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    Simba Group

    Debt, Deals & Disputes: Inside the High-Stakes Legacy-Altering Legal Battles of Ugandan Billionaires — Bitature, Basajjabalaba and Dei’s Magoola

    CEO East Africa MagazineLegal & JusticeNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 10, 2025November 21, 2025

    The past five years have not gone particularly well for Uganda’s billionaire class. Once the undisputed symbols of local enterprise and ambition, several of the country’s most prominent businessmen have…

    Robert Kirunda: The Lawyer Behind Vantage’s Courtroom Wins Against Patrick Bitature

    Muhereza KyamuteteraExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryAugust 22, 2025August 28, 2025

    Uganda’s Court of Appeal has today handed down a string of rulings that deepened the legal troubles of businessman Patrick Bitature and his Simba Group, while significantly strengthening the hand…

    Patrick Bitature in deeper trouble as the Court of Appeal dismisses several applications against his creditor, Vantage Mezzanine Fund

    Muhereza KyamuteteraLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryAugust 22, 2025August 28, 2025

    The Court of Appeal has handed South African lender Vantage Mezzanine Fund II a decisive legal victory in its high-profile dispute with Ugandan businessman Patrick Bitature and his Simba Group…

    Mobile Phone @30: Women Breaking Barriers and Redefining Leadership in Uganda’s Telecommunications Sector

    Trevor LutaloExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryJune 3, 2025June 3, 2025

    In May 1995, Celtel hit the ground running with the launch of the first mobile phone in Uganda, a rare opportunity in the country’s history that has gone on to…

    Simba Group Chairman, Dr. Patrick Bitature named Entrepreneur of the Year at the African Tourism Leadership Forum

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBillionairesBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsNovember 5, 2022November 5, 2022

    Simba Group Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Patrick Bitature has been named Entrepreneur of the Year at the just-ended African Tourism Leadership Forum, held in Gaborone, Botswana. The…

    Patrick Bitature Speaks Out, Reassures Stakeholders: “Legal and commercial issues have arisen in our financing, but will be firmly resolved.”

    The CEO Magazine TeamCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMay 23, 2022May 23, 2022

    Businessman, Patrick Bitature, the CEO and Founder of the Simba Group of Companies, has spoken out about the ongoing commercial dispute between some of the Group Companies and a South…

    Simba Properties speaks out; vows to challenge illegal move by S.African mezzanine fund to take over its properties

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsLegal & JusticeNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMay 18, 2022May 20, 2022

    Simba Properties Investment Co. Ltd has broken silence over a public auction advert that appeared in the Daily Monitor today, purporting to put up its properties for sale, dismissing the…

    Is South African Mezzanine Fund, trying to takeover Bitature’s property illegally? What we know so far from court.

    The CEO Magazine TeamBusiness & MarketsThe Big StoryMay 18, 2022May 18, 2022

    This morning, a copy of an advert in one of the newspapers, made and is making several rounds on various social media channels, especially WhatsApp. The advert, by Quickway Auctioneers…

    DOUBLE WIN: Fresh from an honorary doctoral award, Dr. Nataliey Bitature is appointed Managing Director of Simba Group hotels division

    Muhereza KyamuteteraWomen In LeadershipJanuary 25, 2020January 25, 2020

    Following three and a half years of tutelage under her father’s wings, as Chief of Staff of the Simba Group, Dr. Nataliey Bitature has effective this month, January 2020 been…

    UK University to award Nataliey Bitature honorary Doctor of Science for her social entrepreneurship works

    Muhereza KyamuteteraWomen In LeadershipJanuary 17, 2020January 25, 2020

    Nataliey Bitature, the Chief of Staff of Uganda’s Simba Group, a conglomerate of companies spanning the hospitality, energy, telecom, and real estate sectors will later this month be awarded an…

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