Equity Bank Uganda has unveiled the EazzyClub App, a web based solution the bank has put in place for Investment Clubs and other Savings and credit Cooperative Societies (SACCO). The App manages SACCO and investment group contributions and activities instantly and transparently, saving both time and money. [caption id="attachment_2121" align="alignnone"
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By Peter Abaanabasazi Cultural leaders from Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, Alur Kingdom and Ker Kwaro Acholi have demanded government to share information regarding the oil and gas sector. Cultural leaders, who recently launched of policy guideline aimed at protecting cultural rights of communities in the oil-rich Albertine Graben, accuse government of
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Africa features significantly in the latest Global Threat Impact Index released for May 2017 by Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. Out of the top ten countries, five are African. Zambia has the highest risk profile, with Nigeria in second position. Uganda, Malawi and South African are ranked 7th, 8th and
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Japanese car parts maker Takata has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Japan. It is facing billions of dollars in liabilities over its defective airbags, which have been linked to at least 17 deaths worldwide. Some of the airbags contained faulty inflators which expanded with too much force,
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The Uganda government spokesperson, Ofwono Opondo has dismissed social media reports that the country's president has reshuffled his cabinet. Opondo made this dismissal in a tweet on Monday evening after a list purporting to show new cabinet members started making rounds on social media platforms and various WhatsApp groups. "Ministers
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The African Union (AU) chairman, Alpha Conde has praised Ugandan President Youweri Museveni, baptising the latter with new title of Founding Father of New African dynamism. Conde who is also Guinea President revealed this while addressing a joint Press Conference with President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday, saying with a new
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Non-governmental organisations in Tanzania have been warned against campaigning for school girl mothers to be allowed back to school, the country's Citizen newspaper reports. Home Affairs Minister Mwigulu Nchemba has threatened the NGOs with deregistration, the newspaper adds. This comes after President John Magufuli told a rally that, in accordance
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The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has spoken out on media reports claiming that over 30 employees at the Fund have been sent packing. In a press statement dated June23, 2017, Richard Byarugaba, the Managing Director at NSSF, says that the Fund conducted an end of employment contract review process
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Effective June15, 2017, MTN Uganda revised its Mobile Money sending and withdrawal fees. A critical analysis of the new rates shows a general increment. For example, the revised tariffs available on MTN Uganda website indicates that sending between Shs250, 001 to Shs500, 000 to MTN registered users will increase to
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Uganda's Former Tourism Minister, Maria Mutagmba is dead. Mutagamba passed away at Case Clinic in the country's capital Kampala on Saturday. Reports indicate she had been admitted at the medical facility a week before she breathed and her last and was being treated for gallstones. Gallstones (commonly misspelled gall stones
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