The government, oil and gas companies continue to counter opposition to the development of the sector in Uganda, which has recently targeted religious institutions. The crusaders accuse the government of allowing activities that they say will affect the livelihoods of…
Mark Mugisha Kivuna has been appointed by Diageo, Guinness Nigeria Plc as the continental giant’s Marketing & innovations Director. “As Adenike Adebola moves ahead as Africa Innovations Director, Diageo, Guinness Nigeria Plc has announced the appointment of Mark Mugisha Kivuna…
Businessman and Kampala City Tycoon, Sudhir Ruparelia, through his Ruparelia Group has clarified that he doesn’t own UMC Victoria Hospital. “Our attention has been drawn by several online media publications linking the above business entity to the Ruparelia Group of…
Pesapal has been at the forefront of the Digital Payments revolution in Africa for over a decade. By leveraging technology to make financial services affordable, convenient, and secure, Pesapal is empowering tens of thousands of merchants and millions of consumers…
Stanbic Bank Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Anne Juuko, on Wednesday morning dissected the different opportunities in the oil and gas sector. Early this year, key players in the oil and gas sector announced an Investment Decision worth US$ 10 billion.…
Following approval of declaration of dividends by its shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on the 27th day of May 2022, MTN Uganda has paid out a total dividend of Ugx105.4 billion to its 21,452 shareholders for the year…
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has put in place initiatives to support local firms’ capacity, growth and competitiveness for better business opportunities. The initiatives that are already in practice include, the NSSF Suppliers Forum, access to finance through advance…
Mr Waiswa Bageya, the Works Ministry permanent secretary, said the search for the new Uganda Airlines CEO would be redone after bid documents were sent to four firms, before settling on PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). “We did not advertise but instead developed…
Uganda’s Court of Appeal has blocked South African moneylender, Vantage Mezzanine Fund, from selling businessman Patrick Bitature’s prime properties in Kampala. In his ruling on June 27, Justice Christopher Gashirabake said “there is all evidence that there is a real…
According to his family, Mr Majwega had gone to the USA to attend his daughter’s graduation ceremony in Minnesota. “With deep sorrow Ms Halima Majwega of Framingham,Ma and her family announce the sudden death of the father of her children…
Uganda Breweries Recognized at the President’s Export Award Ceremony Uganda Breweries has been recognized by President Museveni and the Uganda Export Promotion Board as a leading company in export promotion and import substitution. This was at Imperial Royale Hotel, where President Museveni…
Uganda Development Bank is set to lend slightly over Shs300bn in the coming six months to support businesses to overcome the current economic shocks, characterized by high commodity prices. The lender’s Chief Executive Officer, Patricia Ojangole, revealed on June.24 immediately…
The students of Kasese Youth Polytechnic Vocational Training Institute (VTI) in Western Uganda are set to reap from the generous donation of a fully furnished Digital Resource center courtesy of the MTN Foundation in partnership with Enabel a Belgian NGO.…
Shareholders in banking service companies will in a month’s time start receiving dividends for their investments, for the first time since 2019 following BOU approval. Stanbic Bank Uganda and Bank of Baroda will be the first to pay dividends to…
Meera Investment Limited, a real estate arm under Ruparelia group has presented Uganda’s largest fabulous homes grand project, the One-10 Apartments for sale. The ‘heaven’ homes stand in Kololo on Prince Charles Drive – a leafy affluent and diplomatic zone…