Thought Leadership

Economic Tides: Understanding Tariffs, Balancing Protectionism and Global Trade 

Oscar MuwangaBusiness & MarketsThought LeadershipApril 4, 2025April 4, 2025

A tariff is a tax placed on goods when they are brought into a country. Governments use tariffs for several reasons. They might want to protect their own industries from…

Powering Uganda’s Future: How dfcu Bank is Redefining Women Entrepreneurship: an Exclusive Interview with the Chief Retail Banking Officer at dfcu Bank.

Brian EmorutCompany NewsSponsored ContentThought LeadershipMarch 31, 2025May 3, 2025

For decades, dfcu Bank has been at the forefront of economic transformation in Uganda. It has played a pivotal role in empowering women entrepreneurs, breaking financial barriers, and enabling thousands…

Powering Uganda’s Future: How dfcu Bank is Redefining Women Entrepreneurship: an Exclusive Interview with the Chief Retail Banking Officer at dfcu Bank.

Brian EmorutBanking & Financial ServicesNews & AnalysisThought LeadershipMarch 31, 2025May 2, 2025

For decades, dfcu Bank has been at the forefront of economic transformation in Uganda. It has played a pivotal role in empowering women entrepreneurs, breaking financial barriers, and enabling thousands…

Equipping youth with financial literacy skills through S-Wallet

CEO East Africa MagazineCompany NewsExecutive ProfilesThought LeadershipMarch 31, 2025March 31, 2025

By Charity Atukwatsa Mutagamba  Take a moment and picture a student at school walking into the canteen, confidently swiping their S-Wallet card, and receiving cash to pay – no fear…

Leadership, Innovation & Women’s Empowerment: Kate K. Kiiza’s Journey of Impact at dfcu Bank

Brian EmorutThought LeadershipWomen In LeadershipMarch 29, 2025May 3, 2025

Kate K. Kiiza has built a remarkable career in Uganda’s financial sector, driven by resilience, vision, and purpose. With over 18 years in finance, she has played a key role…

Women Growing and Prospering with Financial Literacy

CEO East Africa MagazineCompany NewsSponsored ContentThought LeadershipMarch 29, 2025March 29, 2025

When women get their finances together, the whole society is better for it. Every day, this fact gains growing importance as we at PostBank roll out our products into communities…

Maureen Karamagi: Giving young students the education of the future

Trevor LutaloThought LeadershipWomen In LeadershipMarch 28, 2025March 28, 2025

For a long time, Uganda’s educational landscape has heavily relied on rote learning, which encourages memorisation over critical thinking. The curricula, often stagnant and unchanging, fail to evolve with the…

A Final Toast to The Last Umeme Employees Standing

CEO East Africa MagazineExecutive ProfilesThought LeadershipMarch 28, 2025March 28, 2025

By David Birungi In a few days, the last man standing at Umeme will flip the 240 volts switch and move on to the next lit room in UEDCL. Congratulations…

Dr. Judith Namuyonga-Twesiime: Healing Little Hearts, Breaking Barriers

Trevor LutaloThought LeadershipWomen In LeadershipMarch 24, 2025March 24, 2025

The need for specialised medical care is immense in Uganda, and Dr Judith Namuyonga-Twesiime is a rare find to begin with. She is a pediatric cardiologist and consultant at the…

OPINION: The Imperative of Information and Cyber Security in the Digital Age

Sanjay RughaniThe Big StoryThought LeadershipMarch 21, 2025March 21, 2025

In an era where digital technology has become the backbone of modern business operations, the importance of Information and Cyber Security (ICS) cannot be overstated. As Uganda’s financial sector embraces…