Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (in featured photo) has justified the government’s right to shut down the internet, saying it is done to save lives. “Internet is not water, internet is not air,” he told journalists in the capital, Addis Ababa on Thursday as he defended the closure of internet
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On 22 September 2018, an email was sent to the Inspector General of Government (IGG) Public Relations office from one Mwebe Enock Bakaki through the Inspectorate’s web portal (website). “If I get a gun, I will kill that stupid Musoga woman Mulyagonja for making my family to suffer when she
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Concerned government institutions have come together to enforce legal obligations and standards in the film industry, giving those involved two months to clean up their act or face the music. At a joint sensitization workshop held at Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) offices on 01 August 2019, the Media Council, Uganda
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By Bemanya Twebaze In today’s changing world where clients are demanding faster, efficient and timely services, innovation in service delivery has taken center stage at Uganda Registration Services Bureau. One of the leading processes driving innovation especially for registration services is technology. The role that technology plays has enabled many
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Uganda’s mobile money market continues to grow every passing day. Having been introduced about a decade ago, mobile money revolutionized the country’s financial sector. The latest figures from Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) indicate that the number of Mobile money registered subscribers grew to 24,472,033 in Quarter 4 of 2018, up
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A Kampala-based pastor has been remanded to Luzira Prison till Friday, 02 August 2019, by Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly operating an illegal radio station. Apostle Bosio Eddie (Right in featured photo) of Ntinda, 42, is charged with two counts of installing and operating radio broadcasting apparatus without
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Huawei announced its business results for the first half of 2019:CNY401.3billion in revenue, a 23.2%increase over the same period last year. The company's net profit margin for H1 2019 was 8.7%. According to Huawei's Chairman, Liang Hua, operations are smooth and the organization is as sound as ever. With effective
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The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija has reportedly warned Parliament’s Committee of National Economy against investigating the Lubowa Hospital saga. Government approved the construction of the international Specialised Hospital in Lubowa pursuant to a Project Works investment Agreement(PWIA) signed in October 2015 and in March 2019,
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The Parliamentary Committee on National Economy has learnt that the Minister of Health, Jane Ruth Aceng has written to President Museveni seeking his intervention in the controversies surrounding the construction of Lubowa Hospital. The revelation was made on Thursday by the Minister while meeting with MPs who had summoned her
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Oil producer China National Offshore Oil Corp said on Thursday it had halted field work at its western Uganda project over an Ebola scare and would resume operations only after getting the green light from the health ministry. Uganda’s oilfields in the Albertine rift basin are a few miles from
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