The US Justice Department has issued summons as part of an investigation into certification and marketing of Boeing 737 Max 8 planes, the CNN reported on Thursday. Prosecutors wrote to Boeing a day after Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao asked the agency to look into the aircraft’s certification. Ms Chao on
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After three months, Airtel Uganda has today concluded the exciting ‘Beera Millionaire with Airtel Money’ promotion. Launched in December 2018, the promotion has changed the lives of over 200 Ugandans through employment opportunities, tuition, medical care and entrepreneurship. “At Airtel Uganda, we believe in growing with our customers. Beera Millionaire
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The acting Uganda Airlines CEO, Ephraim Bagenda has said the first two bombardier jets will arrive in Uganda in the first week of April. Bagenda told Uganda Radio Network on Monday that the remaining two bombardier jets will be delivered in July and September respectively. Uganda last year ordered for
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Several Ugandans are still skeptical about the planned revival of Uganda Airlines, and its impact on the aviation industry in the region. This comes as the country awaits the arrival of the first two of four Bombardier CRJ-900 (CRJ9) planes, to launch the revival of the national flag carrier, at
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Telephone users have petitioned Uganda Communications Commission-UCC over unfair charges by telecom companies. This was during the World Consumer Rights Day held at the UCC headquarters at Colville Street in Kampala. The consumers accused telecommunication companies of providing services like caller tunes to without their consent and later charging them
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Four African airlines were flying the Boeing 737 Max 8 passenger plane, before Sunday's crash. South Africa's privately owned Comair received its first plane just two weeks ago, becoming the first airline in southern Africa to operate the passenger jet. The airline has ordered seven more, with one expected to
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The financial services sector has been challenged to adopt a shared technology services delivery model, thereby cutting down the cost of doing business and pass on those benefits to customers in form of reduced cost of lending. The call was made by Dr. Tumubweine Twinemanzi, the Executive Director Supervision, at Bank
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The e2 Young Engineers Uganda, the first ever practical Science, Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programme for children aged 4-15 years using a LEGO curriculum has been unveiled in Uganda. Launching the Programme yesterday in Kampala, the African School of Innovations Science and Technology (ASIST) Limited’s Managing Director, Arinaitwe Rugyendo
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The Deported Uganda MTN Chief Executive Officer New MTN Uganda CEO; Wim Vanhelleputte (in featured photo) has dragged the Attorney general of Uganda to court seeking orders to quash his deportation following an order issued by the Internal Affairs Minister Gen. Jeje Odongo on February 14th 2019, KFM reports. He
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The Mastercard Foundation in partnership with BFA on February 27, 2019 released Digital Commerce and Youth Employment in Africa, new research that shows 80 million young people will benefit from the rise of digital commerce in Africa by 2030. These findings indicate that the digital commerce sector has the potential
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