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...
Stanbic Bank’s Head of Personal Banking, Israel Arinaitwe, often returns to a lesson Adam Smith captured in The Wealth of Nations: economic progress depends on a society’s stock of capital....
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...
SEACOM, the pan-African telecommunications service provider, today announced it will acquire selected infrastructure assets from Africell in Uganda. The acquisition marks a significant step for SEACOM and is a testament…
By Beatrice Mujuni Just recently, following the full re-opening of the economy, I have been reflecting on a number of issues concerning Uganda and I can’t help to wonder if…
The Board of Directors of WPP Scangroup Plc has appointed Patricia Ithau as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director. Announcing the development, Richard Omwela, Chairman WPP Scangroup Plc said that…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed former Absa Group chief executive and Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank Daniel Mminele as head of the newly established Presidential Climate…
A pioneering initiative to protect Uganda’s mountain gorilla population has officially been launched, leveraging technology to create sustainable sources of non-trekking revenues to fund conservation. RoundBob and The Naturalist, Ugandan…
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda has appointed Deborah “Debbie” Komugisha Kakande as Human Resources Manager while Mary Nassali is Strategy & Performance Director for Central Africa Region (Uganda, Tanzania and…
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina began a three-day official visit to Tanzania on Monday. The visit signals strong ongoing support by the pan-African lender for transformative…
KCB Bank Uganda has unveiled three new digital products that will revolutionize banking for its customers. The three digital products include; The Online Account Opening service that can be found…
Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has revealed that the Speaker Jacob Oulanyah is receiving specialised treatment outside the country. While chairing the Plenary sitting of Tuesday, 08 February 2022,…
Leading African economies that have struggled to improve their infrastructure, business conditions and overall competitiveness are generally performing better against other emerging markets in areas that measure their digital skills…
