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Ex-Crane Bank staff ask High Court to compel dfcu Bank to disclose key documents in their UGX48bn unfair dismissal case

CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryApril 9, 2021April 9, 2021

The High Court has set April 28th 2021 to hear an application by ten former Crane Bank employees to compel dfcu Bank to disclose key documents that they say are…

UTB, Uganda Airlines recommit to jointly promote Destination Uganda

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryApril 7, 2021April 7, 2021

In a bid to promote Uganda’s unrivaled tourism potential to the world, Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) hosted staff of Uganda Airlines on a 6-day tourism familiarization trip to South Western…

PATRICK BITATURE: A profile of one of Uganda’s foremost tourismpreneurs

Muhereza KyamuteteraLifestyleThe Big StoryApril 7, 2021April 8, 2021

Founded in 1998, by Patrick Bitature, Simba Group is a conglomerate of East African companies spanning telecommunications, properties, power generation, agro-business, oil and gas, tourism and social enterprise. Simba Group…

Dfcu BANK’s ANGELINA OFWONO TO WOMEN: Build skills, be consistent, spot and grab opportunities

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryThought LeadershipWomen In LeadershipApril 6, 2021April 6, 2021

You’ve had an impressive career path, reaching an executive level that is not as common for women as is for men. What enabled you to reach such heights? A lot…

STANDARD CHECK: UTB to Conduct Nationwide Grading and Classification of Tourism Facilities

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryApril 6, 2021April 6, 2021

Uganda Tourism Board is set to conduct a grading and classification exercise for tourism facilities in the country in line with new East African Community (EAC) standards. The exercise kicked…

PostBank Uganda forms new board— Andrew Owiny to chair the government-owned lender’s quest to consolidate leadership in financial inclusion

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryMarch 31, 2021March 31, 2021

Investment banker and corporate finance guru, Andrew Otengo Owiny has been appointed by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) to head the PostBank Uganda (PBU) board as…

Government, security agencies and local communities in Kanungu agree to Work Together to better protect wildlife in Queen Elizabeth National Park

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryMarch 30, 2021March 30, 2021

Government stakeholders, represented by the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA), Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) and the Resident District Commissioner of Kanungu District, and local…

Four Arrested Over the Death of Lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryMarch 24, 2021March 24, 2021

Four people have been arrested in connection with the death of six lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park. A statement by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) says that Ampurira Brian 26…

Umeme braves tough 2020, invests UGX279bn, connects more customers and posts UGX43.1 bn net profit

CEO ReporterCompany NewsThe Big StoryMarch 24, 2021March 24, 2021

Despite a tough 2020, characterised, by among others, a Covid-19-induced slowdown in power consumption as well as the government suspension of the free Electricity Connection Programme (ECP), Umeme has announced…

BUKOTO LIVING: Rajiv and Sheena Ruparelia, cut their first real estate teeth, unveil their very first 27 condos-for-sell project

CEO ReporterCompany NewsThe Big StoryMarch 20, 2021March 21, 2021

For the last six years or so, siblings, Rajiv Ruparelia and Sheenah Ruparelia have spent time under the tutelage of their property mogul and billionaire father, Dr Sudhir Ruparelia. After…