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New IT platform at NSSF rendered about 80 workers redundant says Byarugaba
Automation of backend office work in Operations Department has rendered employees “redundant”, prompting what management has alternately called reorganisation and restructuring, but new slots opening. Dozens of National Social Security Fund (NSSF) staff at the headquarters are expected to start…
PROFILE: Lawyer Edgar Tabaro appointed as Special Envoy of the President of Sudan
Top Ugandan lawyer, Edgar Tabaro, has been appointed as a Special Envoy of the President of Sudan’s oldest political party. Tabaro will serve as the Mahdi’s special envoy in the East African region. Tabaro observed: “The appointment gives immense opportunity…
Cente-Tech, Sunbird AI partner to deploy Artificial Intelligence in Uganda
Sunbird AI, a non-profit organization that develops artificial intelligence systems for social impact in Africa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Centenary Technology Services geared towards developing the Artificial Intelligence based innovation ecosystem to facilitate the usage of…
Jenifer Bamuturaki is the new CEO Uganda Airlines
Jenifer Bamuturaki has been confirmed as the substantive Chief Executive Officer of Ugandan Airlines. The approval is contained in a July 5 letter written by works and transport minister, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, to the chairperson of the Uganda Airlines…
MTN Uganda crowned Most Admired African Brand in Uganda
MTN once again got crowned as Uganda’s most admired African brand in Uganda by Brand Africa 100 | Africa’s Best Brands rankings, based on a survey carried out across 29 countries that represent as much as 85% of the continent’s…
The World Bank, UBOS disagree on the National Accounts Aggregate used to determine Uganda’s Economic Status
The Uganda Bureau of Statistics-UBOS and the World Bank have disagreed on the methodology used in determining the country’s economic status. They will however release a joint statement in the next 24 hours on Uganda’s status. In his State of…
Court orders BOU to pay all legal costs and return Crane Bank to its original owners
The Supreme Court of Uganda has issued an official decree directing Bank of Uganda to pay costs to businessman Sudhir Ruparelia and his Meera Investments Ltd following its February 11th 2022 landmark ruling in the Crane Bank case. In the…
World Bank rules out claims of Uganda being a Middle-Income Economy
The World Bank has put the per capita income of Uganda at 850 dollars for the financial year end 2022, with the economy growing at an estimated 3.7 percent. According to the Bank, this average income by a Ugandan is…
Sylvia Mulinga becomes MTN Uganda CEO and MTN Rwanda CEO Mitwa Ng’ambi becomes CEO of MTN Cameroon
Sylvia Mulinge becomes MTN Uganda CEO, joining from Safaricom, where she served as Chief Consumer Business Officer for the Group. A seasoned executive, she brings with her a passion for transforming customers’ lives using technology. Mulinge replaces Wim Vanhelleputte, who…
Roman Catholic Church joins in opposing the EACOP project, Minister urges companies to open activity areas to public
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…
RICHARD BYARUGABA: Our procurement report for the FY 2021/22 indicates that local firms receive 90% of business from the Fund albeit of low value while only 10% goes to international firms
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…
PwC named lead firm in search for new CEO Uganda Airlines
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…
Court blocks sale of Kampala City Tycoon and Businessman, Patrick Bitature’s Properties
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…
Businessman Samuel Majwega Musoke has passed on
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…