By Simon Carpenter A lot can happen in a year. And when that year is 2018, a year in which we stand on the threshold of an exponential future driven by technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, IoT and blockchain, the world may look very different by the end
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Parliament has approved an additional Shs195.79bn loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for completion of construction of the New Nile Bridge in Jinja. The request by Government to borrow an additional Japanese Yen 5.706bn approximately USD49.9Million was tabled by the Minister of Finance on 24th May 2017 from
Read MoreHARARE, Zimbabwe, March 15th 2018, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- the Herald in Zimbabwe published an article titled “Metallon in $31m externalisation storm”. Its content is false and thoroughly misleading. Neither Mzi Khumalo as executive chairman of Metallon Corporation and its ultimate beneficial owner, nor Metallon Corporation itself, have ever been accused
Read Moreby Simon Carpenter, Chief Technology Advisor at SAP Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 15th 2018, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- A lot can happen in a year. And when that year is 2018, a year in which we stand on the threshold of an exponential future driven by technologies such as
Read MoreKIGALI, Rwanda, March 15th 2018, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Professor Stephen Hawking and sends its deepest condolences to his loved ones. “Stephen was a huge supporter of AIMS. His only visit to Africa was
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Huawei, one of the leading global ICT solutions providers is the corporate sponsor of the ongoing World Customs Organization’s 4th Authorized Economic Operator (‘AEO’) global conference hosted by Uganda Revenue Authority in Kampala. The 4th WCO global AEO conference is being hosted at Kampala Serena Hotel from 14th to the
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Uganda's outgoing police chief, General Kale Kayihura has apologized to all those he could have offended as he executed his duty as Inspector General of Police (IGP). Kayihura made these remarks at the Police headquarters in Naguru, an upscale suburb in Uganda's capital, Kampala. "I never thought I would be
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A surveyor with Uganda National and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) was on Wednesday evening knocked dead by a speeding vehicle. According to reports, Kasaija Maureen Kobusinge was on her way to Ntinda, a Kampala suburb where she was residing when the accident occurred. The reports add that she was hit by
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Saham Finances, the insurance giant founded by Moroccan businessman and current minister for trade and industry, Moulay Elalamy, has been fully acquired by South Africa’s biggest insurer, Sanlam, for $1 billion (about UShs3.6 trillion). According to a report by Reuters, Sanlam which has previously invested in Saham Finances and has
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KCB Bank Uganda has sponsored local entrepreneurs for an international trip to Germany and Turkey in an effort to support growth of the SME sector in the country. The bank will be sending 30 of its business club members for a 10-day business trip that will see the SMEs network
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