Airtel Africa on Tuesday announced an agreement with SpaceX to introduce Starlink Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity across all its 14 markets that serve 174 million customers. Through this partnership, Airtel Africa...
Centenary Bank has donated 10 computers to Our Lady of Consolata-Kisubi Hospital in a move aimed at strengthening digital health systems, improving patient record management and enhancing the overall quality...
Uganda’s business and leadership elite convened on Sunday, December 14th, afternoon for an intimate and highly curated Johnnie Walker Blue Club experience, hosted by renowned businessman and philanthropist Bob Kabonero...
I&M Bank has introduced IMBRISK, a transactional solution that enables customers (new and existing) to deposit, withdraw, and transfer funds across I&M Bank branches in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda....
For ten years, the Stanbic National Schools Championship (NSC) has steadily established itself as one of Uganda’s most effective youth development initiatives. Designed to strengthen practical skills, encourage innovation and...
Standard Chartered Bank Uganda has today, Wednesday 08th January 2020, launched its annual Loan Repayment Holiday campaign where it is offering a repayment holiday of up to 75 days for…
Absa Group Limited (AGL) today, 6th January 2020, announced the appointment of Aaron Daniel Mminele as Group Chief Executive of Absa Group, effective from 15 January 2020. Mminele will be…
Stanbic Bank Uganda on Thursday, December 19th 2019 awarded 468 entrepreneurs from 156 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) certificates for completing business training courses at the bank’s Business Incubator in…
The High Court, on Thursday, 19th December 2019 temporality stopped Capital Markets Authority (CMA) from cancelling the license of ALTX East Africa Limited until the main suit, challenging the legality of the closure itself if heard and disposed of. In this earlier interview with CEO East Africa Magazine, CMA chief, Keith Kalyegira explains why ALTX East Africa was being shown the exit and dismisses claims that they were never given time to defend themselves.
Today, 19th December 2019, Tony Okao Otoa will pass out yet another cohort of SME executives, after a 3 months rigorous business mentoring and coaching in all aspects of business at Stanbic Bank’s The Business Incubator programme. Otoa’s job is no ordinary job- he teaches or rather is a sort of headmaster for an ‘institution’ that teaches Ugandan businesses how to do business in a business-like manner.
Born out of a need to prop up SMEs that are Uganda’s engine of growth, by Stanbic Bank, Uganda’s biggest bank and initially tailored for SMEs focused on serving the nascent oil and gas industry, the programme has quickly gained demand across the entire SMEs and start-up spectrum. The Oxford Brookes University alumni, who has spent a better part of his career in supporting national/local content in the oil and gas sector, in this interview with CEO East Africa’s Muhereza Kyamutetera, passionately shares lessons learnt, successes made but more importantly, what more needs to be done- to build a thriving SME ecosystem in Uganda- beyond just words and the usual grandstanding.
By Brian Tahinduka With a budget of UGX648 billion the financial year 2019/20, the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) is constructing an additional 900 kilometres of paved roads across Uganda…
Bank of Africa Uganda on Friday 13th December rewarded it’s oldest active clients and the top digital users of the bank’s services with gift hampers and media recognition. The outstanding…
Conrad van Niekerk, formerly head of Coca Cola Beverages in Uganda, has been appointed the Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Managing Director for the Central Africa Region, covering Uganda, Tanzania and Ghana….
According to Kampala Slum Settlements: Where access to Safe Water and Sanitation is still a Challenge, a report by Development Research and Training (DRT), Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and ACTogether up to 70% of urban dwellers do not have private sanitation in their home and rely on an informal network of shared toilets. In Kawempe and Makindye 16% and 4.2% of households respectively use paid for Public toilets. In one of Makindye slum a public toilet is located in another zone and serves 3 zones.
