Davis & Shirtliff Uganda has urged Ugandans to embrace the culture of donating blood in order to save lives. The call was made on Friday during the company’s blood donation campaign held at their head offices in Kampala, where at least 50 units of blood were collected. Hadijah Lunkuse Mayanja,
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Last week, media reports indicated that MTN Uganda had switched off Africell subscribers from calling MTN numbers over what it called non-compliance. However, both Africell and Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) say MTN’s actions unlawful and that MTN did not consult the regulator on the alleged “non-compliant” operators. Africell Legal team
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Cracks are emerging in the Uganda Police Force over the handling of the suspects in the torture of Kamwenge Town Council Mayor, Geoffrey Byamukama were arrested. Local news agency, Uganda Radio Network reports that police spokesperson Asan Kasingye threatened to resign on Wednesday after his colleagues, during a meeting of the
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Long queues have been forming in parts of Uganda's capital Kampala today ahead of tomorrow's deadline to verify mobile Sim cards. Hundreds are gathered at the Kololo Independence ground and Nakawa Urban Council headquarters, where ID registration has been ongoing. In April, the Uganda Police and the Communications Commission issued
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MTN Uganda has announced that effective June15, 2017 it will revise its Mobile Money charges. “Please be advised that from 15th June 2017, MTN Mobile Money sending and withdrawal fees will be revised,” a message from MTN Uganda to its customers reads. According to the revised tariffs available on MTN
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A latest report indicates that Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) Programme created a few years ago is failing to fulfil its duties. According to a report by Parliament’s Sectoral Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries on the implementation of OWC obtained by Business Focus, a number of farmers are eating
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Middle East Consultants (MEC) Ltd, one of the leading job exporting companies in Uganda has landed a huge deal to supply close to 2,000 medical practitioners to Libya. The company that is fully licensed by the government of Uganda to export labour says 600 slots are available for enrolled nurses
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Uganda's State House has asked Parliament to approve its supplementary budget totalling to Shs23.1bn as the 2016/17 Financial Year nears closure. On Wednesday, State House officials led by the Minister for Presidency, Esther Mbayo appeared before the Parliamentary Budget Committee to defend the requested money. She was accompanied by State House
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Details have emerged of why fallen legendary politician, Mzee Boniface Byanyima, father to Oxfam Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima and Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni had grudges. These details are contained in an interview the late DP stalwart gave to the Daily Monitor in 2012. The 97-year-old veteran politician passed away on
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Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) on Wednesday imposed a Rwf7 billion (Shs30.7bn) fine on MTN Rwanda Ltd over what the regulator said was non-compliance with licensing obligations by the latter, according to a statement. According to the regulator, MTN, the country’s biggest telecom by subscription, breached licensing obligations by hosting
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