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Uganda Marketers Society and Chartered Institute of Marketing partner to enhance professional marketing standards

CEO ReporterCompany NewsFebruary 23, 2021February 24, 2021

Uganda Marketers Society (UMS) and the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) have signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for a Strategic Partnership to enhance professional marketing standards and practices in…

MTN Uganda Announces the MTN Foundation Youth Empowerment Program Winners

CEO ReporterCompany NewsFebruary 23, 2021February 24, 2021

At the end of last year, the MTN Foundation Uganda launched an exciting training opportunity for the youth, the Youth Empowerment Program, with to offer technology training to at least…

47 Graduate from Victoria University, best performers win prizes

CEO ReporterCompany NewsFebruary 19, 2021February 19, 2021

At least 47 students from the faculties of Health Science, Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Management as well as Science & Technology have today graduated at Victoria University in…

URSB Signs Memorandum of Understanding with NITA (U) for Provision of SMS Gateway Services

CEO ReporterCompany NewsFebruary 19, 2021February 19, 2021

The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) and the National Information Technology Authority (NITA) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the provision of an SMS gateway that will…

Scangroup suspends CEO Bharat Thakrar and CFO Satyabrata Das over alleged gross misconduct

CEO ReporterCompany NewsFebruary 19, 2021February 19, 2021

WPP Scangroup board of directors has suspended the Chief Executive Officer, Bharat Thakrar and the Chief Finance Officer, Satyabrata Das. In a press statement on Friday, the Board said the…

Property sector yet to pick up amidst shifting consumer preferences and pennywise tenants – Knight Frank report

CEO ReporterCompany NewsFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 2021

Although the economy is slowly unravelling from the effects of the Covid-19 lockdowns that characterised much of H1 2020, the property sector is yet to pick up and is still…

Hot contest expected as Buddu battles it out against Gomba in the Airtel Masaza Cup Finals next month

CEO ReporterCompany NewsFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 2021

The Airtel Masaza Cup Finals will be a hotly contested battle as Buddu take on the tournament’s record champions, Gomba, on the 6th March 2021 at St. Mary’s Kitende Stadium….

Showmax to show at Half Price for Dstv Access, Compact And Compact Plus Customers

CEO ReporterCompany NewsFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 2021

MultiChoice Uganda, the home of great Pay-Tv entertainment, has announced that Showmax will be available at half the price to all DStv Access, Compact and Compact Plus customers when they…

CMA, Uganda Manufacturers Association sign Memorandum of Understanding to increase access to financing from the Capital Markets

CEO ReporterCompany NewsFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 2021

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will enable Uganda’s manufacturing sector to take advantage of customized training…

Mastercard, MTN partner to enable consumers shop and pay online

CEO ReporterCompany NewsFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 2021

Mastercard and MTN has announced a strategic partnership to enable millions of MTN MoMo customers in 16 African countries to shop and pay online with global merchants.  Through a Mastercard…