Public protests against Money and Social Media taxes have necessitated Government to review the ‘unpopular and unfair’ taxes that came into force on July1, 2018. In a statement to Parliament on Wednesday, Ruhakana Rugunda, Uganda’s Prime Minister revealed that President Yoweri Museveni has listened to people’s concerns, thus asking Parliament
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The number of registered Mobile Money (MM) customers across the networks increased by 8.4 percent, from 21.6 million as at December 2016 to 23.4 million as at December 2017, the Bank of Uganda (BoU) Annual Supervision Report for 2017 released recently has revealed. The report obtained by Business Focus indicates
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Residents of Bugulumbya and surrounding areas in Kamuli district Sunday received free medical services at a free Airtel Uganda community health fair. The fair was held at Kasambira SDA Primary School and was presided over by Honorable Isaac Isanga Musumba. In partnership with The Hind’s Feet Project, a Non-Profit Organization
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Bringo Fresh, a platform that lets individuals order fresh produce online and have it delivered to their doorsteps has been launched in Uganda. This comes at a time when Ugandan farmers are faced with a number of produce marketing challenges. Consumers on the other hand, brave a number of inconveniences
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Tanzanian multi-millionaire tycoon Said Bakhresa is on the verge of launching a mobile network throughout the country within the next few months. According to a report by Tanzania's Citizen newspaper, Azam Telecom (T) Limited, a company that is owned by the Tanzanian businessman, recently won spectrum in the 700 MHz
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Huawei, one of the leading information and communications technology (ICT) companies, has appointed Liu Jiawei as its new managing director for their Uganda Operations. Liujiawei, who replaces Stanley Chyn comes with a working experience of approximately eight years in senior management positions in countries such as South Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland,
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aYo Uganda has hit one million customers in less than 2 years of existence in Uganda. With a joint venture between MTN and MMI Holdings, aYo was formulated to have a strong focus on delivering micro-insurance solutions across the African continent. While addressing the media at kati- kati Restaurant on
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The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has announced a partnership with PayWay Uganda that will expand its social security contributions channels and enhance the contributions process efficiency. PayWay Uganda is a global payment processing company, delivering its services through kiosks and a relatively wide agent network across the country.
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A Ugandan inventor has won a major prize for a device which tests for malaria without drawing blood. Brian Gitta, 24, won the Royal Academy of Engineering's Africa Prize for a device that detects tell-tale signs of malaria by shining a red beam of light on the patient's finger. The
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Kwese iflix, the joint venture of Econet Media and iflix, an entertainment service for emerging markets Tuesday announced the launch of its premier digital entertainment platform in Uganda with industry leader MTN. The all new Kwese iflix service offers users the ultimate entertainment, featuring Kwese’s extraordinary content offering including the
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