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Quality Chemical’s $51m Bet: Can Debt Restructuring Deliver Uganda’s Pharma Future?

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryAugust 8, 2025August 8, 2025

Shareholders of Quality Chemical Industries approved a $51 million credit package from Stanbic Bank. It is a move that signals both expansion ambition and underlying financial pressure. This was at…

Uganda’s Most Underused Asset: Why the Remittance System Needs a Total Rebuild

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryAugust 8, 2025August 8, 2025

Imagine Amina, a young mother in Kampala, waiting every month for money sent by her brother working abroad. That money pays for her children’s school fees, medicine, and food. But…

How Uganda’s dairy diplomacy rescued Brookside

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryAugust 8, 2025August 8, 2025

When Kenya shut its doors on Brookside Dairy Uganda in 2023, it seemed like a death knell for the company’s regional trade ambitions. But two years later, Brookside is now…

EXCLUSIVE: The Partnership Africa Appoints Sidney Nganda to Lead Uganda Operations, Partners with Zeus and Simply Black to Manage Airtel Uganda Account

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryAugust 8, 2025August 8, 2025

In a notable development within Uganda’s advertising industry, The Partnership Africa has entered into a strategic collaboration with Zeus The Agency and Simply Black Media to oversee the Airtel Uganda…

Brilliant Marketplace Execution: How I&M Bank Uganda Turned Marketing Into a Strategic Growth Engine

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryAugust 7, 2025August 7, 2025

I&M Bank, on July 29th 2025, launched its Tukikube ne I&M Bank campaign—a bold, culture-rooted brand movement aimed at energising its relationship with Ugandan consumers, particularly the dynamic SME sector. …

Enough Of Lip Service! CX Experts Urge East African CEOs & Boards to Radically Rethink Customer Experience

CEO East Africa MagazineNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryAugust 5, 2025August 5, 2025

In a landmark gathering of C-suite leaders and experience management professionals at the Serena Hotel Kampala, three of the most respected voices in customer experience delivered a united, urgent message:…

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,…

Meet the 50 dynamic League of East African Directors’ Changemakers Reshaping Corporate Boardrooms

Paul MurungiLists & RankingsThe Big StoryAugust 1, 2025September 13, 2025

As East Africa’s private and public institutions face increasing scrutiny and complexity, the role of corporate boards has never been more important. At the heart of this governance awakening is…

From Empire to Heirs: Inside the Wavamunno Business Succession and the Quiet Transition of Power

Paul MurungiExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryAugust 1, 2025August 2, 2025

For decades, the name Gordon Babala Kasibante Wavamunno has been synonymous with entrepreneurship in Uganda. He is a self-made mogul whose business empire spans transport, real estate, publishing, media, manufacturing,…

Behind CFAO Healthcare’s Acquisition of Goodlife Pharmacy: Meet the Deloitte Advisory Team On The Deal

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryAugust 1, 2025August 1, 2025

Behind CFAO Healthcare’s Acquisition of Goodlife Pharmacy: Meet the Deloitte Advisory Team On The Deal Behind every major deal is a team that makes it happen. In CFAO Healthcare’s landmark…