Nokia continued to be hit by a decline in its core networks sector in the second quarter with almost flat sales, and cautioned Thursday that a weakening in networks would be greater than previously expected, the AP reports. The Finland-based networks company, however, managed to trim net loss in the
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Researchers in the United States say a trial in which American teenagers used a vaginal ring to prevent HIV infection has proved successful. A further such study will now be run with teenagers in Africa, the BBC reports. The girls used a flexible plastic ring, embedded with anti-retroviral drugs, which
Read MoreMore than 20% of the Democratic Republic of Congo's mining revenue is being lost due to corruption and mismanagement, a campaign group says. According to a Global Witness report, the money is being distributed through corrupt networks linked to President Joseph Kabila. At least $750m (£580m) has gone missing over
Read MoreMakerere University’s Office of the Academic Registrar, has released the Official admission lists for privately sponsored students for the Academic Year 2017/2018. Speaking to URN, Charles Ssentongo, the Deputy Academic Registrar said the academic year begins on August 12. Ssentongo said that all students admitted on private programmes shall begin picking
Read MoreDeaths linked to Aids have halved in a decade, official figures shows. The condition, which is caused by HIV, used to be one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. A report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAids) showed deaths had fallen from a peak of 1.9 million
Read MoreMTN Uganda Foundation on Tuesday launched a partnership with SOS Children’s Villages, an international child care organization in Uganda that will see the telecom company inject Shs330m in SOS Uganda’s Retention for Completion project. The Retention for Completion project was developed by SOS Children’s Villages. Its aim is to increase
Read MoreUganda's giant telecommunications network, MTN Uganda has revised its internet bundles effective 14th July , 2017. The changes have mainly been effected in volumes of the MTN’s new social bundles, commonly known as the MTN Swift and MTN WTF. [caption id="attachment_2599" align="aligncenter" width="1086"] Revised Social Bundle Volumes[/caption] This comes after a
Read MorePregnant women in Uganda who have urinary tract infection symptoms are wrongly consuming antibiotics prescribed without laboratory confirmation, a study carried out by the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Makerere University shows. The study, aimed at finding out the accuracy of UTI diagnosis, assessed 2,562 women from four groups.
Read MoreUganda's President Yoweri Museveni has stressed the need to lower the cost of production for the private sector led growth to yield positive results. The President made the observations onFriday at State House, Entebbe during a meeting with envoys of the European Union in Uganda who were led by the
Read MoreMicrosoft Has Ended Support For Its Windows 8 Smartphones The US tech giant will now focus on other segments, amid ongoing speculation about its strategy for mobile. Users of Windows-powered phones – which have failed badly against rivals from Apple and Google Android – were invited to upgrade to its
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