Entrepreneurship

The overall winner Opio Derrick, Director One Lamp Uganda Limited (2nd right), receives a dummy cheque of UGX 20m from Kumaran Pather, Managing Director Orient Bank (extreme right), Prof. Waswa Balunywa, Principal of Makerere University Business School (2nd left) and Dr. Diana Ntamu Director MUBS Entrepreneurship Centre (extreme Left). Orient

Looking out over the skyline of the vibrant city of Johannesburg, one youth activist considers the work that still lies ahead to safeguard women's rights and safety. In a country with one of the world's highest rates of gender-based violence, Amonge Sinxoto is making sure young women are empowered to

Aliko Dangote plans to spend $15 billion on a project that — if successful — could revolutionize Nigeria’s economy. On a peninsula east of Lagos, 30,000 workers are employed on a project that holds out the promise of transforming Nigeria’s economic fortunes. It’s here that Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, plans

Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos The world's richest person, Jeff Bezos, is wealthier than he's ever been. Early Wednesday he crossed a milestone previously unseen in the nearly four decades Forbes has been tracking net worths: With Amazon stock edging up 2% as of Wednesday afternoon, Bezos' net worth

CiplaQCIL CEO, Nevin Bradford Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Ltd (CiplaQCIL) has announced the acquisition of the Human Care    Business of Quality Chemicals Limited (QCL) in Shs4.67bn deal. “Pursuant  to  Rule  38  (1)  (a)  and  Appendix  4:Paragraph  1  of  the  Uganda  Securities Exchange Listing Rules 2003 (as amended), CiplaQCIL is pleased

Ruth Gaylord Hospital About six miles north of Kampala city, along Bombo Road, in Maganjo-Kawempe, Wakiso District, there’s an imposing housing facility that has left tongues waging. However, this facility isn’t a housing condominium, but a modern hospital called Ruth Gaylord Hospital that offers a wide range of services including

For once the seats were empty in the Bud Walton Arena, home to basketball’s Arkansas Razorbacks and, each summer, host to fathomless wealth. Covid-19 had come to Walmart Inc. country, canceling the retailer’s “Associate Celebration.” Gone were the thousands of employees, the cameos by Katy Perry or Tom Cruise and

By Denis Jjuuko There is an increasing number of Ugandans especially in Kampala starting roadside businesses since the partial lifting of the lockdown. On the roads to the suburbs where people live, there are more people selling fruits, liquid soap, and other such household items. Some look like people who

Fish maws are on high demand The exploitation of Ugandans in the sale of fish maws in the international market has attracted the attention of MPS, with calls to halt on the sale of the popular fish organ    until government can establish the real value of fish maws. Fish maw