Ruparelia Group Archives – Page 11 of 14

COVID-19: Ruparelia Group sensitises and donates food and soap to 5,500 households in Kampala Central

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsMarch 28, 2020March 28, 2020

The Ruparelia Group may have closed a number of their hotels, due to Covid-19 related challenges, but this has not stopped them from going ahead to donate to the needy….

COVID-19: Speke Resort and Commonwealth Munyonyo Close Down; several other hotels said to be fully or partially closed

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMarch 26, 2020March 26, 2020

As the knock-on effects of the deadly COVID-19 begin to bite deep, the Ruparelia Group is closing down its two flagship hotels- Speke Resort and Conference Centre, Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort…

Victoria University partners with 6 Indian Universities to enhance learning opportunities for Ugandan startups

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsFebruary 19, 2020February 19, 2020

Victoria University, Kampala, Uganda has signed scholarly and academic cooperation agreements with six universities and innovation hubs from the Indian state of Gujarat. The universities are: Marwadi University, Ganpat University,…

“I’ll be back; and stronger,” vows Rajiv after Day 2 breakdown in Mbarara rally

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryFebruary 16, 2020February 17, 2020

Rajiv Ruparelia Team has vowed an even stronger come back in the next National Rally Championship Race, following what the team called a “technical difficulty” that made them “unable to…

Fast-track legislation on medical marijuana production, to give Uganda competitive edge- Rajiv Ruparelia

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsFebruary 10, 2020February 13, 2020

Uganda should fast track legislation on medical marijuana production so as to give the country a competitive edge over other countries in the region, Rajiv Ruparelia the Managing Director of…

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Rajiv Ruparelia comes of age, turns 30 years; talks about managing a $1 billion family empire and his plans to become East Africa’s largest cannabis exporter

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite Leadership The Big StoryJanuary 12, 2020August 23, 2024

At 30 years, you are probably one of few if not the only CEO of over 28 companies worth over $1 billion. Don’t you feel this puts a tough challenge…

Speke Resort Munyonyo to host maiden Uganda-Europe Business Forum

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryJanuary 7, 2020January 7, 2020

The European Union Delegation to Uganda, working with the Government of Uganda will convene the first ever Uganda-Europe Business Forum, from 9-10 March at the lakeside Speke Resort and Munyonyo…

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Billionaire Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia, talks about semi-retirement and succession planning as Rajiv, his heir-apparent turns 30 years

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite Leadership The Big Story Thought LeadershipJanuary 3, 2020January 3, 2020

Rajiv Ruparelia, the Ruparelia Group Managing Director and heir apparent to the Ruparelia Group empire of over 28 businesses, turned 30 years. At 30 years, he is probably the youngest CEO of a business empire that is now in excess of USD 1 billion (UGX3.7 trillion). In this exclusive, candid interview, billionaire Dr Sudhir Ruparelia, the group’s founder and Chairman, spoke to CEO EA Magazine’s Executive Editor, Muhereza Kyamutetera about his slow but sure road to retirement and why he chose Rajiv to take over from him. Dr Sudhir, speaking from a skiing resort in Aspen, Colorado, in the United States of America, where the family is on a skiing holiday to celebrate Rajiv’s birthday, also gives tips on how to manage intergenerational succession in family businesses.

COURAGE UNDER FIRE: Sudhir Ruparelia, is CEO EA Magazine’s, Business Person of 2019

The CEO Magazine TeamThe Big StoryDecember 30, 2019February 7, 2020

Following the 2016 seizure and subsequent sale of Crane Bank, a bank where Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia was the second biggest majority shareholder, the businessman put up a spirited quest for justice. This 2019 he secured several wins, not just for himself alone but for several other shareholders who had lost their banks in a similar manner. Regardless of the closure of the bank, the businessman has steadied course focusing most of his energies in real estate, hospitality, education and philanthropy. For this and more, he has been named the CEO EA Magazine’s Business Person of the Year, 2019.

MEMORABLE 2019 XMAS: Four pocket-friendly reasons to spend this Festive Season at any of Speke Group’s 9 hotels and residences

Pearl KitimboLifestyle The Big StoryDecember 10, 2019December 11, 2019

You have worked hard all year long. The festive season is a time to be together with your loved ones, rekindle the love and toast to the year’s joys as you usher in the New Year with gratitude. But you don’t have to break the bank. Speke Group of Hotels, Uganda’s largest chain of hotels with a portfolio of luxury and budget hospitality facilities has put together special packages for you, to make this festive season a memory to behold.