New Vision Group
The Vision Group of Companies, commonly known as the Vision Group, is a multimedia conglomerate in Uganda. It publishes the New Vision, an English language daily newspaper, that appears in print form and online, as well as newspapers and magazines in a variety of Ugandan languages.
History
The group was established in 1986, with the flagship publication, the New Vision Newspaper. The company's first managing director was William Pike, who started the year the group launched.In 2007, a board member of the New Vision Group was allegedly poisoned. In 2009, the group apologized for publishing a corruption story on Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda.
The group launched its global mobile application in 2015 but disabled it in 2019 to work on upgrading it. In March 2016, the groups signed a partnership with Wakaliwood Uganda to promote the Ugandan film industry. In 2017, the group's accountant was sentenced to five years in prison for embezzling 262 million shillings from the group from 2008 to 2013.
In May 2020, in the outburst of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda, the New Vision Group sent dozens of employees on forced leave without pay, twelve days after it had announced major salary cuts. Following this announcement, the group's accountant was found dead in her house.
Description
The group's holding company is The New Vision Printing & Publishing Company Limited. The Group owns other newspapers, radio stations and two television stations, as of January 2010. The stock of the holding company is traded on the Uganda Securities Exchange, under the symbol NVL.The address of the Group's headquarters is 19-21 First Street, in the industrial area of Kampala.
Subsidiary companies
The subsidiary companies of the Vision Group include:- New Vision : published in English
- Bukedde newspaper: published in Luganda
- Orumuri newspaper: published in Runyankore/Rukiga
- Etop newspaper: published in Ateso
- Rupiny newspaper: published in Luo
- Premiership magazine: Soccer magazine covering English, African and Ugandan soccer news, published monthly in English.
- City Beat magazine: Entertainment magazine aimed at the affluent 19 to 35 demographic age group, published monthly in English
- Secondary Schools Directory: published annually in English
- Bride & Groom magazine: Bridal magazine, published quarterly in English
- New Vision Printing & Publishing Company Limited: Most newspapers in Uganda, Rwanda and Southern Sudan are printed by Vision Printing.
- Vision Voice FM 94.8, : Based in Kampala. Broadcasts in English, covers a radius of.
- Radio Bukedde FM 100.5: Based in Kampala. Broadcasts in Luganda
- 100.2 Fm Radio West : Based in Mbarara. The dominant radio station in the Western Region of Uganda. Broadcasts in Runyankole/Rukiga, Runyoro/Rutoro and English.
- Radio Rupiny FM 95.7: Based in Gulu. Broadcasts in Luo
- Radio Etop FM 99.4: Based in Soroti. Broadcasts in Ateso
- Arua One FM 88.7: Acquired in Arua during 2012. Broadcasts in Lugbara, Swahili and English.
- Urban Television: Launched in October 2009. Transmits in English
- Bukedde Television : Launched in October 2009. Transmits in Luganda
- West Television : Operating in the Western parts of Uganda alongside Radio West. transmits in Runyankole/Rukiga, Runyoro/Rutoro and English.
Ownership
| Rank | Name of Owner | Percentage Ownership |
| 1 | Ministry of State for Finance | 26.67 |
| 2 | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development | 26.67 |
| 3 | National Social Security Fund | 19.61 |
| 4 | National Social Security Fund: Pinebridge | 2.86 |
| 5 | National Insurance Corporation | 2.70 |
| 6 | Bank of Uganda Staff Retirement Benefit Scheme: AIG | 2.23 |
| 7 | Bank of Uganda Staff Retirement Benefit Scheme: SIM | 1.28 |
| 8 | Insurance Company of East Africa Uganda Limited | 0.74 |
| 9 | Wazunula Samuel Mangaali | 0.67 |
| 10 | Makerere University Retirement Benefits Scheme | 0.62 |
| 11 | Other Institutional & Individual Investors | 15.97 |
| Total | 100.0 |