In a sweeping diplomatic shake-up that has resonated across continents, the Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 U.S. ambassadors and senior career diplomats from posts around the world, a move...
When Dr. Richard Wemesa was announced as second runner-up at the 2025 Best Farmers Awards, the applause that followed did not merely celebrate a well-run farm in Wakiso District. The...
Mobile money agents are the engine of Uganda’s everyday economy, and this is most visible on weekends. From Friday evening through Sunday, transaction volumes surge as customers trade, pay, and...
Asahi Group Holdings, the Japanese brewing and beverages giant, has picked Absa Bank Kenya PLC, ENS Africa, A&O Shearman and Nomura Holdings to advise on its USD 2.3 billion acquisition...
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...
Contrary to many beliefs that the internet, especially internet-based messaging platforms have dislodged SMS as a messaging tool, SMS is still a powerful platform whose power is not fully understood…
PostBank Uganda, in partnership with MTN Uganda, has launched “Wendi,” an innovative mobile wallet platform designed to support the government of Uganda in the seamless disbursement of PDM (Parish Development…
Flutterwave, the Pan-African payments startup, has launched a new product called Tuition by Flutterwave which will enable Africans to pay tuition for universities in the West in their local currencies….
On 16th November 2022, the Jinja South East Division MP, Nathan Nabeta Igeme tabled a motion to seek leave of Parliament to table the Capital Markets Bill. Parliament unanimously granted…
In August 2020, Carina Juilfs founded Moho Home, a furniture startup bringing modern furniture to Ugandan sitting rooms and office spaces. Just like any business owner, she needed to hire…
For starters, from where you sit, give us an overview of 2022 and the first half of 2023. To contextualise our conversation, we need to talk about the global developments…
The monthly Stanbic Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a measure of Uganda’s private sector business confidence, saw a slight drop from 57.4 in May to 56.4 in June, but optimism remains…
Shareholders of BAT Uganda have approved UGX 10.3 billion (UGX 209 per share) as a first and final dividend for the year ended 31st December 2022, during the Company’s 23rd…
Airtel Business in partnership with Simplifi Networks and ISBAT University on Wednesday organized the 3rd edition of the Simplifi Tech Talks themed “How does the Internet work?”. The edition, held…
Communicator, media strategist and digital media content creator Muhammad Lubogo is joining Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited as Manager of Public & Corporate Communications effective 1st August 2023. Prior to…
