Uganda’s decision to contract Citibank to mobilise funding for its Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) marks a significant turning point for a project that has faced years of delays, largely due...
Uganda is paying heavily to keep cash alive. Every year, trillions of shillings are absorbed into an economy still built around physical currency through the systems that print, transport, secure,...
When David Wandera officially stepped into the role of Managing Director of Absa Bank Uganda in May 2025, the appointment marked far more than a routine leadership transition—it signaled a...
As Uganda’s capital markets mark three decades of growth, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) stands at a pivotal moment; transitioning from building foundational structures to driving transformative impact. Since its...
Airtel Africa is setting its sights firmly on Uganda as a key investment destination, with Group CEO Sunil Taldar signalling deeper capital deployment and continued technology rollouts in what he...
The Washington D.C.-based Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced charges against SAP SE- a German multinational software company for bribery schemes to government officials in South Africa, Malawi, Kenya,…
If your favourite beer is Nile Special or Club Pilsner or even Bell Lager, that sleek label on the bottle that you often like to tinker with is made by…
Harvests rarely come this big. Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) recently netted a big fish: a former Kenyan minister, Stephen Kipkiyeny Tarus, for smuggling 13 kg gold and potentially costing Uganda…
Let’s start from where it all started. Tell us about your childhood, growing up and early working days. My father’s dad Mr. Penn Blick was a British settler in Gomba,…
The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has cleared Crown Beverages (Mauritius) Ltd to acquire the entire issued share capital of Kenya Bottling Company Limited. SBC Kenya Ltd (SBC Kenya), which…
Auditor General John Muwanga has, in his latest report, faulted private shareholders of the Atiak Sugar Factory for failing to provide their capital contribution to the company leaving the burden…
The World Bank has, in its latest forecast, painted Uganda’s economic prospects for 2024 as much brighter compared to her neighbours in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. The World Bank published…
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has arrested Mr. Stephen Kipkiyeny Tarus, Kenya’s former Minister for gold smuggling thus causing revenue loss to the Uganda government. Mr. Kipkiyeny who served under…
The Commercial Division of the High Court has dismissed an application filed by businessman tycoon Gordon Wavamunno seeking to halt rolling out of digital number plates to Russian firm, Joint…
Unlike many of his contemporaries who have since passed on, and their business empires quickly followed them to the grave, Mulwana Group has not only survived but has grown and…
