The meeting between Museveni and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa, was reportedly aired on the South African public broadcaster SABC TV.

In his foreign and local engagements, Museveni has consistently, without statistical proof, accused Ugandans of being lazy in front of their business competitors.

According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Ugandans rank highest among the most entrepreneurial people in the world, Monitor reports.

Ugandans have also emerged leaders in several disciplines at regional and international level, including in firms owned by South African companies.

President Museveni used the same platform to ask South African investors to come to Uganda and invest in agro-based industry to which President Ramaphosa responded and said he is interested in investing in irrigation in Uganda.