of Kampala's socialites eating out of your hands.

Next month's Amani Africa, the first of the annual jazz festival will provide a guide to for the appreciation of jazz music.

The festival has attracted big names like South Africa's Miriam Makeba and Oliver Mtukuzi who is back for another great performance. Third World Love will jet in from Israel for the Middle East sound.

In return, Uganda will give its best in the names of Isaiah Katumwa, Baxba Waves, Joel Sebunjo, the Sundiata Band and Soul Beat Africa.

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MTN Kampala International Marathon returns

Over Ten Thousand participants are expected to take part in the 5th edition of the MTN Kampala Marathon scheduled for November 23.

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Uganda Wildlife Authority to promote domestic tourism

THE Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has launched a new drive to promote wildlife conservation and local tourism. The campaign, targeting the youth, aims at popularising Uganda’s rich wildlife heritage among students.

The authority is hoping to reach the more than 30,000 students at Makerere University alone, Eunice Nyiramahoro, the director of tourism and business development, declared last week.

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Chinese Communist Party leader Yong on State visit to Uganda

The visiting leader of the Communist party of China has promised to strengthen relations between Uganda and China.

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