The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has instructed all telecommunication providers to validate and update existing subscriber SIM registration information to insure full compliance with SIM card registration guidelines. The leading telecom players in Uganda are MTN, Airtel, Africell and Uganda telecom. In a statement dated April10, 2019, UCC said audit
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The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance has released a list of applicants who qualified for the innovators fund. This was after the ministry published in the media requesting for ICT Innovation proposals to develop systems and applications to improve service delivery. This call run till the 24th January 2019.
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Pizza Bond, one of the leading Pizza outlets in Kampala recently announced that they are moving from their old home in a move that was purely inspired by growth. The acclaimed pizzeria shifted to Crane house just after club Amnesia a few meters from their old home. According to insiders,
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By AFP After nearly 30 years in power, Sudan president Omar al-Bashir has been ousted and arrested, defence minister says. Speaking on state TV, in a long awaited announcement, General Awad Ibn Auf said the armed forces have taken over for a two-year transitional period that will be followed by
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has so far registered a revenue collection of 12.16 trillion shillings in the current financial year 2018/2019, URN reports. The collection registered as at March 2019 is part of the total 16.4 trillion shillings targeted revenue collection at the end of the financial year on 30th,
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Kwese TV and Red Pepper have joined Next Media (NBS TV, Next Radio and Sanyuka TV) and Uganda Broadcasting Corporation as the official publicity partners of Corporate Games Uganda. The two media houses were unveiled on Sunday during the third outing of this year’s Corporate Games. Wood-ball players in action
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There is no money to pay Local Defence Units (LDUs) forces that were recently deployed in Kampala and surrounding areas, the Treasury has told Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). The Treasury rejected UPDF’s Shs80.4bn request to cater for the wages of LDUs and soldiers in 2019/20 budget. The revelation came
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The Office of the Presidency has been left with the challenge of fighting off the over Shs100bn budget shortfall after the Treasury rejected most of the budget requests the entity had proposed in the 2019/2020 budget. While presenting the ministerial policy statement before the Presidential Affairs Committee yesterday, Esther Mbayo,
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Last week, Kilak North County Member of Parliament, Gilbert Olanya made a serious allegation on the floor of Parliament; that a salt product had hit his constituency and was threatening the lives of his people. Olanya noted that it had been brought to his attention by his constituents that Pearl
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Having trouble to decide which fruit to plant to generate income? Avocado could be a good bet. It can go on a toast, with pizza, morning katogo and make good juice. The growing demand for fruits both domestically and internationally has forced several farmers to forego other crops like maize to
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