Kenya based Jambojet is set to start flights to Uganda and Tanzania by February next year, kicking off its regional expansion plan designed to see the low-cost carrier fly to 16 new routes. The Daily Nation reports that Kenya’s Transport ministry said it had applied for permission for the budget
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President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda has enough power (electricity), transport routes and opportunities to enable foreign investors thrive in Uganda. Museveni made the remarks on Thursday during a meeting with a delegation of oil and gas investors from the United Kingdom who called on him at State House, Entebbe.
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Many African countries have made significant progress towards creating an Internet sector, with broad reforms that focus on increasing broadband availability. There have been further successes within countries in developing online platforms, fostering growth of local companies and increasing the incentive to go online-- says a new report launched Thursday
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The nine winners of the MTN Innovation Awards 2017 have Thursday been given their cash prizes from MTN Uganda. The nine winners picked their cash prizes totaling $27,000 (Shs97.2) during a handover ceremony and interaction with the MTN Uganda Chief Marketing Officer, Olivier Prentout. The nine came top at the
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Uganda has moved up 5 places in the ICT Development Index (IDI). Previously 158 in 2016, the improvement to 152 is indicative of the steady success the multifaceted approach being undertaken by the Government of Uganda and the Private Sector in driving the Digital agenda in Uganda. Additionally Uganda improved
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Many Ugandans are excited about the oil money that is expected when oil starts flowing come 2020. However, many will not physically touch the oil money that many believe will transform Uganda economically. According to experts, US$15bn (Shs54.7 trillion)-US$20bn (Shs73 trillion) is expected to be invested in Uganda’s oil and
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Mobile phone subscribers especially on the MTN and Airtel network in some parts of Uganda have complained of being charged unusual extra money off airtime scratch cards. For example, a Shs500 card is now sold at Shs600 while a Shs1, 000 card is sold at Shs1200. Airtime agents say telecom
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The National Social Security Fund (NSSF), the leading social security provider in Uganda, has officially commissioned the construction of its shs3.9bn ultra-modern multipurpose commercial building in Mbarara town. The development sits on theFund’s 0.43 acres and is planned to be a modern retail and office complex comprising of four floors
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President Yoweri Museveni is unhappy with the striking doctors, noting that they betrayed him-for he had told them his plan to resolve their issues. Museveni made while addressed a rally at Karambi Sub-county Grounds in Burahya Constituency, Kabarole District on Thursday. “I thank the medical officers in Kabarole for not
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Striking doctors have refused to vacate government housing units as ordered by Ministry of Health, noting that they will not succumb to intimidation. This follows fresh orders from the Ministry of Health in which Government revealed plans to embark on a recruitment exercise to hire new doctors who can work
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