Olivia Byanyima is one of Uganda’s most prominent investment advisory titans. She graduated from Makerere University with a bachelor’s degree in Quantitative Economics before topping it up with a Masters...
Uganda recently held the 8th annual East Africa Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EAVCA) Private Capital Conference at the swanky lakeside Speke Resort Convention Centre in Munyonyo under the...
Simpson Birungi founded Movit Products Ltd in 1997, starting with a makeshift workshop in Namasuba, Wakiso District. Since then, the company has grown into a multi-billion enterprise, becoming one of...
Forbes Africa released its annual list of Africa’s billionaires with its 2024 class of 20 billionaires now worth $82.4bn. Collectively, these billionaires would be the 18th richest person in the...
East Africa’s banking sector is a vibrant and dynamic landscape, teeming with innovation and fierce competition. In this bustling financial arena, three Ugandan banks have emerged as formidable contenders, securing...
BY JULIET HILDAH NAMULUNDU The past two decades have seen several women venture in to big businesses in Uganda’s economy. Much of this ‘women emancipation’ has been attributed to changing…
BY FAITH ATHNUS If there was anything that Allen Kagina had not anticipated when she was appointed the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA), it is that one company, Dott Services,…
Minus offering telecommunication services, MTN Uganda’s investment into sponsorships and corporate social responsibility (CSR) has kept it’s brand popular and closer to the hearts of millions of Ugandans. MTN’s flagship…
Juliet Hildah Namulundu. Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL) was at one point one of the biggest telecoms in the pearl of Africa. At the time, it was trading as “Mango
Faith Athnus On December 18th, 2015, Arinaitwe Rwakajara (Workers Representative) tabled the Minimum Wage Bill 2015 and it was subsequently sent to the Parliament Committee of Gender, Labour and Social…
By Sam Okwakol The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development in Uganda, Irene Muloni has said government will not backtrack from ending illegal mining and trade in Uganda. She said…
By Athnus Faith Legislators were up in arms against each other recently over recommendations by the Presidential Affairs Committee asked Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to compensate businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba…
By Athnus Faith In October 2007, OpecPrime Properties signed a Public Private Partnership with the Government of Uganda for the construction of the Nakawa-Naguru satellite city. That was 10 years…
By Paul Tentena Uganda’s real estate industry seems to be a challenge to everyone. Government is having hardship to acquire land for its projects through the mandatory compensations due to…
