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Meet Kyanzi Abdul-Karim, a SafeBoda rider, who has literally ridden to London and back- 4 times!

Since he became a SafeBoda rider in 2015, Kyanzi Abdul-Karim has transported 9,903 passengers over a distance of 99,030 kilometers- that is an equivalent of riding to London and back by road.

December 23, 2019

The Big Story

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Jean-Michel Pons, Hima Cement’s new CEO banks on product innovation and recent mega investments to drive growth

Mr. Jean-Michel Pons took up the Country CEO role at Hima Cement Ltd this June 2019 from Moldova, where he was the Country CEO for LafargeHolcim. He joined the LafargeHolcim Group in

December 22, 2019

C-Suite Leadership·CEO Perspectives·The Big Story

Capital Markets Authority (CMA) Chief Executive Officer, Keith Kalyegira believes ALTX was given an opportunity to make good of the issues raised and the action taken by the regulator was necessary to protect investors and keep market confidence

WHY ALTX WAS CLOSED: Capital Markets Authority (CMA) boss, Keith Kalyegira speaks out

The High Court, on Thursday, 19th December 2019 temporality stopped Capital Markets Authority (CMA) from cancelling the license of ALTX East Africa Limited until the main suit, challenging the legality of the

December 22, 2019

CEO Perspectives·Company News·Technology & Innovation·The Big Story

Court temporarily stops Capital Markets Authority from delicensing Kitamirike’s ALTX East Africa

The High Court, on Thursday, 19th December 2019 stopped Capital Markets Authority (CMA) from cancelling the license of ALTX East Africa Limited. Launched in 2014, by Joseph Kitamirike, the former CEO of

December 22, 2019

Banking & Financial Services·The Big Story

Meet Tony Otoa, the man who teaches Ugandan businesses how to do business in a business-like way

Today, 19th December 2019, Tony Okao Otoa will pass out yet another cohort of SME executives, after a 3 months rigorous business mentoring and coaching in all aspects of business at Stanbic

December 19, 2019

Banking & Financial Services·Company News·The Big Story

Dfcu Bank has this evening confirmed fraud at its premises

CONFIRMED: CDC Group fully exits dfcu Bank after a UGX48.1bn sale of stake to Danish development bank

According to a source at the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE), IFU reportedly paid UGX645 per share, meaning they paid UGX48.1 billion for the 74,580,276 shares. The deal values dfcu at UGX482.5 billion.

December 19, 2019

Banking & Financial Services·The Big Story

President Museveni officially opens the the inaugural National ICT Innovation Expo 2019.

Museveni opens inaugural ICT Expo; roots for locally made ICT solutions

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today, officially opened the inaugural National ICT Innovation Expo with a pledge to cut down on imported solutions and increased funding for ICT innovators. President Museveni, who was

December 17, 2019

The Big Story

Aniku Bernard, Farm Manager at the Gulu-based Lugore Prison, admiring a maize cob at the foundation seed farm at Lugore Prison farm. Photo Credit: Joshua Masinde/CIMMYT.

SEEDS OF HOPE: How improved seed varieties are transforming farmers’ lives in northern Uganda

By Joshua Masinde For two decades, most of the population in northern Uganda lived in internally displaced people’s camps and depended on food aid and other relief emergencies for their livelihoods due

December 17, 2019

The Big Story

Are you a civil contractor? Here is how Stanbic Bank can help you build a profitable business

By Brian Tahinduka With a budget of UGX648 billion the financial year 2019/20, the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) is constructing an additional 900 kilometres of paved roads across Uganda bringing the

December 17, 2019

Banking & Financial Services·Company News

Opportunity Bank banks on technology and customer service to win in the big boys league

Effective September 13th, Opportunity Bank Uganda Limited (OBUL) – previously a tier 2 credit institution, started operating as a fully-fledged commercial bank, licensed by Bank of Uganda- the industry regulator. Although newly

December 17, 2019

Banking & Financial Services·The Big Story

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