Last week, I was in the German cities of Berlin and Dresden interacting with innovators, incubation hubs, accelerators, professionals, policy makers, corporate entities and private sector bodies such as the German-Africa Business Association, the Mittelstand Alliance Africa and the German Startups Association. The visit and dialogues were coordinated by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, a German...Read More
At the time of writing this article, I am seated at “The Innovation Village” in Kampala after just having a conversation with Vusi Thembekwayo, an acclaimed business mogul, global speaker and venture capitalist. A son of the African soil, Vusi is the CEO of MyGrowthFund, an African focused venture capital fund. The nuance of his...Read More
At the time of writing this blog, I am at the GSMA Africa Mobile360 conference being held at the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda. It has been a very busy day of intense activity and conversations on matters relating to “the Rise of the Digital Citizen”- persons utilizing connected technology platforms, devices, networks and systems...Read More
A few weeks ago, the Uganda Stock Exchange (USE) confirmed it had received formal approval from the regulatory body, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) to operate a demutualised stock exchange. This means that the ownership of the Exchange has been separated from the trading rights of its members, the stock brokers. The shareholding in the...Read More
On this week’s edition of the Business Coach With Silver Kayondo, Silver looks to enlighten you on what loans are and what you should be looking for in a loan agreement. These are the clauses you need to pay attention to. Pay attention to the Interest rates. (fixed interest rate or variable interest rate). He...Read More
One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognise a problem before it becomes an emergency.” – Arnold GlasgowAttention is drawn to a recent Saturday Monitor headline, ‘Uganda needs 94 years to clear debt’. There are some underlying assumptions nuanced in the story, but these are not the subject of this writing,...Read More
The company’s stock debuted at the $14.5 price per share after setting the initial valuation between $13 and $16. By the close of first day, the share price had shot to $ 18.95 a remarkable 31.7% jump higher than its initial public offering (IPO) price of $14.5 raising $196 millionRead More
