By Amon Baita ‘Safe Drive Uganda’ is the code name for the mandatory motor vehicle inspection exercise. The recent Parliamentary review of the contract between SGS and Ministry of Works and Transport about the vehicle inspection exercise has led to certain misrepresentations of facts and this ought to be clarified.
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The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija has joined the ‘mushrooming’ radio business in Uganda. Karuguuza Development Radio (KDR) is airing on frequency 100.3fm. It went on air last month. There are unconfirmed reports that he owns it with two other businessmen. Appearing on the station for
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MTN Group Ltd. plans to raise about $500 million (Shs1.8 trillion) from the sale of shares in its Nigerian business during the first half of the year, fulfilling the terms of a deal struck with the West African nation to settle a record fine, according to people familiar with the
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Over 30 employees will soon be out of work after online classified OLX confirmed it was shutting its Kenya office, reports the Standard. The e-commerce company will also close its Nigeria office, in what is a dent to the growth of e-commerce in Africa. “We made a difficult but important
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The Parliament has ordered Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to give and renew operating licenses to a number of media houses, arguing that denial to do give out licenses is costing the country revenue from license fees. The issue came up during the scrutiny of the 2018/2019 National Budget Framework paper
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MTN has Tuesday fulfilled the Shs1bn pledge made at the Solidarity Summit on Refugees in June 2017 to support the Uganda government efforts to deal with the influx of refugees. Rob Shuter, the President and CEO of the MTN Group, while meeting Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, Uganda’s Prime Minister reiterated
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Uganda is the first country outside South Africa to host the largest gathering of top executives from the MTN Group and its subsidiaries from 24 countries. At least 300 delegates are in the country for the MTN Global Leadership Gathering (GLG) taking place from 30th to 31st January 2018 at
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Kenya could be ripe for a digital currency in the next three years if regulations are crafted, Joshua Oigara, CEO of Kenya’s largest bank has said, reports the Standard. Oigara said away from the wave of bitcoin that has swept different countries in the world, including Kenya, there are so
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China’s smartphone market has fallen for the first time, with annual shipments down by four per cent in 2017, according to data from research firm Canalys. The decline ends eight years’ growth in the world’s largest mobile phone market. Smartphone brands Huawei, Oppo and Vivo continue to dominate the Chinese
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Ugandans who are currently unable to have access to internet because they lack Smartphones have all reasons to smile. This is because the Government of Uganda through ministry of ICT & National Guidance and National Information Technology Authority of Uganda (NITA-U) has made steps to scrap taxes on Smartphones. James
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