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Q&A: Everything you need to know about running your school efficiently and paperlessly with Service Cops’ School Suite system

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryMarch 9, 2022March 9, 2022

What is School Suite about? We came up with School Suite by looking at most schools; the way they manage their day-to-day operations. Most schools in the country rely on…

Are you a woman in business, looking for funding, business tools and skills to thrive—join the Ellevate Women Empowerment Programme by Ecobank

Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipMarch 9, 2022March 9, 2022

Ecobank, the leading pan-African bank, on Monday March 7th, 2022, announced the launch of a revamped Ellevate program focused on giving women-owned businesses; businesses with a high percentage of female…

Great execution, under tough times― MTN Uganda’s major shareholder, NSSF and other financial analysts weigh in on 2021 results

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryMarch 8, 2022March 8, 2022

Uganda’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF), MTN Uganda’s second-largest shareholder has welcomed the just-released 2021 MTN Uganda results as impressive and said that the declared dividend is timely. In an…

Wim leads MTN’s strong march forward as Uganda’s largest telco crosses the UGX 2 tn revenue and UGX3 tn asset marks; shareholders to share in UGX335.6 bn dividend

Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 8, 2022March 8, 2022

Uganda’s telecommunications giant, MTN Uganda Limited has announced its annual results for the financial year ended 31 December 2021- posting some impressive numbers, considering the tough operating environment, dampened by…

NSSF Mid Term Payments to Begin on March 17th

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryMarch 7, 2022March 7, 2022

In accordance with the National Social Security Act (2022), the National Social Security Fund will be commencing payments to eligible members for the Mid-term access in respect to Section 20A…

Rocket Health gets a USD5m shot in the arm from Creadev Africa in Series A round funding to fuel East African expansion

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 7, 2022March 16, 2022

Rocket Health, a telemedicine and last-mile healthcare provider headquartered in Uganda, has announced this morning, that it has closed a USD5 million Series A funding round led by Creadev, an…

MultiChoice Uganda’s Asiimwe Colin moving to Wave Mobile Money as Marketing Lead

Muhereza KyamuteteraNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 5, 2022March 5, 2022

Asiimwe Colin, until recently the Head of Marketing at Multichoice Uganda has been snapped up by digital money firm, Wave Mobile Money Uganda as its Marketing Lead, CEO East Africa…

VisionFund Uganda partners with Insurtech Turaco to provide affordable and inclusive insurance for its 40,000 Ugandan customers

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 4, 2022March 9, 2022

VisionFund Uganda and Turaco Insurance Brokers Limited (T/A Turaco) are proud to officially announce the launch of their partnership with a microinsurance product called “VisionFund Cares”. The product offering, available to over…

Parliament appoints committee to probe Naguru land― Is junior lands minister, Sam Mayanja in trouble for ‘impersonating’ Nabakooba?

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryMarch 4, 2022March 4, 2022

Junior Lands State Minister, Sam Mayanja could be in trouble as Parliament starts a probe into his handling of allocations of the government-owned land in the prime Naguru suburb. While…

How Unaccounted for and Misappropriated Funds Landed Dr Byarugaba Baterana in Trouble

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryMarch 3, 2022March 3, 2022

A total of UGX 28 billion has been recorded as unaccounted for and misappropriated funds at Mulago Hospital, Uganda’s national referral hospital which until end of February was run by…