The Ministry of Education and Sports has issued new guidelines for students on various scholarships who are studying abroad. According to the Ministry, failure to submit progress reports will lead to the suspension of stipends. Dr. Jane Egau, the undersecretary at the ministry, announced these guidelines, stating that students who
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The government has resolved not to purchase new vehicles for the Non-Aligned Movement - NAM Summit slated for 15 – 20 January 2024 at the Munyonyo Commonwealth Speke Resort due to a lack of funds. However, they will mobilize fleets from across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies – MDAs. This was
Read MoreHuawei announced it has already brought connectivity to 90 million people in remote regions in nearly 80 countries following its pledge to the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital Coalition. The announcement was made as part of Huawei's first progress report since it joined the Coalition last year. Dr.
Read MoreMTN South Africa and Huawei won the “Sustainability Champion of the Year” award at this year’s AfricaCom Awards. AfricaCom is the largest annual event in the communications industry in Africa. Its awards are designed to recognise organisations and institutions that have made innovative and outstanding contributions to the telecom industry
Read MoreRichard Liu, President of Global Carrier Marketing & Solution Sales Dept of Huawei The importance of 5G to Africa’s business success was underlined this week at the 2023 Africa 5G Summit (run as part of the sixth Southern Africa Mobile Broadband [MBB] VIP Salon). The summit was hosted by Huawei
Read MoreWhitepaper Reveals New Opportunities For 5G FWA in Africa, Addressing The Gap In Last-Mile Fixed Broadband Connectivity
From left to right: James Langat, Director of regional network implementation and operations at Safaricom; Zoltan Miklos, General Manager of Access and Architecture, MTN South Africa; Thabisa Faye, Director and Chairman of the 5G Council Committee of ICASA GSMA Intelligence has released a white paper titled, "5G FWA in Africa, Emerging
Read MoreBoU Warns Public Against Misusing Currency Banknotes & Coins To Make Bouquets For Gifting
BoU has urged Ugandans to stop misusing currency banknotes The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has warned the public against any practice that mutilates, defaces, or compromises the integrity of Uganda Shilling currency. Kenneth Egesa, the Director Communications at BoU says florists, designers, gifting stylists, and their clients are particularly cautioned to avoid
Read MoreMuseveni talking to the Board members of the Presidential CEO Forum President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has decried the fake seedlings distributed to farmers by the army-led Operation Wealth Creation-OWC. He has vowed to replace them since they have turned into seed growers. Operation Wealth Creation is led by Museveni’s young brother
Read MoreUmeme Limited, Uganda’s leading power distributor has revealed that its long-serving Chief Operations Officer, Florence Nsubuga (pictured) has quit for greener pastures. “The Company at its Board of Directors meeting held on 16th November 2023, received notice from Ms Florence Nsubuga of her intention to leave the Company and take up
Read MoreUGEFA and dfcu bank officials in a group photo The Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator (UGEFA) is joining forces with dfcu Bank to foster green economic development in Uganda. dfcu Bank is committed to transforming the economy in Uganda and enhancing the wellbeing of its people. Aligned with UGEFA’s vision to accelerate a
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