Money magnet Sudhir Ruparelia is among the top African tycoons who are not shy to show how they love their wives. This came to limelight when he travelled miles away from the city to hunt for the cutest rose flower for beauteous wife Jyotsna Ruparelia as they celebrate their 45th marriage anniversary. Ruparelia has been…
Property Mogul, Dr Sudhir Ruparelia (65) is a self-made dollar billionaire entrepreneur. He was born in Uganda in 1956, but in 1972 together with his parents, had to relocate to the United Kingdom, following the then President Idi Amin Dada’s expulsion of Asians. As a teenage refugee in London, the 16-year Sudhir once had to…
Uganda’s leading External Labour Recruitment Company, Premier Recruitment Limited managing director Mr Rajiv Ruparelia has welcomed the move by the Ministry of Gender Gender & Labour to start licensing new external labour recruitment companies after a long wait. Mr. Rajiv said this in response to a public notice issued on Friday by the Ministry of…
If you thought there is any sphere of influence in this town into which Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia (arguably richest man in Uganda) doesn’t intent to dominate, just read this. Already a dominant force with a compelling presence in provision of education, leisure & hospitality, real estate, medical, labor externalization, agriculture and media services, the Ruparelia Group has newly incorporated…
Moneybag Sudhir Ruparelia’s new mega five-star hotel, the Speke Resort and Convention Centre in Entebbe is almost nearing completion, adding to its long list of hotel and hospitality centres in and around the city. The first of its Kind, Sudhir is constructing a 350 guest room five-star beach hotel at a rocky site, replacing the…
President Yoweri Museveni has commended the Indian community in Uganda for its contribution to the economic development of the country and appealed to them to encourage more people to exploit the vast investment opportunities here. “Thank you so much for your contribution to the economic development of the country. Bring more business people for investments…
Members of Parliament have disagreed with members of the Landlord and Developers Association over the currency of rent payment, with MPs standing their ground on the Uganda shilling. The association led by its chairperson, Godfrey Kirumira, had appealed to the Committee on Physical Infrastructure to provide for rent payment in both shillings and US dollars…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has advised Peter Kamya and Dr Margaret Muganwa Kamya, the proprietors of Simbamanyo House and Afrique Suites to seek court redress on the sale of the two properties. In a 25th October 2021 letter to Kamya, copied to the Attorney General, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs and the Governor, Bank Uganda,…
City Mogul, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia through the charitable arm of The Ruparelia Foundation and Victoria University has donated Shs10m to the ongoing Uganda Para Badminton International Tournament. The tournament which kicked off on November 15, 2021 attracts Persons with Disability. It ends 21 November 2021. “With teams from all over the world competing for the…
In January 2017, Crane Bank was acquired by DFCU Bank at a cost of Shs200 billion ($52.8 million) on grounds that it was undercapitalized as declared by the regulator Bank of Uganda. Crane Bank whose proprietor is businessman Sudhir Reparelia remained open under statutory management until most of its assets and liabilities would be transferred…
