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MAN OF STEEL: How Steel & Tube Industries’ Joseph Yiga hot-rolled himself from an ordinary hardware retailer to a UGX427.2 bn a year steel magnate

by Muhereza KyamuteteraBillionaires CEOs Profiles The Big StoryJanuary 21, 2023January 27, 2023

The story of Steel & Tube Industries, one of Uganda’s top five steel companies and the largest indigenously owned steel maker is as fascinating as it is inspiring. His is…

Capital Shoppers’ Ponsiano Ngabirano ventures into hotels: His 5-star Marriot-to-be in Nsambya on course for completion in 2023/24

by Muhereza KyamuteteraBillionaires Hospitality & Tourism Lifestyle The Big Story The Executive TravelerDecember 8, 2022December 13, 2022

After making a fortune in supermarkets and commercial real estate, Ponsiano Ngabirano, the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Capital Shoppers Supermarkets, has ventured into the hospitality industry. The retail…

UGANDAN BILLIONAIRES: Dr Sudhir Ruparelia, Uganda’s richest and big-hearted billionaire

by Muhereza KyamuteteraBillionaires CEOs Lists & Rankings News & Analysis Profiles The Big Story Thought LeadershipNovember 9, 2022November 9, 2022

ESTIMATED WEALTH: USD1.2 billion AGE: 65 years SOURCE OF WEALTH: Financial services, real estate, education services, hospitality, agriculture, and media/broadcasting MARITAL STATUS: Married, with 3 Children PHILANTHROPY: Individually and through…

Meet the Vadodarias- the Father, Mother and Daughter troika, behind Rene Industries, one of Uganda’s largest pharmas

by David KangyeBillionaires Industry & Analysis The Big StoryNovember 8, 2022November 14, 2022

The entire decade of the 90s was not any kind to Uganda in matters of health. It was the height of the HIV/AIDS scourge and the many diseases related to…

Movit’s Simpson Birungi firms up his African route-to-market agenda; hires ex-Unilever, GSK, Procter & Gamble, L’Oréal, Nestle and Godrej executives to run it

by Muhereza KyamuteteraBillionaires Industry & Analysis Lists & Rankings The Big StoryNovember 7, 2022September 28, 2024

Movit Products Limited’s Executive Chairman, Simpson Birungi, has made major people reshuffles at the personal and home care products maker, attracting some big-name hard-nosed executives, including from Unilever and Indian…

Simba Group Chairman, Dr. Patrick Bitature named Entrepreneur of the Year at the African Tourism Leadership Forum

by Muhereza KyamuteteraBillionaires Company News Industry & AnalysisNovember 5, 2022November 5, 2022

Simba Group Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Patrick Bitature has been named Entrepreneur of the Year at the just-ended African Tourism Leadership Forum, held in Gaborone, Botswana. The…