
Friday, March 27 2009
FOOD – Having Lunch in Kampala is a must for every one who leaves home to go to work. However where you have lunch will vary from price, location, distance or how busy you are during lunch time and so on and so forth.
There are some really cheap places with all the food going for 2,000 Ugx with a glass of juice at an extra 1,000 shillings or less. Now this is the cheapest and because it is cheap then the surroundings are likely to be not that good now that the price is friendly to your wallet. These places are very easy to come by and so we will not dwell on them so much.
I think we have tried to address the food points but with the credit crunch biting you might get to some of these places when they have long closed shop but for now they are still operational. Thursday, March 26 2009
Electronic Funds Transfer System is payment method that is now being preferred over cheques and it might be a matter of time before this becomes the mode of settling payments and collections. This is a system where by money is transferred directly from one account to the other without any paper money changing hands. Most government agencies in Uganda are currently using this system. If you have offered a service to government of late, you will notice that effecting of your payment is done directly to your bank. The other payment similar to this one is RTGS (Real Time Gross Settlement) though this one will attract a lot more in terms of bank charges as compared to EFT, but the money gets to your account almost instantly from the time of effecting payment. Both methods are faster than the traditional cheque which normally takes 4 days clearing time. Assuming there is a weekend or a public holiday in between, then the clearing time will be extended by that period. This might mark the beginning of paper less money and give rise to increased credit card use in Uganda now that the Point of Sale, Credit Card, ATMs etc are all executed through an electronic terminal. Wednesday, March 25 2009
Telecommunication Depending on the type of phone, you can also be located using Google Earth. The phone will reveal your location to whoever may be looking for you. MTN has just launched a service that enables anyone to send money to another person with a mobile phone. The amount to be sent varies from 5,000 to 1,000,000/- within Uganda only. The charge for sending and receiving is affordable. Uganda has five Telecom operators whose services target majorly mobile phone users and the big five are: MTN, UTL, WARID, ZAIN and Orange the last entrant in the industry. Other services being handled by these companies include ISPs, Fax Services, Landline and so on and so forth. This has also created a chain of indirect jobs like vending airtime, repairing phones plus sale of phone accessories which was otherwise not their in the past. On the contrary though, the parliament of Uganda is looking at the possibility of making phone tapping possible so that once you are suspected of transferring illicit information through your phone, then the law can catch up with you. Tuesday, March 24 2009
News
On the streets of Kampala you will certainly find news papers though with the hot sun and the dust, they develop different colours as the day goes by. Supermarkets plus petrol station shops will also have news papers plus international news papers that are weekly.
Sunday, March 22 2009
This section has transformed a lot bearing in mind that in the past we used to have only one channel that could start broadcasting at 6:00pm and Close at 10:00pm. Yes up to now they still can't broadcast 247 but at least the channel will be on 247 with BBC or Aljazeera bridging the gap.
Other Television stations are Record TV, NBS Tv, East African Television, Tuesday, March 17 2009
Monday, March 16 2009
Sunday, March 15 2009
Kampala is now well equipped with cars where by the passenger can pay the fare that is indicated on the meter. This is essential in case of language barrier or better still to avoid charging higher charges for short distances.
Saturday, March 14 2009
It can mean to be real hot in Kampala and before you realize you need to send something cold down your throat. You could try some of these drinks.
Friday, March 13 2009
Tel: +256-312-333000, Fax: +256-312-333013 Rwenzori is bottled in 500ml, 1000ml and 1,000ml bottles. Like the saying goes "Water is Life" so you will need to quench you thirst with non carbonated drinks and water might just offer the solution for you. Rwenzori - The oldest on the market and arguably the best. The company has partnered with most hotels and Uganda In flight Services(UIS) to supply them with water. Otherwise old as it is, it became so popular that a few bottles could bounce back to the market adulterated. The bottle top is sealed though.
Wava Water, Aqua Coolers and Azur are some of the brands you are likely to find on the market.
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