Lynda Were Nabayiinda, Customer Service Week has been the buzzword over the last week and into this with many organizations’ Customer Care and Service teams planning on how to reach out to their customers through this week. Some do it out of company culture, others simply doing it because others are doing it in the […]
Pan-African human capital advisory firm, Africa People Advisory Group has released the findings from their recent Africa Human Resources Metrics benchmark study. The report captures benchmark data from across the continent against 25 people and business metrics from 130 companies, in just over 40 African countries. The report was curated in partnership with Stonefield Advisory, […]
Kampala-September 22, 2021- FlyHub Uganda Limited, a subsidiary of Stanbic Bank Uganda Holdings Limited (SBUL) has announced the appointment of Joel Muhumuza as its first Chief Executive Officer. FlyHub is a newly created FinTech company and one of four subsidiaries under SBUL, the others being, SBG Securities, Stanbic Bank Incubator Limited and the well-known Stanbic […]
Kampala, 21 September 2021 – Prudential Assurance Uganda Limited and PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited (PwC) have today launched the Prudential Best HR Practices Survey 2021, at an event held at Kampala Serena Hotel. The Prudential Best HR Practices Survey seeks to highlight key opportunities as well as share best employment practices and recognise organisations that are championing […]
9th September 2021 – MultiChoice Africa is excited to welcome the next generation of passionate young film creatives to the MTF Academy hubs in Nairobi, Lagos & Lusaka as part of the Class of 2022. After a 6-week selection process across 13 African countries, 60 aspiring filmmakers representing East Africa, Southern Africa and West Africa […]
Youth unemployment has posed socio and economic threats and growth stagnation across the globe. In South Africa, concerns are on the rise on how to address both the increased growth of this demographic and how to sufficiently address their demands in a manner that is sustainable. Although there was a recorded economic growth of 1,1% […]
Nairobi, 2nd September 2021: Equity Group Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Jonas Mushosho as a Non-Executive Director to its board following the retirement of Christopher Newson, Non- Executive Director in the Board. Jonas brings on board a wealth of leadership experience, having previously served in senior leadership positions in both the private and public […]
Long before the second wave of the pandemic, questions about the future of education dominated public discourse in Uganda. Shamim Nirere of Izere Education not only had the question lingering on her mind, but she also found some answers too. “The future of education will not be about the right answers. We already have education […]
Somaliland is seeking to work closely with its East African neighbour Kenya to improve its capacity in education. Somaliland education minister Ahmed Mohamed Derie was in Nairobi where he met his Kenyan counterpart Professor George Magoha where they agreed to further develop cooperation on several educational sectors. Kenya is key to Somaliland’s development in education given […]
Taiwan celebrated the first anniversary of its diplomatic cooperation with Somaliland with a promise to help in the economic empowerment of the people of the Horn of Africa nation. Taiwan opened its embassy in Somaliland capital Hargeisa in August last year and marked the first anniversary by awarding scholarships to students to study Taipei. Taiwan […]
ROKE Telkom a Uganda-based Telecommunications Company and public service provider for voice and data communications services has announced the appointment of Amanya Atuhaire as the company’s new Brand and Marketing Manager. Backed by over 13 years working experience, Amanya brings to the table a wealth of experience from the telecom sector, having worked with brands […]
August 12, 2021, Nairobi, Kenya: Despite the gender gap and social challenges, entrepreneurial women across the world and in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) are leading the way in tapping into the power of the digital economy to succeed and grow. In new research by Mastercard, women-owned small and medium enterprises (SMEs) believe there […]
Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited has appointed Kenneth Agutamba as Manager, Reputation and Communications, according to the official notice published on August 11. Kenneth succeeds Cathy Adengo who has been appointed as Head of Sustainability at the bank. “Kenneth will be responsible for executing our corporate communications strategy, Sponsorships and implementing stakeholder engagement initiatives to support the delivery […]