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MTN Uganda Shareholders Approve Mobile Money Separation from Main Telco Business

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJuly 22, 2025July 23, 2025

MTN Uganda’s shareholders have given the green light to a major corporate restructuring that will formally separate the company’s high-performing mobile money business, MTN MoMo, from its core telecom operations….

NITA-U: The Silent Powerhouse Behind Uganda’s Digital Revolution Under Dr. Hatwib Mugasa’s Visionary Leadership

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJuly 22, 2025July 22, 2025

As the world pivots toward a digital future, Uganda is not being left behind. At the heart of its transformation is the National Information Technology Authority – Uganda (NITA-U), a…

After Some Pushback, Will MTN Shareholders Today Approve Separation of Mobile Money? 

Jeff WintersBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryJuly 22, 2025July 22, 2025

MTN shareholders will today vote on a matter that has tested investor confidence and drawn due attention on one of Uganda’s most profitable companies for almost two months now.   The…

UNLOCKING AFRICA’S NEXT BIG LEAP: Standard Bank’s Tshabalala, BSG’s Nyati, MTN Uganda’s Mbire & Accenture’s Mngxati on Leading with Boldness, Purpose, and Authenticity

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryJuly 21, 2025July 21, 2025

As Africa accelerates toward a future defined by digital disruption, geopolitical complexity, and boundless entrepreneurial potential, the continent’s leaders are faced with a critical moment. Do they merely respond to…

From Red to Resurgence: How Kumar has Engineered Quality Chemical’s Turnaround

Jeff WintersBusiness & MarketsThe Big StoryJuly 18, 2025July 21, 2025

In 2021, Ajay Kumar Pal became CEO of Cipla Quality Chemicals, now QCIL. He displayed a calm resolve of someone used to pressure. He wasn’t just walking into a leadership…

EXCLUSIVE Q&A: WPP Scangroup’s Wartime General, Miriam Kaggwa, on Her Game Plan to Return to Profitable Growth in a Fast and Furious Industry

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipJuly 18, 2025July 18, 2025

Describing herself as a “wartime General”, Ugandan-born Kaggwa brings to the role a deep rooting in agency operations and finance having spent over two decades within global agency networks like…

UNPLUGGED: Meet Wangechi Gitahi, Nile Breweries’ New Head of Marketing

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipJuly 18, 2025July 18, 2025

Describing herself as a hands-on leader with a bias for action, Wangechi brings a rare blend of commercial acumen and cultural empathy to the table. She speaks the language of…

MultiChoice Uganda to Increase DStv, GOtv Subscription Rates  

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJuly 18, 2025July 18, 2025

Pay television company MultiChoice Uganda, which operates DStv and GOtv, will adjust its package prices, effective August 1. The adjustment, MultiChoice said in a notice, were occasioned by economic pressures…

Absa Bank Uganda Appoints Hassan Saleh and Gloria Byamugisha to its Board of Directors

Paul MurungiExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryJuly 17, 2025July 17, 2025

Absa Bank has strengthened its Board of Directors with the appointment of two seasoned professionals—Hassan Saleh, Managing Director of MultiChoice Uganda, and Gloria Byamugisha, Group Chief Human Resource Officer at…

From the Classroom to the Courtroom: Q&A With Dr. Anthony Kakooza on Balancing Academia and the Evolution of Intellectual Property Law in Uganda

CEO East Africa MagazineLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryJuly 17, 2025July 17, 2025

But beyond the accolades lies a multidimensional journey—rooted in a deeply academic household, forged in the crucible of litigation, and refined through global engagements and policy advocacy. In this wide-ranging…