This integration extends beyond trade. Tourism and human mobility are equally regional, with nearly 78% of Uganda’s international visitors coming from neighbouring East African countries, reflecting a region that is...
The Bank of Namibia has announced the appointment of Mr Nicholas Mukasa as Deputy Governor, marking a significant step in strengthening the central bank’s leadership as it navigates an increasingly...
Shareholders of MTN Uganda have overwhelmingly endorsed Charles Mbire for another term as Board Chairman, reaffirming confidence in his leadership during the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday Morning. ...
At least UGX 3.5 trillion is currently locked in unresolved commercial disputes within Uganda’s court system—capital that cannot be reinvested, circulated, or deployed productively in the economy. That stark reality...
The High Court has removed a key legal hurdle standing in the way of one of East Africa’s largest corporate transactions, dismissing an application that sought to block Diageo’s planned...
By Our Reporter In the latest step to spearhead the local innovation ecosystem, MTN Uganda has announced the first ever MTN Innovation Awards, a platform through which the company and…
By Our Reporter Ugachick has come out to explain the incident that occurred yesterday in which court bailiffs acting on behalf of the dressed chicken distributor raided Uchumi Supermarket Garden…
By Muhereza Kyamutetera Private Equity (PE) is taking root in East Africa as an alternative source of financing. While Uganda has over the last 5 years seen closure of some…
By Our Reporter The Omidyar Network has today released a report laying out how frontier capital, or early stage risk capital in emerging markets, can be an effective tool for…
By Johan Botes Technology often progresses in ways that can surprise us. Just eight years ago, many people thought of the then-new Apple iPhone as an expensive toy of little…
By Anja van Beek One of the most common misconceptions that we run into in our work with small businesses is that they don’t need a formal human resources (HR)…
By Dr. Nandawula Kanyerezi Mutema, M.D. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month world over. It is an annual campaign dedicated to increase the awareness of the deadly disease. According…
By Our Reporter The Annual Headline Inflation for the year ending September 2015 increased to 7.2% compared to the 4.8% recorded at the end of August. This was largely attributed…
By Silvia Nyambura The level of knowledge of privacy, security and unfettered access in digital communications in the East African region remains low. This is according to the State of…