East African Business Notifier

Makerere University’s College of Computing and Information Science in collaboration with Huawei Technologies (Uganda) Company Limited has successfully concluded a high-impact engagement session to officially launch the roadshow for the prestigious Huawei ICT Competition 2025/2026.  The event, which drew significant enthusiasm from talented students across technology and engineering disciplines, served as a platform to introduce participants to the competition's potential to shape their professional futures. A team of certified experts and instructors from Huawei delivered a comprehensive presentation detailing the structure, themes, competition rules and benefits of the global competition when participating in one of the four tracks of Cloud, Computing, Network, and Innovation. Network Track : This covers Data Communication Network, Security, WLAN, Routing & Switching and Network Security. Cloud Track : Cloud Computing, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Computing Trac...

Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) levels in the atmosphere soared by a record amount to new highs in 2024, committing the planet to more long-term temperature increase, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).   The  WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin  said continued emissions of CO 2  from human activities and an upsurge from wildfires were responsible, as well as reduced CO 2  absorption by “sinks” such as land ecosystems and the ocean – in what threatens to be a vicious climate cycle.   Growth rates of CO 2  have tripled since the 1960s, accelerating from an annual average increase of 0.8 ppm per year to 2.4 ppm per year in the decade from 2011 to 2020. From 2023 to 2024, the global average concentration of CO 2  surged by 3.5 ppm, the largest increase since modern measurements started in 1957.  “The heat trapped by CO 2  and other greenhouse gases is turbo-charging our climate and leading to more extreme we...

  BY PAUL TENTENA Diageo, the majority shareholders of East African Breweries Ltd, the parent company of Uganda Breweries Ltd, have been fined $750,000 by the COMESA Competition Commission (CCC). The COMESA CC, said in Nairobi that it concluded its investigation into Diageo over allegations of market allocation and anti-competitive practices within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern African countries whose membership is 21 countries . Market allocation refers to agreements signed between competitors to divide markets, customers, or territories reducing competition and increasing prices while anticompetitive practices are business practices that restrict or distort competition, harming consumers and the economy. These practices may be price fixing, bid rigging, market sharing, abuse of dominance and exclusive agreements. According to Dr. Willard Mwemba, the COMESA Competition Commission Chief Executive Officer, they initiated the investigation on 21 June 2021 and ...

BY PAUL TENTENA NAIROBI, KENYA- The COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) has said in 2024, it observed a notable increase in consumer complaints across the aviation sector, particularly relating to flight delays, overbooking, cancellations, and baggage issues. The Commission said, the complaints were received directly through various online platforms. In response, Dr. Willard Mwemba, the COMESA Competition Commission Chief Executive Officer said they conducted a regional survey to assess the scale of the problem, airline responsiveness, and to propose remedial measures aimed at strengthening consumer protection. “ The survey, administered online and through Member State authorities, received 141 responses covering 350 complaints. Delayed flights emerged as the most common issue at 31.71%, followed by rescheduled flights, baggage problems, cancellations, and unfair booking conditions. “ Kenya Airways recorded the highest number of complaints, followed by Ethiopian Airlines, Air...