Business & Markets

Letters to My Younger Self: Humphrey Asiimwe—”Ambition Without Purpose Leads Nowhere”

Kisakye ImaniThe Big StoryDecember 15, 2025December 14, 2025

The Uganda Chamber of Energy & Minerals CEO on emotional intelligence, service-led leadership, faith, and the power of lifelong learning Humphrey Asiimwe’s CV is as diverse as they come, a…

I&M Select Banking Sapphire Club wins “Best Innovation of the Year” at UMEAS 2025

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisDecember 14, 2025December 14, 2025

The I&M Select Banking Sapphire Club, by I&M Bank Uganda, was named the ‘Best Innovation of the Year’ at the fifth Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards (UMEAS), held on Thursday evening…

Letters to My Younger Self: Winnie Nakimuli—”You Are Worthy Simply Because You Exist”

Kisakye ImaniThe Big StoryDecember 14, 2025December 14, 2025

The Nokia Network Automation Specialist on self-worth, resilience, joy, and a life shaped by bold choices Today in our Letters to My Younger Self series, we spotlight Winnie Nakimuli, Senior…

Letters to My Younger Self: Robinah Siima — “Success Is Quieter, But Richer”

Kisakye ImaniThe Big StoryDecember 13, 2025December 12, 2025

The FINCA Uganda CFO on self-worth, balance, courage, and the quiet strength of purposeful leadership In this instalment of our Letters to My Younger Self series, Robinah Siima, Chief Financial…

Breaking Barriers: Charles Mudiwa on Intergenerational Leadership at Makerere 

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsDecember 12, 2025December 12, 2025

On 3rd December 2025, dfcu Bank CEO Charles Mudiwa delivered a powerful address at the Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile Annual Public Lecture at Makerere University. Speaking under the theme “Shaping Africa’s…

Amanda Ayebare, AutoXpress CFO: Balancing Survival and Growth in the Adventurous SME Landscape

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryDecember 12, 2025December 12, 2025

AutoXpress Uganda CFO, Amanda Ayebare won the SME CFO Award at the 9th edition of the Chief Financial Officer Awards 2025– an initiative of ACCA Uganda and Deloitte Uganda. In…

Centenary Group and Service Cops Sign Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Digital Financial Inclusion

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisDecember 12, 2025December 12, 2025

Centenary Group, through its technology company – Centenary Technology Services, has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (M.O.U) with Service Cops, formalizing a strategic technology and business partnership aimed at…

Brilliance at a Bad Price: Burnout, Stress and Survival in Uganda’s Advertising Industry, Where Working Long Hours is a Norm

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryDecember 12, 2025December 12, 2025

If the first part of this series was about how the madmen stumbled into the machine, and the second about how the money broke it, this part is about what…

Letters to My Younger Self: What Uganda’s CEOs and Professionals Wish They Knew at the Start

Kisakye ImaniC-Suite LeadershipThe Big StoryDecember 11, 2025December 11, 2025

At a glance, the careers of Uganda’s leading executives appear polished, intentional and perfectly sequenced. The kind of journeys young professionals imagine when they picture success. But behind the confidence…

More Than Paint: How Kansai Plascon Uganda is Colouring Futures and Building Community

Paul MurungiCompany NewsDecember 11, 2025December 12, 2025

In Uganda, the name Plascon is synonymous with vibrant colour and lasting protection for homes and buildings. But for Kansai Plascon Uganda, the nation’s leading paint manufacturer, its truest colours…