The Rise And Fall Of The Aponye Business Empire: From Agro Giant To Debt Distress
For decades, the name Aponye stood tall in Uganda’s business circles, synonymous with agro-processing success, expansive real estate investments, and strategic g...
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Museveni Orders Govt Bailout for Late Aponye’s Business Empire
President Museveni has directed Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to spearhead a government-led intervention to rescue the ailing business empire of the late tycoon Apollo...
Tycoon Mbire’s MTN Uganda shares Recover, Rise toward $70 million
Chairman Mbire earns shs 55 million per day from MTN dividendsBusinessman Charles Mbire’s investment in MTN Uganda is staging a strong comeback, nearing the $70 mi...
Aponye 's Iconic Ugandan Business Conglomerate Faces Auction Two Years After Founder’s Death
The Aponye Group, once one of Uganda’s most formidable agro-processing and manufacturing empires, has collapsed just two years after the death of its founder, Apol...
Empire in the Sky: How Africa’s Digital Future Is Being Colonised Again
It begins with a promise. A satellite dish on a tin roof. A blinking terminal in the middle of rural Kisii. Suddenly, a boy can watch a YouTube video without buffering.A...
Court of Appeal Strips Tycoon Mohan Kiwanuka of Business Control Over Mental Health Concerns
The Court of Appeal has stripped city tycoon Mohan Musisi Kiwanuka of his managerial powers over a vast business empire, citing mental illness as the overriding factor be...
Germany arrests self-declared 'king' and bans his extremist group
A self-declared "king" of Germany and three of his senior "subjects" have been arrested and their group banned for attempting to overthrow the state.Peter Fitzek, 59, was...
Rajiv Ruparelia Dies in Motor Accident
Rajiv, son of city tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia, played a central role in expanding the Ruparelia Group’s footprint across real estate, education, hospitality, and agri...
How African popes changed Christianity and gave us Valentine's Day
BBC | Now predominantly Muslim, North Africa was once a Christian heartland, producing Catholic popes who left their mark on the Church to this day.Their papacies were in...
Feminist Activists Push for Radical Change in Global Financial Systems
As global demands for systemic change intensify, feminist leaders are rising to confront the deep inequalities upheld by institutions like the IMF and World Bank.From gra...