WE’VE GOT YOUR BACK! Equity Bank reaffirms support for SACCOs, small businesses
Our Reporter Equity Bank Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing financial inclusion by strengthening support for Savings and Credit...
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BILLIONS, DELAYS & DESIGN CHAOS! Probe Exposes Cracks in M7’s World Bank Funded Mega Tourism Project as CEDP Boss Fires Back
Shockwaves are rippling through Uganda’s tourism and business sectors after the Auditor General released a hard-hitting Value for Money audit...
Report Exposes Chaos in Multi-Billion Agriculture Value Chain Development Project (AVCDP)
Fresh trouble is brewing inside Uganda’s agriculture sector after the Auditor General put the multi-billion Agriculture Value Chain Development Project...
TECH GLORY! Uganda & Egypt Secure Slots To Fly Africa’s Flag At Prestigious Underwater World Robotics Championship
African School of Innovations Science & Technology storms elite global competition heading to Newfoundland, Canada this June. KAMPALA, UGANDA —...
BANKING GIANTS! Equity Bank Sweeps Top Diaspora Awards At Pan-African Impact Gala
By Our Reporter Equity Bank Uganda has cemented its position as a leading financial entity in diaspora banking and cross-border...
STARLINK HEADACHE! UCC Fires Back At Tax, Sovereignty Fears As Elon Musk’s Internet Giant Enters Uganda!
As satellite internet service, Starlink prepares to commence operations in Uganda, there are questions about how much of a physical...
CEDP PROJECT AT GLANCE! Investigation Flags Idle Offices, Delayed Reforms & Online System Gaps As Govt Defends Billion-Dollar Business Revolution
A major government project credited with transforming Uganda’s business registration and licensing landscape is now facing intense scrutiny after the...
WOMEN POWER! MTN Uganda Launches New AWE Phase to Turn Women-Owned Hustles into Corporate Giants!
By Brian Musaasizi MTN Uganda has officially launched the second phase of its Advancing Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) programme, reinforcing its commitment...
TECH REVOLUTION! Centenary Group, Huawei Join Forces to Digitally Transform Uganda & Boost Financial Inclusion Across Africa!
Centenary Rural Development Group Limited (“Centenary Group”), Uganda’s leading financial services holding group, and Huawei Technologies (Uganda) Company Limited have...
75M BAGS BONANZA! Brazil Eyes Record Coffee Exports as El Niño Threat Looms
Brazil will export a record volume of coffee in the new crop year that starts in July because of likely...
Stanbic, Agribusiness Leaders Unite to Fight Counterfeit Inputs and Strengthen Food Security
KAMPALA — Stakeholders in Uganda’s agriculture sector, have called for stronger collaboration between financial institutions, regulators, manufacturers and farmers to...
From Kampala to Cairo: Why Ownership Beats Rent, A Lesson for All Ugandans
By Kerebu Nuwagira Travelling from Kampala to Cairo provides a striking lesson: where we live shapes how we survive, and...
M7 Finally Opens Uganda Skies to Elon Musk’s Starlink… But With Tough Rules!
ELON MUSK’S controversial satellite internet giant Starlink has finally been cleared to officially operate in Uganda after months of suspense,...
IRAN WAR SHOCK! BoU Warns Uganda Economy Could Be Hit Hard
Uganda’s economy is still standing strong despite the raging conflict in the Middle East, but alarm bells are now ringing...
Mass Staff Exodus Rocks Absa as Bank Blows Sh20Bn on Employee Exits
Panic, uncertainty and whispered corridor meetings are reportedly sweeping through East Africa’s banking industry after banking giant Absa Bank Kenya...
PLATINUM CREDIT EXPOSED! Court Fines Loan Shark Sh11.6m Over Spam Loan Calls & Messages, Bosses Face 10-Year Jail Term as Ugandan Borrowers Cry Out Over ‘Dirty Deals,’ Sky-High Interest & Car Auctions
Shockwaves are tearing through East Africa’s money lending industry after microfinance giant Platinum Credit was ordered to pay a Kenyan mobile subscriber...
DIGITAL HIGHWAY INVASION! Mega Europe-Africa Undersea Cable to Shake Up Internet Connectivity Across Continent
Africa’s digital future is set for a massive transformation after telecom giants unveiled plans for a brand-new subsea cable project...
REPORT: Buganda Still Dominates Fish Farming as Tilapia Tops All Species
By Evans Najuna Kampala — Uganda’s aquaculture sector is experiencing significant growth, with the number of fish farms rising to 9,463...
Food and Fuel Prices Rise as Inflation Climbs to 0.6% in April – UBOS Report
By Evans Najuna Kampala – Uganda Bureau of Statistics has reported that Uganda’s monthly headline inflation rose to 0.6 percent in April...
TRACTOR CHAOS! No Guidelines, Missing Revenue Records & Broken Systems Rock Govt Mechanisation Centres Under MAAIF Watch
Uganda’s ambitious plan to modernise agriculture through mechanisation is now under intense scrutiny after findings exposed a trail of disorder,...