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BREAKING NEWS: Cooper Motors shuts down operations in Uganda, other East African countries 

Paul MurungiAfricaAfricaAgricultureCarsCompany NewsEast AfricaFinanceManufacturingNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryJanuary 17, 2025January 18, 2025

Cooper Motors Corporation (CMC) Holdings, the parent company of CMC (Uganda) Limited has announced its decision to gradually wind down operations in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, in full compliance with…

EACOP’S Tanga Oil Export Hub impresses Ugandan Officials as Completion nears

Brian EmorutEast AfricaGovernment AgenciesMining/Oil & GasThe Big StoryDecember 24, 2024December 24, 2024

Extensive progress has been made on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project, with the construction of a high-tech oil export terminal in Tanga – Tanzania, attaining crucial targets….

Women in Leadership: Meet Shamim Walusimbi, first Ugandan to represent Human Resource professionals at the Africa Human Resource Confederation

Paul MurungiWomen Fixing UgandaWomen In LeadershipOctober 2, 2024October 2, 2024

Shamim Walusimbi is the first Ugandan, and first female to represent Human Resource (HR) professionals on the board of the Africa Human Resource Confederation (AHRC).  Shamim is committed to breaking…

South Africa’s gaming leader, Ithuba that recently won a 10-year Ugandan national lottery license, also wins Tanzania license

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisMay 10, 2024May 10, 2024

Ithuba Holdings RF (Pty) Ltd which in August 2023 won a 10-year license to run Uganda’s national lottery, has also been awarded a licence to run Tanzania’s national lottery. Ithuba,…

TOURISM SECTOR RECOVERY: Uganda must put money where its mouth is; we talk too much⏤ Amos Wekesa

Muhereza KyamuteteraNews & AnalysisQ + AsThe Big StoryMarch 22, 2024March 22, 2024

And he doesn’t just talk, he also puts money where his mouth is. His new Tanzanian outfit, Mwamba Lodge Tarangire Limited has gotten a 50-year lease to run the former…

BIG MOVE: Amos Wekesa acquires tourist lodge in Tanzania

CEO East Africa MagazineHospitality & TourismNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 22, 2024March 22, 2024

Amos Wekesa, the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of the Great Lakes Safaris and Uganda Lodges has expanded his regional footprint, by acquiring a tourist lodge next to Tarangire National…