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    Fraud Alert: Fake Sudhir Ruparelia Accounts Increase on X, Raising Cybersecurity Concerns

    April 8, 2026 0 Shares
    A growing wave of impersonation accounts mimicking Ugandan business magnate Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia has triggered fresh warnings from cybersecurity experts, authorities, and the public, highlighting the increasing sophistication of online...
    Uganda Digital Marketers Roundtable 2026 Speakers – John Ssenkeezi, Charity Asiimwe and Rommel Jasi in Kampala

    Uganda Digital Society Hosts Inaugural Digital Marketers Roundtable Today in Kampala

    April 3, 2026 0 Shares
    The Uganda Digital Society (UDS) is today hosting the 1st Inaugural Digital Marketers Roundtable, a high-level industry conversation that brings together marketing professionals, industry leaders, and innovators to examine the...

    The Smartphone Tax Trap: Is Uganda Pricing Millions Out of the Digital Economy?

    March 31, 2026April 9, 2026 0 Shares
    Uganda has spent years talking about digital transformation. It has built strategies around it, launched platforms around it, and anchored part of its long-term economic future on it.  But for...

    MTN Group refreshes board with five new directors

    March 29, 2026March 29, 2026 0 Shares
    MTN Group has announced a major reshuffle of its board, appointing five independent non-executive directors as part of an extensive succession planning process. The move also coincides with a leadership...

    How Digital Empowerment is Shaping the Future of Ugandan Women 

    March 25, 2026March 25, 2026 0 Shares
    By Sarwiyat Rahaman On 8th March, the world marked the 116th anniversary of International Women’s Day, a global moment dedicated to celebrating women’s achievements and advancing gender equality. The day...
    Leaders from Uganda’s digital finance ecosystem at the gnuGrid Universal Loan Checker Uganda stakeholder meeting, highlighting collaboration on responsible digital lending.

    gnuGrid CRB Set to Unveil Uganda’s First Cross-Network Digital Loan Checker

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesTechnology & InnovationJanuary 8, 2026January 10, 2026

    For years, Uganda’s digital lending sector has expanded at breathtaking speed, but without the underlying visibility required to support responsible growth. Borrowers have increasingly turned to mobile money as their…

    Tatenda Nigel Chinodakufa warns that Africa’s fintech boom faces unprecedented AI-driven fraud, urging continuous, intelligence-powered verification to protect growth in a digital era where even faces can lie.

    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…

    COMESA Fines Diageo USD 750,000 for Unfair Distribution Deals in Uganda, Eswatini and Zambia

    Paul MurungiEast AfricaManufacturing & IndustryTechnology & InnovationThe Big StoryOctober 13, 2025October 21, 2025

    The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Competition Commission has imposed a fine of USD 750,000 on global alcoholic beverages manufacturer Diageo Plc, the majority shareholder in East…

    NITA-U Calls for Accelerated Uptake of E-Services Across Government

    Paul MurungiCompany NewsTechnology & InnovationAugust 4, 2025August 4, 2025

    The National Information Technology Authority – Uganda (NITA-U) last week convened a high-level validation workshop with Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to endorse a comprehensive Change Management, Marketing, and Public…

    From Celtel to 40 Million Lines: The Rise of Uganda’s Trillion-Shilling Telecom Empire Over Three Decades

    Paul MurungiTechnology & InnovationThe Big StoryAugust 2, 2025August 2, 2025

    In the heart of Kampala’s busy central business district, the rhythm of modern life pulses through the fingertips of Gen Z digital influencers and their smartphones. At concerts, fashion shows,…

    CEO Scorecard: Three Years of Mulinge at MTN Uganda – Redefining Growth Through Fintech and Voice Comeback?

    Paul MurungiTechnology & InnovationThe Big StoryJune 30, 2025June 30, 2025

    When Sylvia Mulinge stepped into the CEO role at MTN Uganda in October 2022, the air crackled with expectation and a fair dose of apprehension.   It wasn’t just another leadership…

    Mobile Phone @30: How UCC Is Powering Nationwide Digital Transformation

    Kisakye ImaniTechnology & InnovationThe Big StoryJune 25, 2025June 25, 2025

    When the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) opened its doors over two decades ago, it was with a modest mandate to oversee the nascent communications landscape of a post-liberalisation era. Today,…

    The Auditor General found that UBC, which is led by Winston David Agaba, holds UGX318.79 billion in property, plant, and equipment, but over UGX26.32 billion worth of assets have been effectively declared worthless, yet continue to be used without revaluation.

    UBC Audit: A Sound Balance Sheet Masking Structural Fatigue

    CEO East Africa MagazineTechnology & InnovationThe Big StoryJune 20, 2025June 21, 2025

    On paper, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) is financially sound. Yet, a deeper analysis of Auditor General Edward Akol’s report for the 12 months to June 2024 reveals a troubled national…

    New Vision managing director Don Wanyama (left) and chairman Patrick Ayota, an audit report says, have to work on closing existing small leakages because they have the potential to worsen an already fragile financial position.

    Intact on Paper, yet Vulnerable: Audit reveals New Vision’s slow-burning financial strain

    CEO East Africa MagazineTechnology & InnovationThe Big StoryJune 20, 2025June 21, 2025

    New Vision Printing and Publishing Company Limited remains profitable, solvent, and fully compliant, according to the Auditor General’s 2024 report. Whereas Auditor General Edward Akol gives the media conglomerate a…

    (Left to Right) MTN Uganda Chairman Charles Mbire, MTN Uganda chief executive officer Sylvia Mulinge, and MTN Mobile Money managing director Richard Yego, will, on July 2, be part of an extraordinary meeting where shareholders will vote on the proposed spin-off of MoMo, the Fintech unit from the telco, MTN Uganda.

    Spinning off value? MoMo’s exit tests MTNU’s shareholder promise

    CEO East Africa MagazineBanking & Financial ServicesGlobal NewsNews & AnalysisTechnology & InnovationThe Big StoryJune 17, 2025June 17, 2025

    Uganda’s biggest Fintech, MTN Mobile Money (MoMo), is moving out of the family home. Long treated as just another product line within the telecom’s machinery, MoMo is being carved out…

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