Business & Markets

When Faces Lie: Tatenda Chinodakufa on Fighting AI Fraud in Africa’s Digital Boom

Jeff WintersTechnology & InnovationThe Big StoryNovember 16, 2025November 16, 2025

Tatenda Nigel Chinodakufa is often described as “the man helping Africa’s fintechs grow without stepping on regulatory landmines.” As Regional Business Development Director at Sumsub, a technology firm specializing in…

Ligomarc-Umeme Arbitration Legal Services Award Set Aside as Tribunal Faults UETCL on Staff Verification and Pricing in UGX 13 Billion Dispute  

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryNovember 15, 2025November 15, 2025

The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets (PPDA) Appeals Tribunal has overturned a multi-billion-shilling contract award issued by Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL). It did so after finding…

Balancing Numbers and People: Inside the Leadership Mind of NSSF’s Stevens Mwanje

Kisakye ImaniBanking & Financial ServicesCEO PerspectivesThe Big StoryNovember 14, 2025November 15, 2025

To understand Stevens Mwanje is to understand the balance between numbers and humanity. A finance professional of 30 years, Mwanje has built a career defined by quiet discipline, strategic clarity,…

Lloyds Forex Bureau Shuts Down After Nearly 30 Years in Uganda’s Foreign Exchange Market, Bank of Uganda Confirms

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryNovember 14, 2025November 14, 2025

Lloyds Forex Bureau, one of Kampala’s longest-standing foreign exchange and remittance operators, has formally exited the market after voluntarily ceasing operations, the Bank of Uganda (BoU) has announced. In a…

Standard Bank Group Enters Egypt, Expands its pan-African Footprint

CEO East Africa MagazineBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryNovember 14, 2025November 17, 2025

Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest lender by assets, has officially entered the Egyptian market, opening a representative office in Cairo. The move marks one of the bank’s most significant North…

Excel Insurance, Service Cops Launch WhatsApp-Based Digital Insurance Platform in Uganda

Kisakye ImaniBanking & Financial ServicesNovember 14, 2025November 17, 2025

Ugandans can now buy motor third-party insurance from the comfort of their homes, thanks to a new WhatsApp-based digital platform launched by Excel Insurance Company in partnership with Service Cops….

Manifestos vs Vision: Do Presidential Candidates Align with the 10x Growth Strategy?

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryNovember 13, 2025November 17, 2025

Every election season in Uganda blooms with promises of transformation. Candidates unfurl manifestos brimming with pledges to create jobs, industrialize, end poverty, and modernize agriculture. Yet beneath the familiar rhetoric…

EDITORIAL: Banks Are Our Last Line of Defence – Will They Stop Financing Uganda’s Environmental Collapse?

Editorial, CEO East AfricaBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryNovember 13, 2025November 17, 2025

When Uganda’s capital city floods, it is often framed as a natural disaster. The skies open up in fury, the drains overflow, and Kampala drowns under its own chaos. But…

Embracing Change and Leading with Courage

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisNovember 12, 2025November 21, 2025

The air was electric with optimism as more than 200 women gathered for the Girls for Girls (G4G) Summit, a landmark event themed “Embracing Change and Leading with Courage.” From…

SanlamAllianz General Insurance Launches On-The- Go Accident Cover for travelers

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisNovember 12, 2025November 12, 2025

SanlamAllianz General Insurance Uganda has launched a new policy, the SanlamAllianz On-the-Go Accident Cover, at their head office on Prince Charles Drive in Kololo. This will be Uganda’s first local…