Social networking websites can be more addictive than cigarettes and alcohol and can have an overall negative effect on young people’s mental health, says a new report. The study conducted by Royal Society for Public Health in the UK surveyed almost 1,500 young people aged 14 to 24 on how
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The secret rules which Facebook bosses use to decide what its two billion users can post on the site are revealed for the first time. The Guardian newspaper claims to have seen more than 100 internal training manuals, spreadsheets and flowcharts which give insight into what Facebook deems is or
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Shocking details continue to emerge on how Uganda Telecom Ltd (UTL), the once popular telecom giant became financially disabled. Parliament’s ‘Select Committee on UTL on the Management and Performance of UTL’ report obtained by Business Focus, reveals that the Government of Uganda (GoU) has never earned any dividend from its shares
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Uganda's Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has called on the European Union to assist African countries deal with youth unemployment and underemployment. Oulanyah is in Ljubljana, Slovenia attending the 6th Annual International Conference Africa Day. At the Conference, panel sessions dealt with issues of mobility, youth and job creation;
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Kampala Capital Authority (KCCA) physical planning directorate has proposed a range of new taxes and also hiking the existing ones in a bid to tap potential revenue sources. The new proposed tax schedule was presented to the Kampala city authority council meeting on Thursday in Entebbe and sent to physical
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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has decided not to take up an invitation from Saudi Arabia to attend an Islamic summit at which US President Donald Trump will be guest of honour. Mr Bashir, who cited "private reasons", is wanted for alleged war crimes in Darfur and the US was reportedly
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Ugandan President Museveni on Saturday assumed the chair of the East African Community (EAC), with the head of state making an impassioned plea for East African integration. Speaking at the 18th Ordinary Summit of the of the Heads of State at Dar es Salaam State House minutes after assuming the
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Davis & Shirtliff Uganda has urged Ugandans to embrace the culture of donating blood in order to save lives. The call was made on Friday during the company’s blood donation campaign held at their head offices in Kampala, where at least 50 units of blood were collected. Hadijah Lunkuse Mayanja,
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Last week, media reports indicated that MTN Uganda had switched off Africell subscribers from calling MTN numbers over what it called non-compliance. However, both Africell and Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) say MTN’s actions unlawful and that MTN did not consult the regulator on the alleged “non-compliant” operators. Africell Legal team
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Fresh details have emerged on how Uganda Telecom Ltd (UTL), one of the oldest telecom firms in Uganda became heavily indebted and ‘technically insolvent’. According to the latest report by Parliament’s ‘Select Committee on UTL on the Management and Performance of UTL’ obtained by Business Focus, the government of Uganda
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