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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pan-African Banking Group, Ecobank Group, has announced Koree, a fintech company based in Cameroon, as the overall winner of the 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The announcement was made by a distinguished panel of judges during the competition’s Grand Finale at the bank’s headquarters at the …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Friday the winners of the first-ever Climate Action Awards, honoring athletes, International Federations (IFs) and National Olympic Committees (NOCs) for their efforts to fight against climate change. The IOC set up three award categories – sustainable travel, innovation and athlete …

✳ Environmental reporting award ✳ Urbanisation, land and property reporting award Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Independent’s Ronald Musoke has been recognised as the country’s top journalist in two categories at the Uganda National Journalism Awards 2023 organised by the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME). At a colourful ceremony …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda has unveiled the 2023 Accountancy Service Awards (ASA) Awards to recognise outstanding individuals and institutions that have made an impact in the accountancy profession and in their communities. Introduced in 2015, the Accountancy Service Awards are premium …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Advertising Association, Uganda Marketers Society, and The Loeries Awards Company, a non-profit company administering awards for the brand communications industry, in Africa and the Middle East have announced their collaborative partnership for the upcoming 2nd Annual SilverBack Awards, set to take place on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of six awardees including people and organizations, have been recognized for their role in conservation and protection of Uganda’s cultural and social heritage in the National Heritage Awards 2023 by the Cross Cultural Foundation-CCFU. Started in 2013, these awards, aim at appreciating and …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT l Uganda Insurers Association (UIA), the umbrella organization for all insurance companies in Uganda, has unveiled the Annual Insurance Agents Awards. The awards to be held under the theme ‘celebrating the role of an agent in the insurance cycle’ will take place in Kampala on April …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Insurers Association (UIA), the umbrella organization for all insurance companies in Uganda, has unveiled the Annual Insurance Agents Awards. The awards to be held under the theme Celebrating the role of an agent in the insurance cycle, will take place at Hotel Africana on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Breweries Limited is the overall winner for Prudential HR Awards for 2022. Prudential Uganda in partnership with PwC recently launched the second edition of the Prudential Best HR Practices survey report indicating a total of 3000 employees taking part. The 2022 survey is the …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT |  Equity Group, East and Central Africa’s largest financial institution, has enhanced  its position as one of the strongest banking brands globally by scoring highly, in the 2023 Brand Finance’s Brand Strength and Brand Value rankings. In its second consecutive appearance in the Brand Finance …