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 million...
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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, Apollo Ny...
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 agricultu...
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...
AI economic gains likely to outweigh emissions cost, says IMF
Economic gains from artificial intelligence will boost global output by around 0.5% a year between 2025 and 2030, outweighing the costs of rising carbon emissions by the...
Brian May performs with Benson Boone at Coachella following his stroke
Brian May looked the picture of health of Friday as he took to the stage at the Coachella festival, in Indio, California in the wake of his stroke. The Queen legend, 77...