Freeboy addressing journalists during the Press briefing as Viva Entertainment CEO, Gilbert Adibo looks on Local music artiste Mubarak Mandela commonly known as Free Boy has sued telecom giants MTN and Airtel for copyright infringement. Through Viva Entertainment, the artiste accuses the two telecom companies of using his song “Kwata
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Oling John Peter Huawei Certified instructor conducting one of the previous classes in Data Com Huawei ICT Academy of Uganda has today launched a new series of free online courses open to anyone interested in building an ICT career with internationally recognized certifications. The courses can be accessed via Huawei’s
Read MoreHigh Court in Kampala has upheld a decision by Uganda Communications Commission -UCC for telecom company MTN to pay 51 billion Shillings (14.14 million USD) as license fees.In July 2020, UCC wrote to MTN requiring them to pay a license fee for the transitional period of 21st October 2018 to
Read MoreDany Mawas, Regional Director at INFINOX Capital says there are several factors that are required for successful trading, and this is especially important for beginner traders to take note of. “Trading is increasing in popularity in Africa, with more people spending time online and seeking additional incomes as a result
Read MoreInnocent Menyo (left) founder M-Scan Solutions Uganda Limited receives an award from Fukase Yutaka (right) Chief Representative JICA Uganda after emerging the best innovative solution in Africa in the recently concluded the NINJA COVID-19 Response and Recovery Business Challenge held at The Innovation Village. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in
Read MoreFinance Minister Matia Kasaija The government has been advised to explore the possibility of taxing online advertising and content promoters instead of imposing a tax on internet data bundles. Early this month, Finance Minister Matia Kasaija announced twelve new measures through which the government intends to increase its revenue collections in
Read MoreThe number of internet users in Uganda has significantly increased over the last year, a study by Unwanted witness has revealed.Titled “The State of Digital Rights and Internet Users in Uganda”, the report shows that the number of internet users in Uganda drastically increased to 20 million by September 2020
Read MoreEric Xu, Huawei's Rotating Chairman, delivers a keynote speech Eric Xu, Huawei's Rotating Chairman said Huawei is optimizing its portfolio to boost business resilience to cope with the uncertainty brought by geopolitical tension, the resurgence of COVID-19, and US bans. Eric Xu made the statement when delivered a keynote speech
Read MoreThe Excise duty (Amendment) Bill, 2021 is proposing to repeal the payment of Over The Top Services tax (OTT) commonly referred to as social media tax, while at the same time re-introduce excise duty at a rate of 12% on internet data. The Bill is set to be introduced in Parliament
Read MoreHuawei Growth Slows Down As Tech Giant Reaffirms Commitment To Creating Greater Value For Customers
Huawei released its 2020 Annual Report today, showing growth slowed, but the company's business performance was largely in line with forecast. Huawei's sales revenue in 2020 rounded off at CNY891.4 billion, up 3.8% year-on-year, and its net profit reached CNY64.6 billion, up 3.2% year-on-year. Despite operational difficulties brought about by
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