Author: Daniel Muwanguzi
Equity Bank Uganda continues its commitment to fostering SME growth nationwide. In Fort Portal, entrepreneurs, traders, and community leaders convened to network and envision a brighter future for regional business at the 3rd regional event of Equity Bank Uganda’s “Tupange Business Ne Equity”, a customer engagement campaign which provides essential financial support to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the country. Following successful customer engagement events in Arua and Mbale, the Fort Portal legs saw customers listening, engaging, networking and empowering participants as Equity Bank staff and business speakers provided insights on the current challenges facing SMES and solutions towards overcoming…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the role of diplomacy in advancing national development as Uganda’s Heads of Mission gathered on the third day of the Annual Ambassadors’ Conference at Gulu University. Convened under the theme “Strengthening the Foreign Service’s Contribution to National Development”, the meeting has provided a platform for reviewing the performance of Missions abroad and aligning them with the country’s broader economic and political agenda. In his opening address, Mr. Bagiire Vincent Waiswa, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, commended Uganda’s envoys for their resilience and dedication in representing the…
One dead, four injured as Buikwe factory ceiling collapses One person has been confirmed dead and four others injured at Gold Star Battery factory in Naminya Zone, Njeru municipality, Buikwe District, after a concrete ceiling board collapsed off one of the buildings on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Rajeshibhai Shekhara, 36, while some of the survivors include Mr Hawali Mutumba, 19, and Ms Catherine Kisakye, both machine operators, who were rushed to Kamu-Kamu Medical Centre and Nile International Hospital in Jinja City respectively. Mr Mutumba said he was on one of the machines when he heard a sound…