Fintech, one of the leading enterprise information technology solutions and services providers, Thursday launched a new generation of smart point of sale (POS) devices that will increase efficiency in payments for retail customers. The POS devices will allows real time cash and cashless transactions across multiple platforms. Fintech who are
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The Minister of State for Finance (Planning), Hon David Bahati, has revealed that government is set to introduce a Bill that will regulate digital currencies and pyramid schemes. “In October, Cabinet approved the National Payment System Bill. We intend to bring it to Parliament next month so that it caters
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The African Energy Chamber is encouraged by the progress made in South Sudan’s oil sector after the peace agreement. The success of the South Sudan Oil & Power 2018 conference, which was attended by over 750 participants representing upstream, midstream and downstream sectors of the oil sector from Africa, Europe,
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Fuel pump prices in Uganda have hit through the roof, causing fears that it may result into a rise in commodity prices and ultimately trigger inflation. Currently, a liter of petrol in Kampala is averaging Shs4,400 up from an average of Shs3, 800 in January this year. Diesel prices are
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On 14th November, Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) with support from the Uganda Police Force, carried out a market surveillance operation at the Energy Centre on Market Street. UNBS says the objectives of the operation were; To identify specific businesses involved in the sale and distribution of substandard electrical
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The Ugandan government is planning to ban all doctors in public hospitals from working in private health facilities, Sarah Opendi, State Minister for Health in charge of General Duties has said. “We thought we should come up with clear laws banning public servants [from] working in private facilities at the
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Makerere University, Uganda’s leading institution of learning has come under fire over its discriminative appointments that have seen men occupy most of the top leadership positions. And as such, the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has ordered the Parliamentary Education Committee to investigate why the University has sidelined women in
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New investors in telecommunications in Uganda will have to rent capacity from existing fibre optic cables, rather than lay their own to avoid duplication and try to lower internet costs in the country, the CEO of the industry regulator Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), told news agency Reuters. "We need infrastructure
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The deadly Ebola virus that claimed several lives in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading towards Uganda, the Ministry of Health has warned. This was revealed by Dr. Henry Mwebesa, Director General, Ministry of Health on Friday during the 3rd Grande Annual Doctors Conference held at Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala. “The latest information
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Video is driving the demand for data services as a key revenue generator for telecoms operators. At AfricaCom, the largest telecommunications event in Africa, global ICT giant Huawei highlighted the importance for carriers to focus on the end user experience and building a video ecosystem that will fully release new
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