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President Museveni Lauds Tembo Steels Founder for Transforming Uganda’s Steel Industry

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisApril 18, 2025April 18, 2025

President Museveni has praised visionary industrialist Mr. Sanjay Awasthi, the Chairman of Tembo Steels, for his transformative contribution to Uganda’s steel industry. This was as the President commissioned Tembo Steels…

Elon Musk’s Starlink submits application to UCC to begin operations in Uganda 

Paul MurungiBusiness & MarketsEast AfricaNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryApril 17, 2025April 17, 2025

Starlink, a satellite internet service under American billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX company, has submitted an application to obtain a license from Uganda Communications Commission (UCC).  The license will allow Starlink…

CONSCIOUS UNCOUPLING: Navigating the Complexities of Private Equity Exits: Expert Lessons from East Africa 

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisApril 16, 2025April 16, 2025

Private equity (PE) transactions are often hailed as engines of economic growth, bringing much-needed capital to businesses and boosting their expansion potential. However, poor planning and misaligned expectations between investors…

Hard-Learned Lessons from Grace Munyirwa on Private Equity and Venture Capital That Every Founder Must Know

Muhereza KyamuteteraNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryApril 15, 2025April 15, 2025

Grace Munyirwa never set out to be a pharmacist. His journey into the pharmaceutical industry was purely by chance. With a background in chemistry, his original dream was to become…

Thousands of women empowered to rise and lead at the I&M Bank powered Dominate Conference 2025.

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisApril 14, 2025April 14, 2025

Kampala Serena Hotel’s Victoria Hall was full to capacity on Saturday, April 12, as thousands of women graced the Dominate Conference 2025. The event, which had I&M Bank Uganda as…

Umeme formally disputes UGX 429.2 billion buyout: How will this end?

Paul MurungiBusiness & MarketsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryApril 14, 2025April 14, 2025

Umeme Limited has officially declared a dispute with the government of Uganda over the buyout amount, signaling a potential legal proceeding, if the issue is not resolved within 30 days….

Payment of Shs13.8 trillion domestic arrears to take 12 years

Brian EmorutNews & AnalysisPolitics & GovermentApril 11, 2025April 11, 2025

A report of the Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development reveals that it will take government 12 years to clear domestic arrears of over Shs13.8 trillion. The report presented…

SDG Activation Day in Uganda highlights private sector’s role in advancing 2030 Agenda

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisSponsored ContentApril 9, 2025April 9, 2025

On Monday, April 7, 2025, Speke Resort Munyonyo hosted the SDG Activation Day themed “Forward Faster Now in Africa,” a private sector space within the 11th Africa Regional Forum on…

NCBA and African Guarantee Fund (AGF) Strengthen Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Financing with KES 3 Billion Renewal, Prioritizing Women-Led Businesses.

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisSponsored ContentApril 8, 2025April 8, 2025

NCBA on Monday renewed its partnership with the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) to enable the Group provide financial solutions to SMEs, through an enhanced guarantee agreement of KES 3 billion…

Airtel, Quality Chemicals, Stanbic Uganda and Bank of Baroda Make It to Crested Capital’s Q1 2025 Black Diamonds List

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisSponsored ContentThe Big StoryApril 8, 2025April 8, 2025

Crested Capital, a leading investment advisory firm and licensed broker on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE), has unveiled the inaugural edition of its “Black Diamonds” list — a quarterly watchlist…