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KRA turns 30: Taxman’s digital shift push pays dividends as revenue collections edge up
From an average of KES122 billion annual collections in mid 1990s, KRA’s tech-powered reforms have seen it collect over KES2.5 trillion in fiscal year 2024/25. KRA Commissioner-General Humphrey Wattanga says plans are underway to further to transform the agency into a premier service entity with enhanced digital capacity. Currently, the agency is aligning operations with…
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Qatar’s growing reach in East Africa: Strategic Investments driving growth
East Africa has become a key frontier for economic expansion so as to have a balance of power against the West and as a source of competition, given Russia’s expanding influence in the region, Recent deals in Zanzibar, coupled with a huge $103 billion investment pledge in six African countries shine a spotlight on Doha’s…
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Airtel Africa Eyes IPO for Mobile Money Arm, Taps Citi Group as Advisor- Bloomberg Reports
Bloomberg reports Airtel Africa plans a 2026 IPO of Airtel Money. We unpack timing, valuation, and impact in Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, and Francophone Africa.
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Haco Industries’ Sosoft, Amara Win People’s Choice Awards
Source: PML Daily
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Airtel Uganda reports 29% profit jump as data revenue soars
Source: PML Daily
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Why one-time phone numbers are the smart choice for online registration
Registering online has become an unavoidable feature of modern life, whether it’s checking into social media, signing up for a new email account, or using related online services. However, every time one registers, they risk exposing their personal phone number to spam, scams, or even identity theft. That’s one reason many people are now usingone-time…
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Museveni commissions four factories, breaks ground on nine at Sino-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park
Source: PML Daily
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Can Joshua Oigara Leverage Standard Bank East Africa’s Strengths to Outpace Rivals?
Joshua Nyamweya Oigara has today assumed the role of Regional Chief Executive for Standard Bank’s East Africa operations, a portfolio with USD 9 billion in assets, a cost-to-income ratio of 42%, and a return on equity of 26%. Standard Bank East Africa is the second most profitable regional bank, with 2025 PAT estimated at USD…
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South Africa ports break daily cargo volume record in August amid reforms push
South Africa ports moved up to 18,689 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in a single day in August despite continued challenges of ageing infrastructure that often leads to processing delays. The record volume in cargo handled was the highest since the Covid-19 pandemic that triggered massive dip in port operations. Southern African Association of Freight Forwarders…
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dfcu Bank Launches Rotary Club of Kampala Blue Hearts Backed by UGX 1 billion
dfcu commits UGX 1 billion to Rotary Uganda to expand nationwide medical camps and lifesaving community health services.
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