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Uber announces partnership with local driving schools to enhance safety for boda boda Riders

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisMarch 4, 2022March 4, 2022

Uber has announced a partnership with driving schools in Kampala to provide training for UberBoda driver-partners on road and vehicle safety. The initiative is part of a solution to ensure…

Hariss International Bags Four at 2021 Pearl Of Africa Customer Excellence Awards

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisMarch 4, 2022March 4, 2022

On Friday, 25,February 2022, Hariss International Ltd, the manufacturer of RIHAM products, bagged four (4) awards at the 2021 Pearl of Africa Customer Excellence Awards. The awards, launched in October 2021 by the Uganda Manufacturers Society…

Standard Chartered Bank and Voluntary Services Overseas to invest UGX1 billion in Youth Empowerment, Entrepreneurship and Decent Employment programme

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisMarch 4, 2022March 4, 2022

Standard Chartered Bank Uganda in partnership with their NGO partner Voluntary Service Overseas have launched a Youth Empowerment, Entrepreneurship and Decent Employment programme worth UGX1,056,000,000. The March 3, 2022 launch…

Sanlam Rallies Ugandan Journalists to Participate in the 2021 Financial Journalism Awards

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisFebruary 17, 2022February 17, 2022

Sanlam Uganda, a provider of cutting-edge insurance and financial services in Uganda yesterday announced entries for the 2021 Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism, one of the leading prizes…

Flutterwave Closes US$250m in Series D Funding, Valuation Rises to Over US$ $3bn

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisFebruary 17, 2022February 17, 2022

Flutterwave, a leading technology company, has announced that it has raised US$$250 million in Series D funding, valuing the company at over $3 billion as the brand continues to transform…

700 SMEs awarded certificates in enterprise development

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisFebruary 15, 2022February 15, 2022

Stanbic Business Incubator Limited (SBIL) has awarded 700 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with certificates in enterprise development, this, after three months of training in financial literacy, business planning, contracts…

Standard Bank ranked Africa’s most valuable banking brand

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisFebruary 14, 2022February 14, 2022

Standard Bank has emerged as the most valuable banking brand on the African continent for 2022 in Brand Finance’s annual ranking of the world’s Top 500 Banking Brands, after increasing…

Adam Ikdal starts new role as Chief Strategy Officer at Standard Bank group

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisFebruary 14, 2022February 14, 2022

Adam Ikdal has on Monday, February 14 begun his new journey as the Chief Strategy Officer of the Standard Bank Group (SBG). His new responsibilities include strategy development and ensuring…

Vandals siphon UGX26 billion from electricity sector, disrupt economic activity

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisFebruary 14, 2022February 14, 2022

Vandalism of electricity infrastructure in Western Uganda has hit alarming levels with vandals stealing over 133 km of cable in just 12 months and causing unprecedented disruption of electricity supply….

Ugandan made Qwezi Beauty Products Hit Global Market

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisFebruary 14, 2022February 14, 2022

As the world becomes more connected and global it is offering more opportunities to those who are swift enough to take up the opportunities there are. TMS Ruge is one…