By Jael Christine Wawulira, Head of Customer Experience at Equity Bank Uganda For many women, banking is not just about opening an account or taking a loan. It is about finding financial services that understand their realities, support their ambitions, and respond to the responsibilities they carry every day. This is why customer experience has…
The Minister for Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr Monica Musenero, has said technological change is happening rapidly and its real goal is to accelerate productivity, market access, foster innovation, and improve service delivery. “So, the real goal of technological change is to accelerate productivity, expand market access, foster innovation, and improve service delivery. Industrial revolutions…
Women in Uganda’s Public Relations and other professional disciplines gathered on Saturday, 7th March 2026, a day before International Women’s Day, at Revive Wellness Spa in Kololo for the PRAU Women celebration held under the theme “The Full Woman: She’s Got It All. Hosted by the Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU), the event brought…
Junior Achievement Uganda has appointed Pamela Turyatunga, the Absa Bank Uganda Sustainability Manager, to its board. She brings to the board a passion for empowering youth and students for the world of work. She has been involved in training individuals and entities in financial literacy and guiding organisations in integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)…
In honour of the holy season of Ramadhan, Absa Bank Uganda hosted over 200 members of the Muslim community for an Iftar dinner as part of its continued engagement with Muslim clients, partners, and community leaders. Beyond the evening of fellowship, the bank also announced a donation of essential food items and scholastic materials to…
In a stunning display of resilience and cultural heritage, members of the Batwa and Bakiga communities made an extraordinary journey to this year’s World Wildlife Day celebrations in Entebbe. After trekking over 500 kilometers from the hills of Kanungu District in Ruhija, they arrived laden with bundles of medicinal plants and a wealth of ancestral…
Equity Bank Uganda has successfully completed the migration of its core data centre operations to the Raxio Data Centre in Namanve Industrial Park, marking a significant milestone in the bank’s digital transformation journey. The move, which was completed a week ago and publicly unveiled on February 25, 2026, consolidates the bank’s critical infrastructure within a…
Absa Bank Uganda, in partnership with Junior Achievement (JA) Uganda, today officially announced the start of the 2026 Company of the Year (COY) schools’ competition. The launch ceremony, held at Aga Khan High School, doubled as a celebratory handover of a USD 1,000 prize cheque to the school’s student innovators, following their victory at the…
CNOOC Uganda Limited has launched a 10 day digital skills training program jointly aimed at introducing the Buhuka community primary students to computers and digital technology at a young age and to equip learners and community members with the skills needed to participate in the rapidly growing digital economy. The training is being conducted in…
Two years ago, Jessica Muteteri’s salon business was on life support. Rent arrears loomed, utility bills piled up like stormy clouds, and staff wages tightened around her enterprise “like a chokehold,” she recalls. The glow of entrepreneurship had dimmed into a daily struggle for survival, living hand-to-mouth. Then came a lifeline: through a friend, Muteteri…
