Stanbic Uganda’s mother company—Standard Bank Group, which is also Africa’s largest bank by assets, has been recognised as one of Time Magazine’s World’s Best Companies and Newsweek’s World’s Most Trustworthy Companies. TIME and Newsweek are esteemed media organisations that have maintained a reputation for exceptional journalism for nearly a century. “These accolades from two iconic…
Stanbic Bank Uganda has been recognized as the financial institution with the best corporate banking services in Uganda by consumers. The bank was given the accolade at the Consumers Choice Awards (CCA). The function was graced by Amelia Kyambadde, the Senior Presidential Advisor on Industry. This is the sixth edition of the awards specifically organized…
With each passing day, it appears that George Musisi, a prominent lawyer attached to the National Unity Platform will stand in Kira Municipality in the 2026 elections and face off with Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda. Sources have told Bbeg Media that some senior leaders in NUP led by the party president, Robert Kyagulanyi, want Musisi to…
Coffee planted on former forest land will not gain access to the European market starting January 2025. Dr Emmanuel Lyamuleme, the executive director of Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), said the new EU regulations apply to people who planted coffee on forested land as far back as 2020. Speaking to journalists after meeting Katikkiro Charles…
The government of South Sudan is holding an emergency cabinet meeting hours after it announced that long-delayed national elections would be postponed by two years. The polls were due to take place this December. A 2018 peace deal that ended a civil war allowed President Salva Kiir to remain in charge of a transitional government…
George Musisi, a lawyer from the National Unity Platform (NUP) has told Bbeg Media he prefers to stand in Mukono Municipality not Kira in the 2026 elections. He told us in an interview that there are those within the party who had mooted the idea that he stands in Kira Municipality where he resides but…
A new survey has revealed that children across refugee settlements in Uganda experience high levels of emotional, physical, and sexual violence, which have a major impact on their wellbeing, including their physical andmental health, and their schooling. According to the survey nearly 50% of 18-24 year old females and males experienced at least one of…
President Museveni has said political leaders should be able to accurately diagnose the problems of the people they lead so that they are able to offer solutions to them. He made the remarks while delivering a lecture of opportunity to army officers of Bangladesh Armed Forces War Course at State House Entebbe. “This is what…
The High court has adjourned a case in which the government sued 80 people for refusing to accept compensation offered to them to give way for the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The affected people own 102.5 acres of land in Lwengo, Kyotera and Rakai districts. The case which is being…
Stanbic Bank Uganda has said it will increase support for Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) to enhance financial inclusion in Uganda The revealtion was made by Sam Fredrick Mwogeza, the bank’s acting chief executive officer during the 2nd National Microfinance and Savings Groups Conference in Kampala. “We started this journey way back when we…
