Login
Subscribe
TodaySunday, May 03, 2026

CEO East Africa News

UNBS’ challenges are seen in its planned activities that either fail to happen completely or just halfway. In the 2023/24 financial year, UNBS had 9,000 planned inspections but could only afford 2,453, leaving vast gaps where counterfeit and unsafe products thrive.
UNBS’ challenges are seen in its planned activities that either fail to happen completely or just halfway. In the 2023/24 financial year, UNBS had 9,000 planned inspections but could only afford 2,453, leaving vast gaps where counterfeit and unsafe products thrive.

Flush With Cash, Starved of Capacity: Why UNBS Risks Becoming the Uganda National Bureau of Substandards

Uganda’s watchdog charged with policing the quality of goods and services is flush with cash yet dangerously hollow in capacity. Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) closed the 2023/24 financial year with
September 17, 2025
The Africa Venture Capital Association puts private equity investment in Africa’s firms at $1.9 billion between January and June 2025, a figure that mirrors last year’s volume.
The Africa Venture Capital Association puts private equity investment in Africa’s firms at $1.9 billion between January and June 2025, a figure that mirrors last year’s volume.

From Foreign to Local Investors: The New Face of Private Equity in Africa

For years, Africa’s private equity narrative has been shaped by global investors seeking yield in a fast-growing frontier market. But the first half of 2025 has quietly signaled a structural shift. A
August 27, 2025

 

error: Content is protected !!
×