Uganda Telecom Limited in partnership with Hive Colab Monday launched a Hackathon, an ideation event that will bring together a number of IT professionals and developers and allow them showcase their potential, skills and ideas. At the launch, Bemanya Twebaze, the Administrator, Uganda Telecom remarked “Every year, thousands of IT
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It was the most disastrous product recall in the history of the mobile phone industry. Now, a year on from the exploding Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, Samsung on Wednesday unveiled the new version of its giant smartphone. It should be a nervous moment for a company which has had what
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Sheila Gashumba, a celebrated TV personality and daughter of social commentator Frank Gashumbahas landed a year-long lucrative deal at Africell Uganda. The telecom firm contracted Sheila Gashumba as ambassador for its Triple Data offer. While officially unveiling the Triple Data offer to the Ugandan market Wednesday afternoon at their head
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Centenary Bank and StarTimes on Thursday signed a partnership that will see the bank’s customers acquire affordable StarTimes high quality digital TV sets and accessories under an Asset Financing Loan Scheme. The deal was inked at Centenary Bnak head offices at Mapeera House in Kampala. Customers will be able to
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Penetration of formal banking services remains out of reach of the ordinary Ugandan with only about 20% of the population banked. MTN Uganda’s Mobile Money continues to drive the financial inclusion agenda in Uganda and a year ago in partnership with Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) introduced MoKash, a micro
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VG Somasekhar, who transformed Airtel Uganda, is returning to the telecom firm three years after he was recalled to Airtel Africa head offices as Director – Special Projects. His return could prove to be an industry game-changer considering his history. On Auguts10, 2017, Airtel Uganda confirmed Somasekhar’s return as Managing
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The MTN Uganda Foundation on Thursday donated towards the support of educational initiatives carried out by SOS Children’s Villages in Fort Portal, Kabarole District. The schools that will benefit from the donations by the MTN Uganda Foundation courtesy of SOS Children’s Villages are Butebe Primary School, Kazingo Primary School, Kazingo SDA
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Social media giant Facebook has made a move into dedicated video, pitting it against YouTube and TV networks. Users will soon see a new Watch tab that will offer a range of shows, some of which have been funded by the social network, reports BBC. Watch will be personalised so
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Airtel Uganda Managing Director, Anwar Soussa has quit the telecom firm under unclear circumstances. But the company said his quitting is as a result of his personal decision to take up a new and exciting opportunity outside Airtel. Soussa joined Airtel Uganda in June 2016, replacing Tom Gutjahr, who left
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A new version of Bitcoin has been mined for the first time in the crypto-currency's history. Bitcoin Cash is the result of months of debate and development over how the currency would continue to evolve. Fears of large swings in the value of Bitcoin have so far not been realised
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