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INTERVIEW: Meet Thomas Kamphuis (43), probably the youngest ever CEO of Nile Breweries- AB InBev’s US$250 million a year beer business in Uganda

It is now slightly over three years since AB InBev took over from SABMiller in Uganda. What has been happening? What has changed? How strong are you now as a business compared

January 17, 2020

by Muhereza Kyamutetera

Doris Akol’s mission 2020/25: Increase taxpayer morale so they contribute UGX28.3 trillion by 2024/25. But what will it take?

I know that in October you completed about 5 years as a Commissioner General You had the chance to work around the Corporate Plan of 2016/17 to 2019/20 whose focus was on cultivating a tax-paying culture. To what extent would

February 2, 2020

by Muhereza Kyamutetera

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Billionaire Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia, talks about semi-retirement and succession planning as Rajiv, his heir-apparent turns 30 years

Rajiv Ruparelia, the Ruparelia Group Managing Director and heir apparent to the Ruparelia Group empire of

OPINION: Access to safe water and sanitation in Africa’s growing cities is good business; for everyone

In reality, water resources are limited- therefore as populations increase, we have to learn to do

Sydney Asubo, the Executive Director of the Financial Intelligence Authority

REMAIN VIGILANT: Financial Intelligence Authority issues tips on spotting and avoiding financial crimes during Covid-19 pandemic

By Sydney Asubo With people facing confinement or strict social distancing measures, in-person banking and access to other financial services being difficult, and unnecessarily exposes people to the risk of infection. The

May 25, 2020

Banking & Financial Services·The Big Story·Thought Leadership

Why I am resolute in my afro-optimism despite the continent’s challenges

By Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa. It is becoming clear that most – if not all – of our major social, economic and political decisions over the next few years

May 20, 2020

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Professor Waswa Balunywa, Principal, Makerere University Business School

What Next for Uganda Economy after Covid 19? PART TWO: The Issues and Solutions

The Coronavirus Storm By Professor Waswa Balunywa, PhD Now that the lockdown was eased, it is even more important that economic supporting measures are initiated. A large number of market vendors are

May 18, 2020

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Geraldine Ssali is a former Managing Director of NSSF. She holds an MBA (Finance & Financial Professionals) from Manchester Business School Worldwide, University of Manchester) and a M.Sc. (Maths, Economics and Statistics) from Makerere University. She also holds a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics, Economics and Statistics) also from Makerere University. She is a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) fellow

GERALDINE SSALI: NSSF should stop trying to save East Africa when the real owners of the money are crying for help

Good afternoon Sir. Yesterday you asked for my opinion on the letter NSSF wrote to the Minister with regards to the Covid-19 relief for its members: Paying of 20% of each member’s

May 15, 2020

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Chen Lei, President of Huawei Southern Africa Region

Tech for humanity: Preparing for the next phase

ICT has been instrumental as the world fights the Covid-19 pandemic and in transforming society over the long term. But the key to progress is laying the foundation for constant evolution, says

May 13, 2020

Technology & Innovation·Thought Leadership

The NSSF’s digitization agenda was a core focus in the Fund’s 10-year strategic plan ushered in by Richard Byarugaba in 2015, which sought to transform NSSF into a “social security provider of choice” and a “relevant partner through continuous innovation in social security.” The plan, among others, targeted to automate at least 75% of the Fund’s business processes automated by 2019/20 and 80% by 2024/25, up from 55% in 2014/15. PHOTO/Courtesy.

EDITORIAL: Enough of NSSF fearmongering over Covid-19 payout and time for more practical alternatives

Fearmongering or scaremongering is the deliberate act of spreading frightening and exaggerated information with an intention of arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue. Those who engage in fearmongering, often

May 12, 2020

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Dr. Busingye Kabumba is a Lecturer-in-Law at Makerere University.

CONSTITUTIONALISM IN TIMES OF NATIONAL CRISIS: Gov’t of Uganda has done well in fighting Covid-19 but there’s still room to do so more constitutionally

By Dr. Busingye Kabumba Introduction The Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has fundamentally challenged many aspects of international and national life that we had long taken for granted. As at current count, over three

May 8, 2020

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What Next for Uganda Economy after Covid-19? PART ONE: The Challenge

The Coronavirus Storm By Professor Waswa Balunywa, PhD The Coronavirus, like a storm, has wrecked economies worldwide in its wake; it is disrupting the world. The virus has led to shut down

May 7, 2020

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Tafumba Susan, an informal trader at her stall recently. Prolonged lockdowns will impact on such informal businesses and their ability to repay microfinance loans

OPINION: Can Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) survive the Covid19 onslaught?

The extended lockdown across the world may spell disaster for many of Micro-Finance Institutions’ clients with many of them having nothing to return to after the lockdown. This subsequently threatens their ability

May 5, 2020

Banking & Financial Services·Thought Leadership

Local Defence Forces (LDUs) prepare to distribute food to vulnerable populations, affected by the various Covid-19 travel and work restrictions. The food was sourced by government from local suppliers. Bitature says that Government with the support of Parliament needs to innovate around public procurement laws and fast-tracking payments to local contractors.

COVID-19: My 12 reasons why the distribution of relief food to vulnerable populations should be digitalised

By Joseline Kateeba As part of its emergency response to COVID-19 and to mitigate the impacts on the closure of certain workplaces and the restrictions on the movement of individuals, the Government

May 4, 2020

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