Yutus Aribariho has been appointed the bank’s Global Head, Digital Utilities. He will officially take over this position effective 1st August 2022. In his new role, Yustus will oversee the bank’s design and development of digital utility platforms as well…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A former Facebook employee in Kenya who was reportedly fired after questioning working conditions has threatened to sue the parent company Meta for wrongful termination of his contract. Daniel Motaung, a former content moderator for the social media platform, claims…
The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) in partnership with Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU), Uganda Tourism Association (UTA), Mastercard Foundation and Adventure Vacation Safaris are hosting a domestic tourism promotion tour at Murchison Falls in a bid to promote domestic tourism,…
Rashmi Pillai has been appointed Head of Public Policy – Anglophone for Wave Mobile Money after serving Financial Sector Deepening Uganda (FSD Uganda) as the Chief Executive Officer for the last four years. She has over 17 years of experience in digital financial services, social…
Standard Bank customers in eight African countries to enjoy enhanced digital payments experience in partnership with Flutterwave On 28th October 2021, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Standard Bank, the parent company of Stanbic Africa Holdings Limited for which Stanbic bank Uganda is…
MTN Uganda in partnership with SIMFY, the developers of Ayoba, has launched a campaign dubbed ‘Life inside Ayoba’ that will see Ayoba users sending MTN MoMo for free to fellow Ayoba users. Introduced to the Ugandan market last year, Ayoba,…
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Serving the Public Relations Association of Uganda has been a humbling learning experience for me.
Thebe Ikalafeng is the founder of the award-winning pan-African brand and reputation advisory firm, Brand Leadership Group. His work with over 100 diverse brands across Africa has seen his career grow as one of the most respected brand advisors and influencers in Africa and all over the world.