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TotalEnergies EP Uganda Launches Free Massive Open Online Course to Identify, Train and Recruit over 120 Ugandans for the Tilenga Project

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryJanuary 10, 2022January 10, 2022

TotalEnergies EP Uganda has launched a free online program dubbed the Tilenga MOOC (Tilenga Massive Open Online Courses) as part of its commitment to National Content Development in Uganda. The…

Know What your Vehicle is Entitled to pay as Kampala – Entebbe Expressway Toll fee payment commences

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryJanuary 9, 2022January 9, 2022

Road users on the Kampala – Entebbe Expressway officially started paying toll fees yesterday Saturday, 8th January 2022 at 11am at three (3) toll stations in Mpala, Kajjansi and Busega….

Q&A: PostBank’s Kakeeto on becoming a Tier 1 bank and scaling the MSMEs and agriculture proposition

Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryJanuary 5, 2022January 8, 2022

In this interview with CEO East Africa Magazine’s Muhereza Kyamutetera, Kakeeto says, much as the tier-one is the holy grail that he has been chasing, attaining it, marks the start…

Museveni signs NSSF Bill into Law, Members now have 20% mid term access

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryJanuary 4, 2022January 4, 2022

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today signed into law the  National Social Security Fund – NSSF (Amendment) Bill, 2021. This was revealed by Senior Press Secretary Lindah Nabusayi in a…

Did You Know That As A Parent, You Can Use Your Movable Property As Collateral For School Fees Loans?

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryJanuary 3, 2022January 3, 2022

By Mercy K. Kainobwisho Pupils and students will finally be reporting back physically to regular school programming after a long wait of disruption attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. While most…

Standard Bank Issues US$1.29b Guarantee for Heineken Acquisition in Africa

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryJanuary 3, 2022January 3, 2022

Standard Bank Group has announced that it is playing in the Heineken acquisition of Distell and Namibia Breweries Limited. “We are proud to announce a significant milestone in our relationship…

Top 10 tax highlights of 2021, that according to tax guru, Birungyi Cephas Kagyenda of Birungyi, Barata & Associates will shape 2022 and beyond

Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryJanuary 3, 2022January 3, 2022

Birungyi Cephas Kagyenda of Birungyi, Barata & Associates (BBA) is probably Uganda’s foremost tax professional with rich legal knowledge spanning 36 years in Taxation, Commercial and Corporate Law, Energy and…

Uganda Tourism Association sees 2022 as Recovery Year for Hospitality Sector

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryJanuary 1, 2022January 1, 2022

Uganda Tourism Association (UTA) is optimistic that the New Year 2022 will see business look up for hospitality sector in Uganda. In his new year message to Members of the…

After an Illustrious 25-year Career, Harriet Nabakooza Musoke Retires from 08am-05pm life; insists she still has too much to offer

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipDecember 22, 2021December 27, 2021

After what has been an illustrious career spanning 25 years, Harriet Nabakooza Musoke is retiring from a 08am-05pm routine, to spend more time with her family but also to see…

Coffee farm stay anyone? Grab this introductory offer to stay at Dr. Ian Clarke’s all-new Coffee Lodge in Kyenjojo

Muhereza KyamuteteraLifestyleThe Big StoryThe Executive TravelerDecember 22, 2021December 22, 2021

Farm stays are steadily becoming yet another addition to Uganda’s hospitality sector, previously dominated by urban hotels and far-flung resorts often built in and around major tourist attractions such as…