As Uganda prepares to see her first oil in 2020, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have been urged to prepare as well to cash in-on the opportunities in the sector. According to experts, US$15bn (Shs54.7 trillion)-US$20bn (Shs73 trillion) is expected to be invested in Uganda’s oil and gas sector in
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High levels of a protein in the placenta have been linked to dangerously low birth weights for the first time, and it may offer a key to protecting babies from dying in the womb. Doctors think that babies born at low birth weights do not get enough oxygen and nutrients
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A smartphone app to help women identify if they are in an abusive relationship and safely leave will be launched in some African countries next year, its developer said. Myplan - an app developed by researchers at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing - has about 10,000 users in
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Uchumi Supermarkets is set to explore the e-commerce sector to maximize profit and reduce operational costs, Business Daily reports. Acting chief executive officer Mohamed Mohamed said the supermarket is in the process of creating an online platform in the third quarter of the year. Mr Mohamed was speaking during a
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By Dr Gilbert Saggia Everywhere we look, technology is being touted as the enabler of a new era of African agricultural prosperity. The exciting world of possibilities offered by blockchain, IoT, machine learning and the like has made companies, governments and policy-makers sit up and take notice of how such
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London-based digital money transfer firm SimbaPay, which was founded by a Kenyan duo, has launched an artificial intelligence powered chatbot service that enables international money remittance through short message service (SMS), the Nation reports. The new chatbot service, launched jointly with Lagos-based payments processor Interswitch, is run by a computer
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The Uganda Communications Commission has suspended licenses of 24 radio stations for promoting and advertising witchcraft content as well as aiding and abetting electronic fraud. UCC which is headed by Godfrey Mutabazi as Executive Director Tuesday tweeted on its official handle: “Proprietors of broadcasting stations ready @UCC_Official 4 a hearing
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The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Executive Director Godfrey Mutabazi has told telecom firms to phase out the use of Airtime scratch cards, urging them to encourage their customers to use electronic airtime. In a letter dated March 23, 2018 obtained by Business Focus, UCC directs telecommunications companies to phase out
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that the social network "made mistakes" that led to millions of Facebook users having their data exploited by a political consultancy. Cambridge Analytica is accused of improperly using the data on behalf of political clients. In a statement, Mr Zuckerberg said a "breach of
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Even before the dust settles on the horror mix-up brain surgery at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), the facility is faced with yet another mishap allegation, the Standard reports. Susan Nekesa is accusing KNH doctors of rupturing her intestines during a Caesarean section delivery leading to several complications. She told Citizen
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