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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Ugandans have been urged to embrace insurance as a critical tool for safeguarding their future, livelihoods and businesses, as the 6th Annual Insurance Week was officially launched at Constitutional Square in the heart of Kampala on March 23. The week-long event, which began with …

Regional watchdog, aviation experts push enforcement of 2025 consumer protection rules as delays and cancellations surge NEWS ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE | When Moses collected his luggage at an East African airport, he expected a routine arrival. Instead, he found opened gadget packages in his side bag—items he said he …

This development comes at the time traditional media outlets worldwide are  struggling with  declines in core revenue streams, particularly print and broadcast advertising  as audiencees goes online   NEWS ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is poised to exit East Africa’s traditional media industry after …

  The NGO Bureau chief says about 7,000 NGOs operate in Uganda, though many have closed or downsized due to funding and compliance challenges Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The future of Uganda’s non-governmental organisation sector is increasingly uncertain, as a combination of donor withdrawal, regulatory scrutiny and operational …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Uganda government has signalled plans to accelerate the adoption of electric motorcycles across public institutions following a high-level visit to the Spiro electric mobility production facility in Namanve Industrial Park. The inspection, led by Robinah Nabbanja early this week, the Prime Minister of …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | A new global accounting framework for non-profit organisations was unveiled today (March 11) in Kampala, with regulators and financial experts describing it as a major step toward strengthening transparency and accountability in Uganda’s NGO sector at a time when development funding is tightening worldwide. …

Consumer advocates say the changes are overdue given the rapid expansion of mobile internet and digital services across COMESA member states Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa has adopted its most far-reaching overhaul of competition and consumer protection rules in more than two …

Africa’s competition chiefs forge united regulatory front NEWS ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE | Four of Africa’s most influential regional competition authorities have signed a cooperation pact that could reshape how cross-border mergers, consumer protection and market conduct are regulated across 38 countries. The Memorandum of Understanding, signed in Livingstone, Zambia …

Livingstone, Zambia | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has officially launched the COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations 2025 in Livingstone, Zambia, marking a significant shift in the region’s competition and consumer protection framework. The launch, which began on February 24, has drawn …

However, experts warn that protectionist tendencies risk undermining COMESA’s regional market Kampala, Uganda  | JULIUS BUSINGE | Twelve years after its conception, Uganda’s Buy Uganda, Build Uganda (BUBU) policy has become both a symbol of the country’s industrial ambition and a test case for how far national preference can stretch …