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Death toll of Lake Albert accident victims increases to 16

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Brothers clean their fishing boat by Lake Albert. Kanara, Ntoroko district. Photo credit/international alert.org

The death toll of victims who drowned in a tragic water accident on Lake Albert has increased to 16 after a joint search team of Police, UPDF marines and the local fishermen retrieved more six bodies.

The accident occurred on Sunday afternoon after the boat they were travelling in capsized. The boat that was transporting a local football team and fans from Foso Landing Site to Runga Landing Site, in Kigorobya, Hoima district, capsized a few minutes after it had taken off.

According Albertine Region Police Spokesperson, Hakiiza Allan, Six more bodies have been retrieved, the bodies have been identified as Ayiyorwotha Komakech, male juvenile, 15years, Kyoshaba Bob, 28yrs, Balikenda Kisembo, 20yrs, Adinan Oscar, 18yrs, Pirwoth Opek Rwoth, 20yrs and Jango Filisido, 26yrs.

Yesterday police spokesperson Fred Enanga said a total of 32 occupants managed to survive after they were rescued as others swam to the shores.

The other retrievd bodies include, Nyayenga Sande female adult of 22 years, Sisto Olarworth 20 years, Kotu Jareth 19 years, Anita Janet 18 years, Ayera Biwaga 18 years, Majid, Oyeny Dollar Winnie, Omirambe Jackisa 23 years and, Pasco 18 years.

The bodies were transported to Hoima Referral Hospital for post-mortem before they could be handed over to the immediate relatives for burial.

He urged all boat operators on Ugandan waters to adhere to the maritime safety precautions in place, and also work closely with the inspectors from the Ministry of Works and Transport, to streamline their operation on the waters.

“The incident is currently under investigation after it was established that the landing site is ungazetted, no life jackets and manifests or registers for passengers, the boats are neither inspected nor licensed to operate, and with no established management structures in place,” he said.

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Smile Telecoms appoints new group Chief Executive Officer

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Mr. Ahmad Farroukh

Smile Telecoms, a Pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, today announces the appointments of Mr. Ahmad Farroukh as Group Chief Executive Officer and Ms. Irene Charnley as Deputy Chairman, respectively, effective 1 June 2019.

Ahmad Farroukh, who currently serves as Smile’s Group Executive Director Operations, is a seasoned and experienced telecoms executive with a distinguished record of commercial and operational success. Mr. Farroukh’s vast experience extends to executive management positions at Investcom Holdings and the MTN Group (where he served as CEO of MTN Nigeria, MTN South Africa and Group Chief Operating Executive, responsible for 19 countries) and immediately prior to joining Smile, as CEO of Mobily, Saudi Arabia’s second largest telecommunications operator. Given the extent of the opportunity and the significance to Smile, Ahmad will spend the majority of his executive time in Nigeria.

Hailed as one of Africa’s most successful business leaders, Smile Telecoms founder and shareholder, Irene Charnley has led the Company’s innovation and pioneering of Africa’s first 4G LTE network infrastructure, using low band spectrum in 800MHz band. thereby revolutionizing the way people in Africa accessed high speed internet. After 12 years at the helm, Ms. Charnley will now serve as Deputy Chairman for the Company and will fulfil a strategic role.

Commenting on the announcement, Mohammed H. Sharbatly, Smile’s Co-Chairman and Group CEO of Smile’s majority shareholder, Al Nahla Group of KSA, said “The Africa telecoms market is as dynamic as it is challenging, and Ahmad is suited to lead Smile’s next exciting phase of growth, as we have transitioned from a spectrum rich upstart to the fastest, most reliable data gigabyte factory in Sub-Sahara Africa. We are equally delighted that Irene will continue to serve the company she founded as Deputy Chair, and we look forward to her ongoing strategic direction and guidance.”

Irene Charnley

“The next phase for Smile will focus on delivering excellent operational returns, achieving profitability and creating value for all stakeholders, and I believe that Ahmed is best suited to lead the Company forward in this regard”, added Irene Charnley.

“Africa is experiencing explosive data growth, and I am honoured to have the opportunity to lead the operations of one of the continent’s best 4G LTE networks at this exciting time. It has also been a revelation after over 20 years in the industry to witness the power and versatility of Smile’s proprietary technology applications platform, which was developed in-house and provides a huge competitive and cost advantage,” concluded Ahmad Farroukh

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Events promoters drag IGP and the Attorney General to court over Bobi Wine’s shows

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Geoffery Serugo
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Mr. Abby Musinguzi aka Abtex the proprietor of Abtex promotions and Andrew Musaka, the CEO of Bajjo events interact with their lawyers led by Erias Lukwago.

The two events promoters, Abtex Productions and Bajjo Events and Marketing Agency Limited have dragged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Martins Okoth Ochola and the Attorney General, William Byaruhanga to court over the banning of music shows of Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine.

Through their lawyers led by the Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, they are challenging a decision made by the police chiefs to indefinitely stop the applicants from organising Kyarenga Extra Concerts at One Love Beach Busabala, Lira, Gulu, and Arua.

Mr. Abby Musinguzi aka Abtex is the proprietor of Abtex promotions while Andrew Musaka, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Bajjo events, said they had entered into an agreement with Bobi Wine and his crew to provide entertainment at a nonrefundable cost of Shs 230 million to entertain revelers during the Easter festivities this year.

Speaking at High Court, Abtex said, they do want to be compensated for losses incurred in the past music shows that were blocked but police but instead they want Bobi Wine back on stage for them to resume working.

“Shs 1.8billion compensated to other promoters should have been made in two music shows, Kyarenga concert in Busabala and Arua would generate Shs2 billion. With these shows, we employ many people,” he said.

They now want the High court to quash IGP’s decision and order him to provide security at their Concerts. The matter is yet to be fixed for hearing.

With the recent scenario on east Monday, the MP was blocked from holding his annual music show that was slated to take place at his One Love Beach Busabala. In the scuffle police smashed Kyagulanyi glass, sprayed him with teargas before nabbing and driving him back to his home.

President Yoweri Museveni, has since condemned the method that police used to break in to have Bobi Wine arrested but has not stepped up against the officers inflicted in the scuffle.

“I disapprove the method the police used to break the glass of Bobi Wine’s car. They should have towed the vehicle to wherever they wanted him to be. I do not watch TV most of the time because of work,” Mr Museveni said in a statement.

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Oil exploration: Regional CSOs write to Museveni, Tshisekedi

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George Mangula
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Museveni and Tshisekedi

Nearly 50 Ugandan, DRC and international civil society organisations (CSOs) have written to the president of Uganda Yoweri Museveni and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi, calling on the two leaders to avoid sensitive ecosystems in the new licensing round.

On May 8, 2019 in Mombasa, Kenya, the Ugandan government, through the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Eng. Irene Muloni launched Uganda’s second competitive licensing round and put up five oil blocks for bidding.

Among these was Ngaji oil block which covers Lake Edward, a UNESCO-designated Ramsar site, and Queen Elizabeth National park, a UNESCO-designated Human and Biosphere Reserve.

On the other hand, the DRC Minister for Hydrocarbons also rolled out a call for bids that could see Block V in Virunga National Park, a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site, being re-opened for bidding.

Lake Edward in addition to Queen Elizabeth and Virunga national parks are important sensitive ecosystems that are shared between Uganda and the DRC.

The CSOs that are party to this letter affirm that because of the ecological, social and economic importance of the above, no oil activities including issuance of oil exploration licenses should be allowed in the above-mentioned lake and national parks by the Ugandan and DRC governments.

The Albertine Graben where the new oil exploration is planned for Uganda is a diverse ecosystem that generates huge revenues from tourism, agriculture, fisheries and others for both countries. “The revenues support our economies while promoting conservation. For instance, the 2017 estimates from World Wide Fund (WWF) International indicates that if Virunga National Park is managed sustainably, it has the potential to generate over US$235 million per year for the DRC government. This is way beyond what the oil industry would generate,” the CSOs say.

The CSOs remind the presidents of commitments under the World Heritage Convention, Ramsar Convention, Paris Climate Change Agreement and recommendations from the 2016 IUCN Convention among others most of which they signed and committed to avoid activities that degrade the World Heritage and Ramsar sites in addition to engaging in efforts to reduce global temperature rises.

The CSOs affirm their commitment to work with the presidents, communities, national and international CSOs, the media and other stakeholders to promote environmental conservation and clean renewable energy.

The organisations involved in the campaign are; Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO), National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE), Guild Presidents’ Forum on Governance (GPFOG), Green Organisation Africa (GOA), 350.org, African Conservation Foundation – International, Arcus Foundation and eCountability.

Others are; Global Witness, European Network of Networkers for Ecological Reflection and Action , Rainforest Foundation Norway, Zoological Society of London and WILD Foundation.

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The US is underestimating Huawei, says founder Ren Zhengfei

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Ren Zhengfei

Huawei founder, Ren Zhengfei, has downplayed the impact of the US executive order that could cripple Huawei’s ability to collaborate with American companies like Google and Qualcomm.

In comments to Chinese media gathered at the company’s Shenzhen headquarters, reported on by the Global Times state newspaper, Ren says the 90-day extension to normal business relations granted by the US won’t make much difference to Huawei due to the company’s existing contingency plans.

“In such a critical moment, I’m grateful to US companies, as they’ve contributed a lot to Huawei’s development and showed their conscientiousness on the matter,” Ren says. “As far as I know, US companies have been making efforts to persuade the US government to let them cooperate with Huawei … We always need US-developed chipsets, and we can’t exclude American products with a narrow mind.”

Ren says that the trade restrictions won’t affect Huawei’s 5G rollout and doesn’t expect anyone to catch up to the company’s technology in the next two to three years, according to Reuters, which quotes him as adding that the US government is “underestimating Huawei’s capabilities.”

Ren, 74, is a famously private individual who almost never gives interviews, but he’s found himself in the limelight more often of late due to the recent escalation of tension between his company and the US — not least the US-ordered arrest of his daughter, Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. Ren’s time as an engineer in the People’s Liberation Army before founding Huawei has also contributed to the air of suspicion over the company.

Google revoked Huawei’s Android license on Sunday in compliance with President Trump’s executive order, while Intel and Qualcomm have reportedly instructed employees to stop working with the Chinese telecoms giant.

The moves would prevent Huawei from selling devices running Google apps and the Play Store, as well as building phones with US-made components, but Huawei says it has built an alternative OS and stockpiled hardware for this eventuality.

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Dangote named among greatest leaders on Earth…global leaders laud his public spirit

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Aliko Dangote

The rating carried out by the Fortune Magazine, an American multinational business magazine headquartered in New York City, United States was released recently and focused mainly on the businesses run by the men and how they have used it to impact their society positively.

The time-tested magazine, which first edition was published in February 1930, said the world’s greatest leaders both men and women are transforming the world and inspiring others to do so in business, government, philanthropy and the arts.

“These thinkers, speakers, and doers make bold choices and take big risks- and move others to do the same”, the magazine declared.

This is the first time Fortune magazine is recognizing and including Aliko Dangote in the annual ranking. Specifically, Dangote having popped up in the magazine’s radar earned nomination after being adjudged as having used business to acquire wealth and who is now converting his wealth into impactful philanthropy through his Aliko Dangote Foundation.

The top 10 greatest men and women, according to Fortune are: Bill and Melinda Gates, Jacinda Ardem (Prime Minister, New Zealand), Robert Mueller (Special Counsel, Department of Justice), Pony Ma (Founder and CEO, Tencent), Satya Nadella (CEO, Microsoft), Greta Thunberg (Student and climate activist, Sweden), Margrethe Vestager (Commissioner for Competition, European Union), Anna Nimiriano (Editor-in-Chief, Juba Monitor), Jose Andres (Chef/Founder, World Central Kitchen), and Dough Mcmillon and Lisa Woods (CEO; Senior Director, Strategy & Design for U.S. Benefits, Walmart).

The ranking of Dangote as one of the greatest business leaders has attracted comments by eminent persons around the world who described him as worthy of the nomination going by his business acumen and philanthropic gestures.

Global business giant and founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr. Bill Gate extolled the efforts of Dangote in making businesses play roles in provision of sound public health through his various interventions in health care issues especially in the fight against malnutrition and routine polio.

Gates, who himself was ranked along with Dangote, said “Aliko Dangote, through his leadership at the Aliko Dangote Foundation, is a key partner in the Polio eradication effort, strengthening routine immunisation and fighting malnutrition in Nigeria and across Africa. Aliko bridges the gap between private business and public health in a unique way and our shared belief that Nigeria will thrive when every Nigerian is able to thrive drives our partnership.”

Renowned activist and co-founder of ONE, Paul David Hewson, popularly called Mr. Bono said he was not surprised at Mr. Dangote’s feat globally, saying his vision is as big as the African continent.

Bono, a global campaigner on taking action to end extreme poverty especially in Africa said: “Aliko has a vision just the size of his continent, but with humility of somebody who has just started his first job. It’s no surprise to me that Fortune would recognise his leadership because we have seen first-hand, through his service on ONE’s Board, the benefits of his wise counsel and grace.”

Also, the popular Economic analyst, Mr. Bismark Rewane stated that “Aliko remains understated but very potent and Africa’s most successful and decorated entrepreneur. He is a global financial and managerial behemoth.”

Dangote as the Africa’s richest – worth $16.4 billion, according to Bloomberg – and the four publicly traded companies under the umbrella of his Dangote Industries now account for about a third of the value of the Nigerian stock exchange.

That wealth is based on a big bet on Nigeria’s economic independence: Dangote’s peers give him credit for helping the country become self-sufficient in the sectors in which his companies compete (cement, agriculture and mining).

The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) is the Philanthropic endeavor of Aliko Dangote. The main objective of the Foundation is to reduce the number of lives lost to malnutrition and disease.

The Foundation is poised to combat Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in children, as the core of its programming. It has also resolved to use its investments in health, education, and economic empowerment to help lift people out of poverty.

It would be recalled that Dangote was last year ranked among 75 most powerful persons on the planet, ahead of the Vice-President of the United States of America, Mike Pence.

Aliko Dangote has been named among most powerful persons in the world for the past five consecutive years. According to the Forbe’s 2018 ranking of the World Powerful people, Dangote ranked among world leaders like Xi Jinping, the Chinese President, Vladimir Putin the Russian President and Donald Trump, the President of the US, all of whom were ranked first, second and third respectively.

He was the only Nigerian on the list and one of the only two Africans who made the list with the other being the Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who was ranked 45thmost powerful.

In the same vein, he was named among the 100 most influential personalities in the world in 2018 by Time Magazine, leading business broadcast organisation. The CNBC had earlier in same year ranked Dangote as one of the 25 people which have had most profound impact on business and finance worldwide.

He was rated the most influential African by Jeune Afrique in their classification of the most influential 50 Africans in 2018, and was also named the 6th most charitable person in the world in the same year according to Richtopia, a United Kingdom-based digital platform. He is, in addition, the richest African, according to Forbes.

Dangote stepped up his humanitarian activities recently spending billions of Naira to build hospitals and critical hospital equipment, the lack of which has forced Nigerians of means to seek medical attention abroad.

He also donated a N1.2 billion Business School complex to Bayero University in Kano and another one for the University of Ibadan Business School. Last month he donated 10 blocks of hall of students’ hostel that can accommodate 2,160 beds to the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna state.

The business mogul has continued through the Foundation by disbursing N10 billion to vulnerable women across the 774 local governments in the country.

Dangote made a donation of $2 million to the World Food Programme as part of efforts to help Pakistani nationals devastated by floods in the year 2010.

Aliko Dangote was made the chairperson of the Presidential Committee on Flood Relief, which raised in excess of N11.35 billion, of which Dangote himself contributed N2.5 billion, an amount higher than the entire contribution from the 36 state governors in Nigeria.

So far, the Foundation has spent over N7 billion in the troubled North Eastern part of Nigeria to see that the Internally Displaced Persons as a result of the activities of insurgents, are re-integrated back to the bigger society.

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Vanilla prices hit Shs250,000 per kilo

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Geoffery Serugo
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Ugandan vanilla beans

The State Minister for Agriculture, Christopher Kibanzanga, has said that the price of vanilla continues to rise due to the increased demand against very low supply of the beans.

Remarking in Kampala while addressing the media, the minister, said in Uganda, the price has reached as high as Shs250, 000 per kilogram for green vanilla beans at the farm-gate and therefore asked farmers to be vigilant as vanilla harvesting period draws closer.

He declared June 15th onwards and December 15th as the appropriate Dates for the first season and the second season of harvesting vanilla.

Last year, Uganda produced about 300,000Kg of Vanilla and exported 23,000Kg of cured vanilla worth US $6.40 million. “It is not surprising to hear that vanilla is now referred to as the ‘Green Gold’. This is because of the price fetched from cured vanilla which is higher than the value of one kilogram of silver.” He said

He said government is taking precautions on vanilla harvesting because it’s a high value crop especially for the international market. There have been cases of theft the crop and murder of farmers already recorded in Kasese district and others.

“We have observed each time vanilla prices rise, we receive cases of theft, and loss of lives, wide spread premature vanilla harvesting which ultimately compromises the quality of Ugandan vanilla. Worse of all, the vanilla farmer is the most affected party.”

In 2017 and 2018, the major importing countries for Ugandan vanilla included USA, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Canada, Denmark, Netherlands, Israel, South Africa, Turkey and Hungary.

Mr Aga Sekalala senior lauded government for finally hearing their plea as vanilla farmers and setting dates for harvesting which is an international practice that comes with safety measures.

Vanilla is one of the high value crops grown in 25 districts of Uganda, mainly in Central, Eastern and Western parts of the country. Global consumption of vanilla ranges between 2,100 metric tons to 2,400 metric tons per year over the last 10 years. However, there is now increasing demand for all-natural and organic vanilla from major Global food companies.

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Desabre names Uganda Cranes squad for 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

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Uganda Cranes head coach Desabre

Uganda Cranes Head coach Sebastien Desabre has released a list of 26 players for the camp in Abu Dhabi in preparation for the forthcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt.

The squad consists of 4 goalkeepers, 9 defenders, 9 midfielders and 4 strikers, both local and foreign based players. The entire Uganda Cranes contingent will fly out on 27th May 2019.

The goalkeeping department has four players including KCCA FC’s Charles Lukwago who will join the team after the COSAFA tournament in South Africa.

Among the new faces to be part of the squad is Swedish based striker Alexis Bakka and Östersunds FK defender Ronald Mukiibi, while Midfielder William Kizito Luwagga returns for the first time under Desabre.

The final 23 man squad to feature in the Total AFCON Finals in Egypt will be named after the camp in United Arab Emirates.

While in Dubai, Cranes will play friendly matches against an unnamed opponent on 9th June 2019 and then with Ivory Coast on 15th June 2019 before flying to Cairo, Egypt.

Uganda are in Group A alongside the hosts Egypt, Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe.

The Squad:

Goalkeepers: Denis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundowns-South Africa), Jamal Salim (Al Hilal-Sudan), Robert Odongkara (Adama City FC-Ethiopia), Charles Lukwago (KCCA FC-Uganda).

Defenders: Bevis Mugabi (Yeovil Town- England), Nicholas Wadada (Azam FC-Tanzania), Awanyi Timothy (KCCA FC-Uganda), Hassan Wasswa Mawanda (Unattached), Ronald Mukiibi (Ostersunds-Sweden), Murushid Juuko (Simba-Tanzania), Godfrey Walsumbi (Unattached), Muleme Isaac ( FK Viktoria Zizkov- Czech Republic), Joseph Ochaya (TP Mazembe-DR Congo).

Midfielders: Tadeo Lwanga (Vipers SC-Uganda), Khalid Aucho (Church Hill Brothers Fc-India), Kirizestom Ntambi- Coffee FC –Ethiopia), Michael Azira (Montreal-USA), Waisswa Moses (Vipers SC-Uganda), Sadam Juma (KCCA FC-Uganda), Faruku Miya (HNK Gorica FC- Croatia), Kizito Luwagga (Shakhter Karagandy-Kazakhstan), Kateregga Allan ( Maritzburg-South Africa).

Strikers: Patrick Kaddu (KCCA FC-Uganda), Allan Kyambadde (KCCA FC-Uganda), Alexis Bakka (Carlstad United- Sweden), Nsibambi Derrick (Smouha- Egypt).

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Entrepreneur attributes that will make you a star

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Martin Zwilling

By Martin Zwilling

To be successful as an entrepreneur, you don’t have to be a fabulous person, but it helps. Some people, and some entrepreneurs, have that something extra that you can’t quite put your finger on, like Ryan Seacrest is searching for on American Idol. But the entrepreneurs that have it, including Elon Musk and Richard Branson, seem to be able to effortlessly get team members, investors, and customers to follow them anywhere.

In her classic book on this subject, “The Essentials of Fabulous,” Ellen Lubin-Sherman, who has been tracking fabulous people most of her life as a writer and journalist, tried to net it out. She identifies less than a dozen primary qualities for fabulous people in general, and I have honed and tuned these to ten that apply especially to entrepreneurs, in my experience:

Be passionate about life, as well as your business. Entrepreneurs who have passion in business, as well as their life, may drive us all batty, but there is never a dull moment. These moments are always being transformed into options to be explored. They make life interesting and an adventure, and everyone loves an adventure.

Be delightfully authentic and honest. Authentic entrepreneurs are destined and determined to have fun, as well as move forward in business. They have an unerring confidence that’s inspiring yet attainable. They savor relationships, and are generous with themselves and their smarts, so they attract a savvy following.

Be revered for an amazing positive attitude. Rather than cave when things get tough, optimistic entrepreneurs go analytic, looking for pivots that keep their goals in sight. They are disciplined, upbeat thinkers, but they don’t take themselves too seriously, and know how and when to laugh it off. A negative attitude takes everyone down.

Be warm and completely accessible. Warmth comes from your smile, and facial expressions that indicate genuine interest. Investors and partners look for entrepreneurs that will look them straight in the eye when speaking, and give their full and undivided attention while you’re speaking. Everyone looks for “rapport talk” rather than “report talk.”

Have impeccable manners and flair. Entrepreneurs who are always looking for opportunities to be gracious and considerate are going to be liked, admired, sought after, and trusted. In business, that means staying connected, showing up on time, with no signs of boredom or preoccupation. It’s not always about you, so dress and talk for them.

Be competent and confident. Competent people accomplish more in business because they’re driven by a pronounced sense of purpose. They are willing to put themselves on the line, and have confidently done their homework to know what it takes. They are reliably consistent, and unafraid to ask for help.

Able to just “get it.” Entrepreneurs who “get it” are emotionally attuned to peers and customers, so that their gut-level instincts become informed judgments that move the business forward. “With-it”-ness takes work, like reading the right blogs every day, challenging yourself to stay abreast of the latest technology, and social media marketing.

Have a big bandwidth. Can you talk, with equal engagement and respect, to your company’s CFO and the guy who pumps your gas? Look for opportunities to praise and nurture the people with diversity. Get comfortable out of your circle of interest and expertise. Go for that black belt in networking.

Be vivid virtually. Developing a superior virtual presence requires a mastery of several mediums – phone, email, text messaging, as well as handwritten notes – but the payoff is undeniable. But don’t overuse virtual communication to the exclusion of face-to-face time In all cases, don’t forget your sense of aplomb, mastery of tone, and the spell-checker.

Attract a superstar board of advisors. The right board is a group of individuals who may not know one another, but know you, and know your business domain. Plus, they need to be willing to put their brains and their expertise at your disposal as long as you need it. No entrepreneur is an island, so take the initiative to build an advisory board.

Paying attention to all these things is how you become a fabulous entrepreneur, another entrepreneur idol. I’m sorry, but there is no magic, and it doesn’t happen overnight. Of course, it will never happen if you don’t start or don’t believe. But it’s worth the effort, unless you have something better to do?

The writer is a veteran startup mentor, executive, blogger, author, tech professional, professor, and investor. Published on Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc, Huffington Post.

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Match officials for 2019 Uganda Cup final confirmed

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Our Reporter
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Ali Sabila (left)

The FUFA Referees Standing Committee has confirmed the appointment of five match officials to handle the final of the Stanbic Uganda cup between Proline FC and Bright Stars on 25th May 2019 in Masaka.

Sabila Ali will be the center referee and will be assisted by Mark Ssonko and Issa Masembe as the first and second assistant referees respectively.

Oloya William will be the fourth Official while the Referees’ Assessor will be Amin Bbosa Nkono.

The two coaches – Shafique Bisaso of Proline FC and Fred Kajoba of Bright Stars FC will address the media about the latest news in their respective teams on May 22, 2019 at FUFA House starting 10am.

Both teams are in their first ever Uganda Cup final and will be looking forward to win it for the first time.

Bright Stars FC progressed to the final after eliminating record-holders Express FC in the semifinals while Proline defeated fellow Fufa Big league side Kyetume FC.

The winning club of the Uganda Cup will walk away with Shs40 million, runners up Shs20 million, semi-finalists Shs10 million while the quarter finalists walked away with Shs5 million.

The winner of the competition represents Uganda in the Caf Confederation Cup as per the rules of the competition. KCCA FC are the defending champions.

Express FC and KCCA FC are the teams that have won the Uganda Cup most, ten times each.

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