The Public Relations practitioners in Uganda have been urged to create safe working spaces within the companies they work for so as to create strong mental health amongst staff. The call was made by Samuel Apedel, the Senior Manager Public…
Dorothy Kabagambe Ssemanda has been promoted to CEO for ATC Uganda, effective July 1, 2022, replacing Michael Magambo. She has been the Chief Finance Officer, the first Ugandan to hold the position. ATC Uganda is a subsidiary of American Tower…
Government agencies and petroleum marketing companies are divided on whether or not to resume the countrywide crackdown on fuel stations that violate standards. These activities were suspended when COVID-19 broke out more than two years ago and movement became more…
Letshego has appointed Aobakwe “Aupa” Monyatsi as Group Chief Executive. Prior to this appointment, Aupa held the same role in an interim capacity from 4 May 2022, having led the inclusive finance entity’s digitalization of systems and operations for the…
DHL Supply Chain International Ltd, a Ugandan subsidiary of the the Deutsche Post (DHL group in Germany) has been ordered to pay UGX 1,484,422,000 of Value Added Tax (VAT) to URA in a ruling by the Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT).…
UAP Old Mutual has registered impressive growth and a record market leadership, according to the recently released Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2021. Regardless of the low insurance penetration (below 1% mark for years), UAP Old Mutual…
African Media Agency (AMA)/- The African Leadership Magazine is pleased to announce the winners in the 13 categories of the 2022 edition of the African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA), following the call for vote entries which ended on Friday, June…
Opinion: Why Crucify Bitature Yet Sudhir Also Plays Same Games. Several Ugandans are wondering why most people in the country are literally crucifying tycoon Patrick Bitature, for relying on a legal technicality to save his business empire, yet several players…
Jumia Uganda has celebrated a decade of progress and serving Ugandans with the online platform launched in Uganda in 2012 when e-commerce in the country was virgin and today sells about six million products and delivers to every district in…
ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet, today announced it has won the “Best Mobile Transport Solutions to Connect 5G Services” award with its “5G Transport Network…
The constant high cost of fuel contributed to negative private sector activity in May with the Stanbic Headline Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) dropping to 51.5 from to 53.9 recorded in April—readings above 50.0 mean improvement in business conditions on the…
MTN Uganda Limited has announced the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Certified Public Accountants as the external auditor of the Company for the audit relating to the financial year ending 31 December 2022. The multinational professional services network of firms, which ranks…
Kendi Ntwiga has been appointed as the Global Head of Misrepresentation for Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. This follows her departure from Microsoft Kenya, where she served as the Country Leader. Her tenure started in May,…
Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. has entered into an agreement to sell its Africa business to Akzo Nobel N.V. (“AkzoNobel”), a global paints and coatings company, said on June 2 in a statement. Kunishi Mori, Kansai Paint’s president said, “We are…
Brand Africa unveiled the 12th annual Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands 2022 rankings of the Top 100 most admired brands in Africa at a live event hosted by Brand Africa, at Eko Hotel & Suites in Nigeria. Against a…
Sanjay Rughani, a banker with over 25 years of banking experience across the African continent, has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank, Uganda He replaces Albert Saltson, who has retired from Standard Chartered Bank after more…
Leading beer makers Nile Breweries Limited (NBL) have Thursday pledged to maintain the current market prices for all their products, in the face of the surging inflation in the country. The company executives told reporters at their offices in Luzira…
Stanbic Bank has made a contribution of UGX150m to Makerere University as the institution marks 100 years of service to humanity. The UGX 150m cash donation is expected to boost activities lined up by the university ahead of the official…
One of the joint venture partners in Uganda’s oil sector and the developer of Tilenga project, Total Energies, has revealed that the on-going escalating fuel prices have not yet affected their works in Tilenga Development Area. Following the declaration of…
At the end of January 2022, Smile Telecom’s 4G LTE network was switched off and until now, the firm continues to encounter challenges on their network that have impacted the service availability. In short, there have been no internet services…
East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) has appointed Anne-Joy Michira as its Marketing and Innovations Director for Africa effective 1st May 2022, taking over from her predecessor Graham Villiers-Tuthill. Prior to this appointment, Michira was the head of the Marketing Department…
Uganda Development Bank Ltd (UDBL), in partnership with the European Union, has announced a special call for eligible businesses in the tourism sector to apply for and receive up to Shs1 billion in grants and soft loans with flexible terms…
The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Hon. Janet Kataaha Museveni is slated to inaugurate new buildings at Makerere University and lay foundation stones on the ongoing construction of two other projects. The minister of education will be…
Kin Kariisa has ended his 10 years on the board of Ecobank Uganda, a subsidiary of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), one of Africa’s largest financial brands, leaving behind a well-entrenched bank, with great growth prospects. Kariisa who joined the bank’s…
Kirunda Magoola has been appointed Public Affairs and Communications Director, Coca Cola Beverages Africa (Uganda) replacing Simon Kaheru who was appointed Group Head of Public Policy and Partnership as of 01 April 2022. Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) is the largest…
The Coca-Cola system in Uganda yesterday unveiled a new iconic look of its leading sparkling lemon-lime flavored soft drink Sprite in a clear polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottle packaging. This shift from its iconic green bottle means more Sprite bottles…
Absa Bank Uganda and Prudential Uganda have today launched the Absa Family Protection Plan, a life insurance policy, designed to help families plan for the financial needs faced during the loss of a loved one who is either a member…
South African insurer Sanlam and Germany’s Allianz have agreed to combine their current and future operations across Africa in a joint venture. The total group equity value is expected to be more than $2.1bn and the new entity should rank…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector lending arm of the World Bank, has acquired a 6.71 percent stake in Kenya’s regional lender Equity Bank, officials said Tuesday. Mohamed Gouled, the vice president of risk and finance at the…
UAP Old Mutual insurance company has seen its net profit nearly double from Shs 9.7billion in 2020 to Shs 17.2billion last year driven by increase in gross written premiums, better claims and expense management. The insurer, which owns 45% of…
Effective June 6, Ugandans will not be able to send money or top-up airtime for individuals in other jurisdictions. However, WorldRemit maintains that Ugandans will still be able to receive money from abroad via their phones. WorldRemit, a cross-border digital…
Absa Bank Uganda has contributed 65 million shillings to Makerere University to mark 100 years of excellence in building a transformed society. On Tuesday, Absa Uganda Managing Director, Mumba Kalifungwa handed a 65 million shillings cheque to Makerere University Vice…
Over the years, on average, only 20% of the brands Africans admire are made in Africa. Nike (#1 brand overall), MTN and Dangote (#1 African brands recalled spontaneously and prompted respectively), BBC (#1 media brand) and GT Bank (#1 financial…
Marketing services firm WPP Scangroup has made preparations to write off up to Sh4.7 billion investments in its subsidiaries. The manouvre has seen the share premium account –representing the value of shares acquired by shareholders above their nominal price— drop…
Godfrey Muhindo has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer for MTN Mobile Money Uganda Ltd reporting to the Managing Director. As Chief Commercial officer, Godfrey Will be responsible for running the commercial operations of MTN Mobile money looking after Corporate Accounts,…
Lois Aber Kwikiriza has been appointed the new Head of Marketing at MultiChoice Uganda. Kwikiriza takes on the mantle from Colin Asiimwe who has been at the helm of marketing at MultiChoice Uganda for the last two years. While welcoming…
Tetteh Ayitevie, who has been the Chief Strategy Officer at Prudential Life Insurance Ghana (PLIG), will take over from Acumile Majija. Majija, who has been Prudential Uganda’s CEO designate has joined Prudential’s West and Southern Africa Region as chief executive:…
The Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT) slapped a fine of UGX 20 Million on Nile Breweries Limited (NBL) and UGX 30 Million on Standard Chartered and Stanbic Bank for contempt in a ruling read on Saturday. This follows NBL’s earlier application…
MTN Uganda has today announced its commitment to support Makerere University’s centenary celebrations through a sponsorship worth UGX180million. The sponsorship by MTN will be dedicated towards supporting the events organized by Makerere University in celebration of 100 years of its existence which include…
Standard Chartered Bank Uganda in partnership with Challenges Worldwide, a Kampala-based business development consultancy have today launched the scale-up of the Youth to Work (Y2W) phase III programme worth Ugx 430 million. The hybrid event that had participants attend both…
Harriet Nakkungu, a businesswoman based in Namataba town in Mukono district had for over 12 years, desired a smartphone to boost her business but she could hardly afford one due to the high cost of genuine smartphones. Last year, her…
Uganda’s financial industry risks being blacklisted by international systems for failure to put in place measures that can effectively prevent financial crimes like money laundering. This is a requirement by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global inter-governmental organisation…
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) officials have told Members of Parliament that 4.3 trillion Shillings projected revenue is to be foregone due to different unfunded interventions in the coming financial year 2022 Led by John Musinguzi, the Commissioner General, officials from…
Uganda is set to be part of the first-ever report that will cater exclusively to the PR and communications industry within the African continent. This follows a statement released on Wednesday April 6 in which BHM Research & Intelligence announced…
The rising costs of fuel and other essential items is expected to affect the growth of the domestic tour and travel industry, one of the reasons the sector has to find mitigating measures. The industry is mainly driven by transport,…
Uganda’s electricity distribution firm, has seen 2021 net profit more than triple to Shs139bn owed to increase in customer base and electricity sales. This is the similar profit earned in 2019 during the pre-COVID period. Umeme recorded a 9% growth…