NSSF assets grow to Ushs 6.6 trillion despite weak East African economies
By Our Reporter The economies within East Africa, where the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has investments, weakened in 2015/16 but that did not stop the accumulation of assets by the fund. The...
View ArticleSenior executives meet to drive Uganda’s human capital agenda
By Our Reporter The African Management Services Company (AMSCO) today hosted a senior executive’s breakfast forum at The Kampala Serena Hotel in Kampala. Under the theme ‘Focus on the Future:...
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Stanbic Bank Uganda launches Internet Banking App
Launch of Banking app By Our Reporter Stanbic Bank has launched its ground-breaking new banking app to the Ugandan market. It offers greater flexibility for customers and introduces exciting new...
View ArticleNSSF declares 12.3% interest, pays savers Ushs 606 billion
By Our Reporter The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will credit its members’ accounts with 12.3% interest rate for the last Financial Year, worth over Ushs 606 billion up from Ushs 516 billion in...
View Article5th Mineral Wealth Conference targets exploration funding
By Our Reporter The Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum (UCMP) is hosting the 5th annual Mineral Wealth Conference (MWC) which began today 5th October and ends tomorrow the 6th Mineral Wealth...
View ArticleUgandan national nominated to head Rotary International
By Our Reporter Samuel Owori of Kampala, Uganda was today confirmed President-nominee of Rotary International, a humanitarian service organization that unites leaders committed to improving lives and...
View ArticleCustomer Service important for African businesses
By Our Reporter A recent survey by research and analysis information technology company, Forrester has found that 39% of customers tell their friends and families about bad customer experience. This...
View ArticleStanbic Bank boss wins global accolade
By Our Reporter Patrick Mweheire, the CEO of Stanbic Bank Uganda has achieved global recognition after winning the Ai 50 SRI CEO of the year at the 9th annual African Investor awards held recently in...
View ArticleUBL launches safety week
By Silvia Nyambura Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) and International Distillers Uganda (IDU) sites today celebrate 4 and 9 years of no “Lost Time Accident” (LTA), a milestone they made on the 8th and...
View ArticleBOU denies rumors on Crane Bank’s depositors exit
By Silvia Nyambura Bank of Uganda (BOU) has issued a statement dispelling rumors on social media that it has instructed depositors to withdraw their money from Crane Bank. “It has been brought to our...
View ArticleMultiChoice slashes DStv subscription prices
By Doreen Nshabohurira MultiChoice Uganda has reduced subscription fees for its DStv packages effective 1st November 2016 alongside a massive content upgrade. DStv premium has been reduced by 14% from...
View ArticleMTN launches 2016 Kampala Marathon
By Our Reporter MTN Uganda has today launched the 13th edition of the annual Kampala Marathon. This year, the telecom in partnership with the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) aims to raise funds...
View ArticleAfricell to reward one lucky subscriber with Ushs 1 billion
By Silvia Nyambura Africell Uganda has unveiled a 7 week campaign that will see one lucky customer win a cash prize of Ushs 1 billion. The campaign dubbed “One Billion Promo” will also see 100 other...
View ArticleNot for Profit project enabling Ugandan mothers deliver safely in private...
By Our Reporter More than 53,000 mothers have delivered safely in small, private sector facilities over the last four years since the launch of the MSD for Ugandan Mothers (MUM) project. Through the...
View ArticleNSSF ups stake in Umeme
By Silvia Nyambura The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has bought 121,820,850 more shares of power utility company Umeme Limited at a price of Ushs 488 per share. This translates to an additional...
View ArticleUNFPA in drive to empower youth to address reproductive health bottlenecks
By Our Reporter The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in collaboration with Outbox, a local business incubator, has launched a health-based innovation accelerator dubbed ‘Up Accelerate.’ The...
View ArticleVodafone targets youth and SMEs with digital services
By Silvia Nyambura Vodafone Uganda has announced that going forward, it will be more focused on the youth and Small and Medium Scale Entrepreneurs in order to empower them to harness their potential....
View ArticleUganda to benefit from Ushs 440 million GSK funding for research into...
By Our Reporter Uganda will be one of the 11 African countries to benefit from a research program on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), funded by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), one of the world’s leading...
View ArticleUgandan organizations should embrace financial reporting
By Silvia Nyambura More organizations in Uganda are appreciating the relevance of good financial reporting. This is evidenced by the increasing number of submissions to the annual Financial Reporting...
View ArticleUganda still committed to sustainable energy despite heavy reliance on...
By Silvia Nyambura Uganda has a strategy aimed at expanding access to sustainable energy in line with the United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Components of this strategy are...
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