Osita Oparaugo, the CEO and founder of Reddot Television Network Limited has assured Ugandan content creators of protection as they use his Ogelle social platform. Ogelle is a video sharing platform that offers exclusive original production and user-generated content delivered as a free or subscription-based. Osita launched the service on
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The 4th International Conference on Tax (ICTA) in Africa was held in Kampala from 18th to 22nd November, hosted by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), at Kampala Serena Hotel. It was a pleasure to host such a prestigious conference. The meeting attracted 48 Countries of which 37 are from Africa, with
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Zimbabweans have reacted with disbelief to news that the government has approved plans to rename major roads and buildings after "national heroes" - including 10 streets named after President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured), BBC reports. Many of those honoured fought in the 1970s guerrilla war against white-minority rule and went on
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President Yoweri Museveni Friday commissioned four factories under the Balaji Group of Companies in Luweero. These are Premier Distilleries, SR Afro Chicks & Breeders and Atis Biscuits & Mineral Water under Balaji Group EA Ltd. “Combined, the Balaji Group of Companies employs close to 3,000 people, uses 90% of locally-procured
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The African Leadership Magazine has unveiled the list of nominees in the 8th Edition of the Annual African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year 2019. The Publisher, Dr. Ken Giami, while unveiling the nominees at the group's corporate head office in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, noted that the ALM Persons of
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The Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Rev. Fr. Simon Lokodo has called for the closure of schools suspected of habouring paedophiles who are sodomizing infants. He says their continued operations will see destroy more children. Lokodo (pictured) made the plea after reports that Ismail Muyomba a teacher from King Fahad
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Agriculture remains Uganda’s main economic driver, but widespread use of new and disruptive technologies can quicken the transition from subsistence to commercial farming necessary to increase incomes. The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries, Vincent Ssempija said on Tuesday, “To ensure all these technologies work to strengthen our agricultural
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President Yoweri Museveni Friday commissioned Uganda’s first ever ICT manufacturing and assembling Plant at Namanve Industrial Park. The SIMI Factory will assemble and manufacture phones, laptops and other electronic devices. A phone will cost only Shs20, 000. Speaking at the event, Museveni said: “We already have enough industries and are
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The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) plans to set up three training facilities across the country to boost skills of its staff. The revelation was made by NWSC Executive Director, Dr. Silver Mugisha yesterday during the graduation of some of the staff that took part in the re-skilling training
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Uganda is set to host a delegation of at least 22 top companies from the United Arab Emirates next week at a Trade & Investment forum on November 28th at the Sheraton Hotel Kampala. Ugandan businesses will have the opportunity to interact with the UAE delegation as they seek to
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