Said Salim Awadh Bakhresa, one of the richest East Africans, dropped out of school at the age of 14 to become a potato mix salesperson. His proper business journey did...
At 15 years of age when most young people’s idea of having fun is clubbing, Ashish J. Thakkar, decided to start an IT company. In numerous media interviews Thakkar has...
If businessman Robert Zikusooka walked on the streets of Kampala, not many people would identify him. In fact it is difficult to find a clear photo of him. Zikusooka is...
Pius Ngugi is one of the wealthiest Kenyans. He was born in Kiambu on March 8, 1944. He is a proud polygamist and is married to Josephine Wambui Ngugi and...
If your favourite beer is Nile Special or Club Pilsner or even Bell Lager, that sleek label on the bottle that you often like to tinker with is made by…
Let’s start from where it all started. Tell us about your childhood, growing up and early working days. My father’s dad Mr. Penn Blick was a British settler in Gomba,…
In the late 80s, Sophie Nantongo, then in her early 20s set up a cosmetics shop in Makindye, a Kampala suburb. According to a friend, she was coming out of…
When he came to Uganda, back in 2000, Sanjay Awasthi chose the latter- and he does it with zero importation of physical steel, unlike most of his peers and competitors….
Over the next 10 years, the number of millionaires in Africa will reach 195,000 signaling a 42% increase from the current figures, the 2023 Africa Wealth Report has revealed. The…
If John Ssebalamu walked from City Square to the old taxi park, chances are that nine out of ten Ugandans would not be able to positively identify him. This is…
By Michael Kanaabi Dollar Being born with a silver spoon in the mouth as the English love to say is ideally every one’s wish especially if you have faced some…
“The greatest fear of human beings is the fear of failure. But I encourage you, whatever you are doing, do it well and don’t be afraid of falling. When a…
1. ALIKO DANGOTE Net worth: $13.5 billionRank in 2022: 1Origin of wealth: Cement and Sugar Self-madeAge: 65Country: NigeriaResidence: Lagos Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, founded and chairs Dangote Cement, the…
When Vimal Shah and his older brother took their ambitious idea for manufacturing consumer goods to potential backers in 1985, they could not get a loan. “Unilever will kill you,” one banker told them. Since then Unilever has sold several brands to them; and international rich lists put them top of the charts – most recently at $1.7bn – in…
