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...
Airtel Uganda has been spreading the festive season cheer with bounty visits to various charity organisations under their annual 12 Days of Christmas program. For the 5th year running, Airtel…
The National Information Technology Authority (NITA-U) has appointed Collin Babirukamu as its new Director E-government Services. He assumes office in January 2021. The National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) is an…
Airtel Uganda Limited (“Airtel Uganda”) has been issued a National Telecom Operator Licence, the parent company Airtel Africa has announced. This follows a period of negotiation and transition to a…
The shilling powered to its firmest in the last full trading week of year, trading below 3650, building on its recent gains as market flows increased against subdued demand. In…
Collin Babirukamu Stanbic Bank Uganda (SBU) has unveiled a new money transfer service on their Agent Banking platform to allow both the banked and non-banked public send and receive money…
Standard Chartered Bank Uganda has swept four (4) international and local prestigious awards from the Financial Times’ Banker Awards, Global Finance and Digital Impact Awards Africa. They include; The Banker’s…
Equity Uganda, a wholly owned subsidiary of Equity Group Holdings, has today unveiled a new identity in line with Equity Group Holdings’ ongoing transformation journey. The new identity is aimed…
In a bid to enhance efficiency as well as take services closer to the unbanked, PostBank Uganda Limited (PBU), has opened a new branch in Mukono District as well as…
Give us a brief background about the Ruparelia Foundation and its conservation work. My name is Rajiv Ruparelia, one of the trustees of the Ruparelia Foundation. The Foundation mainly participates…
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, is proposing that the multi-lateral lenders extend the Debt Service Suspension Initiative to the end of 2021 because most of the countries burdened will not…
