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NSSF breaks silence on Parliamentary Probe Report⏤says conclusions were without context and sometimes inaccurate

Muhereza KyamuteteraNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 13, 2023March 13, 2023

The board and management of Uganda’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF) have spoken out for the first time, about the Parliament Select Committee report on the status of the National…

Public Procurement Appeals Tribunal cancels Uganda Airlines’s USD29.3 million fuel and inflight support tender  

Muhereza KyamuteteraLegal & JusticeNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 10, 2023March 10, 2023

The Public Procurement And Disposal Of Public Assets Tribunal has cancelled the procurement process by the Uganda National Airlines Company (Uganda Airlines) for the supply of aviation fuel and inflight…

Entrepreneurs urged to embrace the shared digital economy to enhance efficiency and competitiveness

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisMarch 4, 2023March 4, 2023

The Deputy Executive at National Planning Authority Charles Olweny Ojok has urged technology entrepreneurs and organisations to embrace the shared digital economy to enhance efficiency and competitiveness as well as…

RESILIENT AMIDST ILLICIT TRADE: BAT 2022 net profits decline by 4% to UGX9.9 billion

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 3, 2023March 3, 2023

AT Uganda has called upon the Government to ramp up efforts to curb illicit trade in cigarettes, which it says is impacting the sustainability of its business. In its 2022…

Ecobank and Malaria Free Uganda raises UGX160 million to fight malaria in Uganda 

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisFebruary 28, 2023February 28, 2023

Malaria Free Uganda Initiative has boosted the government’s fight against malaria with a donation of UGX160,000,000 to the Ministry of Health. A bulk of these funds were raised during the…

FORCE FOR GOOD: Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda partners with Stanbic Bank to reduce plastic waste

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisFebruary 17, 2023February 17, 2023

Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) through its initiative, Plastic Recycling Industries  (PRI) has today partnered with Stanbic Bank Uganda to further reduce plastic waste in Uganda.  This partnership is part of…

How e-commerce startup Kweli.shop is helping solve Uganda’s counterfeits problem

Jonathan N. LubwamaCompany NewsNews & AnalysisFebruary 16, 2023February 16, 2023

In 2018, the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), conducted an operation in Kampala. It raided two prominent malls; Energy Centre and Light Centre Arcade. The majority of the shops…

Great thing$ happen when hard work meet$ appropriate financing- the sweet tale of Uganda Development Bank and Bwendero Dairy Farm in Hoima district

Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryFebruary 16, 2023February 24, 2023

BDF was started by the late Hon. Caesar Joseph Magara in 1964, on a small piece of land in Kitoba village, Hoima district. Caesar Magara was a Member of Parliament…

NSSF PROBE: For every shilling we spent, we made 9 times more value for our members; management upholds its performance record

CEO ReporterBusiness & MarketsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryFebruary 13, 2023February 13, 2023

The management of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has defended its performance track record, insisting that they have delivered value for the members, even amidst claims of mismanagement and…

National Drug Authority implicates Pastor Robert Kayanja in counterfeiting animal pesticides scandal; cocktail containing banned chemicals confiscated

The CEO Magazine TeamNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryFebruary 8, 2023February 8, 2023

Controversial Pastor Robert Kayanja of Rubaga Miracle Centre is yet again in trouble with the law, this time being accused by the National Drug Authority (NDA) of counterfeiting acaricides. Acaricides…