By Maryann Wanjiku Michuki There is a truth many of us quietly live with: in Uganda, one medical emergency can change everything. A Twitter user once captured it painfully well...
This festive season, Pearl Bank (formerly PostBank Uganda) reminded customers that banking can still feel human, warm, and personal, as it concluded its Christmas campaign dubbed “Pearl Santa.” The campaign...
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...
Court has ordered the defunct Lanex Forex Bureau Limited to pay $160,000 to its former client, Damas Mulagwe as a refund of what was taken as deposit contrary to the…
With only 15 days left to the end of FY 2020/2021, the Chairperson Kampala City Traders Association – Uganda (KACITA-U) and the Executive Director Uganda Manufacturer’s Association (UMA), together with…
In a bid to improve the experience of clients and attend to the changes in the tax regime, technology and the business environment, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has made changes…
The local currency strengthened on sustained inflows that outstripped demand as markets reacted to fresh COVID-19 lockdown measures. Bid and ask hovered around 3510/20. In fixed income, yields on Uganda…
Effective yesterday, Rwanda’s national carrier RwandAir has suspended flights to Entebbe International Airport because of a surge in COVID-19 cases in Uganda. In a notice to customers, the airline says:…
The government of Uganda has announced the introduction of new taxes so as to shore up revenues that will finance the new budget for Financial Year 2021/2022. Amos Lugoloobi, the…
Cathy Adengo has been appointed Head of Sustainability, Stanbic Bank Uganda. ‘Cathy’s appointment follows the Board of Director’s approval to establish a Sustainability function mandated to deliver on the Bank’s…
Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited was incorporated in 2001 initially with the main objective to take over assets transferred to from the then Uganda Electricity Board (UEB); the 180 MW…
The Court of Appeal has dismissed a case in which Nakasero Market Sitting Tenants (NAMASITE) was challenging the dismissal of its case against the award of a sub-lease for the…
Raxio recently launched Uganda’s first state of the art Tier III carrier-neutral data centre at its site in the Kampala Industrial and Business Park (KIBP), Uganda. Raxio will work towards supporting industries that…
