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Knight Frank Property Report: Kampala’s prime office market to pick up, buoyed by oil and gas prospects

CEO ReporterBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsThe Big StoryJune 29, 2021June 29, 2021

Kampala’s Prime office market is expected to increase as the performance of office rents across Africa remains mixed. “Locations such as Kampala are expected to record a rise in occupier…

MultiChoice Revamps Learning Time on Pearl Magic to Support Education during Lockdown

CEO ReporterCompany NewsJune 24, 2021June 24, 2021

With over15 million Ugandan learners stuck home due to the closure of schools as a result of the second wave of Coronavirus, MultiChoice Uganda, has through Pearl Magic and Pearl…

Brian Ntambirweki Announced New CEO of BrighterMonday Uganda

CEO ReporterCompany NewsJune 24, 2021June 24, 2021

BrighterMonday, a job placement platform in East Africa, has announced the appointment of Brian Ntambirweki as the new CEO at BrighterMonday Uganda. Ntambirweki’s appointment is meant to ensure growth and…

Covid-19 Claims KACITA chairman Everest Kayondo

CEO ReporterCompany NewsJune 23, 2021June 23, 2021

Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) chairman Everest Kayondo has joined the number of Ugandans succumbing to the deadly Covid-19. Kayondo died today at Lifeline International Hospital in Zana, Kampala where…

UNRA Saves Taxpayer UGX489 million in High Court Win against Kampala Law firm

CEO ReporterCompany NewsJune 23, 2021July 21, 2021

Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) Legal team has defeated a claim from Law firm, KTA Advocates, against UNRA for UGX489,321,000 for drafting Axle Load Regulations.In a High Court decision, KTA…

URA CLARIFIES: Oxygen gas cylinders are tax exempt

CEO ReporterCompany NewsJune 23, 2021June 23, 2021

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has come out to clarify that oxygen gas cylinders are tax exempt as the country continues to grapple with limited supply of the cylinders. There has…

Donato Laboke Appointed non-Executive Director to Rays of Hope Hospice Board

CEO ReporterCompany NewsJune 22, 2021June 22, 2021

Sanlam Head of Marketing & Channel Development- East Africa Donato Laboke has been appointed to the Board of Directors at Rays of Hope Hospice Jinja as a non-Executive Director. “We,…

Gideon Badagawa, probably Uganda’s foremost defender of the private sector, bows out

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisJune 21, 2021June 21, 2021

The Executive Director Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) Gideon Badagawa has died. He was 54 years old. The news of Badagawa’s death was today announced Dr Elly Karuhanga, PSFU Chairman…

SAVING LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS: Mastercard Foundation to Deploy US$1.3 Billion in Partnership with Africa CDC

CEO ReporterCompany NewsJune 19, 2021June 19, 2021

The Mastercard Foundation has announced that it will deploy US$1.3 billion over the next three years in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to save…

URA Boosts Contact Center with state-of-the-art IVR Technology to Ensure Better on-call client Support

CEO ReporterCompany NewsJune 18, 2021June 18, 2021

In yet another move to further simplify tax compliance, Uganda revenue Authority has made a major upgrade to its contact center offering with the rollout of state of the art…