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You Need Patience To Succeed – Sudhir
What you need to know: He drove a taxi and worked multiple ‘kyeyo’ jobs as he pursued studies in London saving up USD25,000, which he has used to build a business empire now employing over 6,000 people in Uganda, Jobs and Careers. We exclusively speak to Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia on his journey to a successful…
PICTORIAL: Sudhir Ruparelia Hosts Indians At His Kololo Residence, Speke Resort Munyonyo
It was a double celebration at businessman Sudhir Ruaprelia’s hosted Indians at his home in Kololo and then at Speke Resort Munyonyo as they celebrated 50 years since former president Idi Amin sent them away from Uganda. The celebrations began on Thursday at his home, where they ate and drank until the early hours of…
Bury Ignorance & Boost Economy! Here Is Why Uganda Should Swiftly Legalize Cannabis Growing For All
It was estimated by the United Nations, last year that the population of Africa was about 1,316,164,487, equivalent to 16.72% of the total world population. In a continent, riddled with bad leadership and socio-economic problems, coupled with the mass exodus of its bright minds, moving to North America and Europe, for better working and living…
Besigye, Bobi Wine Unite After Losing By-elections
Following a string of losses in recent parliamentary by-elections, the political opposition leaders Kizza Besigye and Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine have seen it fit for all change seeking Ugandans to unite. The recent opposition loss in a by-election was in Soroti City East Constituency where incumbent MP Moses Attan was defeated by the ruling…
REVIEW: How Tycoon Sudhir Floored BoU, Rescue Crane Bank Branches From Dfcu Bank
City businessman Sudhir Ruparelia, who is the proprietor of Ruparelia Group of Companies, is having the last laugh after court ruled Bank of Uganda erred in closing and selling Crane Bank to dfcu bank, after flouting all the regulations of winding up a company and putting it under receivership. Besides that victory, court had ruled…
“Thank You Very Much For The Endless Support”- Daily Monitor Founding MD Wafula Oguttu Praises Public, Sudhir
Daily Monitor newspaper on Thursday August 4, commemorated 30 years of media service at a symposium held at the International Conference Centre, Serena, with Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo commending the media house for great service to Ugandans over the 30 years. Justice Owiny-Dollo was key note speaker at the event in which the ICT Minister…
EXCLUSIVE: How Embattled DFCU bank is being haunted by ghosts of defunct Crane Bank as number of Shareholders continues to drop
When DFCU Bank controversially bought Crane Bank Limited (CBL) in January 2017, it immediately became one of the most profitable banks in Uganda as the former owners of CBL cried for the loss of their bank. Dfcu’s boosted its profitability in 2017 following the acquisition with net profit nearly tripling to Shs127 billion, up from…
Kampala Parents Basketball Team awarded certificates after shining in U-14 tournament
Kampala Parents School has this week awarded certificates and trophies of performance to pupils playing in the school basketball team after successfully participating in the Under 14 basketball tournament. Through their socials on Monday, Kampala Parents revealed that the youthful team months ago participated in the U-14 tournament, and after their excelling performance, they thought…
Winnie Nanyondo Storms Sunday’s 1500m Final In Birmingham
Middle distance ace Winnie Nanyondo has qualified for the Sunday’s Commonwealth Games women’s 1500-meter final after winning heat two of the semi-finals. The 2018 Commonwealth bronze medalist produced a great performance to win a highly competitive race that was decided in the last 50-meters of the race. She crossed the finishing line in 4 minutes…
Gen. Museveni Appoints New SFC Commander In Latest UPDF Reshuffle
President Museveni in his capacity as the commander in chief of the armed forces has appointed Brig David Mugisha as the new commander of the Special Forces Command, an elite unit of the UPDF charged with guarding the president and members of the first family. In changes communicated on Thursday afternoon, Brig Mugisha who a…