Major sectors record growth as Uganda’s economy slowly picks up – Stanbic study

by CEO ReporterCompany NewsFinanceSeptember 7, 2020September 7, 2020

Uganda’s private sector continues to recover from the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) as business conditions improved in August after a near standstill of activities during the series of…

COVID-19: Stanbic Bank unable to pay shareholder dividends

by CEO ReporterCompany NewsJuly 6, 2020July 6, 2020

Stanbic Bank Uganda will not pay shareholders’ dividends for the period ended December 31st 2019 because of the Central Bank directive to defer the payment of all discretionary distributions. In…

More than 500 Ugandans Expected to Return this Month – Oryem

by CEO ReporterFinanceJune 24, 2020June 24, 2020

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Henry Okello Oryem has taken about steps the Government is taking to receive Ugandans that have been stranded abroad after the lockdown that…

COVID-19: Confirmed cases reach 616 as more 23 cases are discovered amongst truck drivers and contacts

by Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryJune 7, 2020June 7, 2020

Results from samples tested on 06th June 2020 have confirmed 23 new Covid-19 cases, taking Uganda’s confirmed total cases to 616. According to Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the 23, include:…

Onyango &Co Advocates’ virtual operations to give clients convenient legal services

by CEO ReporterCompany NewsICTMay 14, 2020May 16, 2020

A Ugandan law firm Onyango &Co Advocates has become the first in the country and Africa to launch virtual operations meant to offer clients convenient and unique ways to access…

VOTE OF CONFIDENCE: 80% of Ugandans confident about gov’t efforts to stop Covid-19 spread

by Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryApril 28, 2020April 28, 2020

80per cent of Ugandans who took part in a Geopoll Survey say the government has done enough to stop Covid-19 spread. The survey, titled: Coronavirus in Sub-Saharan Africa; how Africans…

Uganda: an assessment of Uganda’s legal response to the coronavirus (COVID-19)

by theceomaThought LeadershipApril 14, 2020April 14, 2020

By Phillip Karugaba, Rehema Nakirya Ssemyalo and Tracy Kakongi Ten years ago, Uganda’s National Disaster Preparedness and Management Policy predicted that “an influenza pandemic may occur when a new influenza…

Serena Hotel Kampala, sends 89% of staff home; scales down operations as Covid-19 bites

by Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMarch 28, 2020March 28, 2020

Hardly a week after Uganda confirmed its first Covid-19 patient, Kampala Serena Hotel, one of Kampala’s largest and high-end hotels, has sent home 89% of its staff as it seeks…

“We shall cancel your trade licenses,” President Museveni warns traders hiking prices over COVID-19

by Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMarch 24, 2020March 24, 2020

A day after Uganda confirmed eight new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases to nine, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assured Ugandans that the situation is still manageable if…