JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, August 21, 2020/ — The first Africa Digital Rail Forum 2020 is hosted by Southern African Railways Association (SARA), Siemens Mobility and
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UGANDA: Ralph Mupita assigned as new MTN Group President, CEO
JOHANNESBURG – MTN Group on Wednesday 19, announced Ralph Mupita as its new group President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The Zimbabwean born is set
SpaceX to send 4 astronauts to the ISS by Oct. 23
SpaceX’s next astronaut mission faces another launch delay. The target launch date for SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission, its first fully operational crewed mission to space, has
BUSINESS: Government of Uganda plans to make oil, gas mining commerce public
Following its admission to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) on Wednesday, the government has said it expects to make public its dealings with oil
TECHNOLOGY: UCC sets up free Wi-Fi hotspot project in Uganda
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) through the Rural Communications Development Fund (RCDF) has launched a Wi-Fi hotspot project covering five border posts across the country. The
7M posts removed from Facebook for sharing false information on coronavirus
Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it removed 7 million posts in the second quarter for sharing false information about the novel coronavirus. This includes content
BUSINESS: Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and RingCentral Enter into a Strategic Partnership
RingCentral and Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise will jointly develop programs enabling both companies to lead the cloud communications services for the enterprise market PARIS, France, August 11,
BUSINESS: BoU maintains lending rate at 7% amid crawling economic recovery over Virus Pandemic
KAMPALA – Bank of Uganda has kept the Central bank rate (CBR) at 7 per cent for the month of August amid slow economic recovery
BUSINESS: Umeme injects Eastern Uganda with UGX56bn to power industries and job growth
KAMPALA – Umeme Limited, Uganda’s largest power distributor has invested up to USD15.2 million (UGX55.7 billion) to improve both power supply quality and reliability in
AFRICA: Equatorial Guinea Continues Proactive Industry Engagement to Support the Oil Sector
The MMH has recognized the need to double efforts on tackling ongoing industry challenges, and finding new ways to do business to ensure that Equatorial
BUSINESS: AUDA-NEPA launches the MSME Academy for all Africa’s Micro Small and Medium Enterprises
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, August 11, 2020/ — AUDA-NEPAD (the African Union Development Agency) (www.NEPAD.org) has announced the launch of the MSME Academy, in partnership with
USAID launches its First Policy on Promoting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
USAID is also pleased to announce the creation of the first global public-private partnership for Indigenous Peoples WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, August 10,
UGANDA: Bobi Wine reinstitutes Ghetto TV
KAMPALA — National Unity Platform and People Power leader Robert Kyagulanyi popular name Bobi Wine has relaunched a new Ghetto TV platform and yet to
BUSINESS: Toyota closes branch in Uganda after 3 employees test postive to Covid-19
Toyota Uganda has temporarily sealed off its Kampala branch with effect from yesterday after three of their staff tested positive for Covid-19. Mr Mahmood Omar,
UGANDA: NRM youth build online app to straighten 2021 polls
The app dubbed NRM app, will work as a commutation channel to the top leaders of NRM and interface with voters as well as party
UGANDA: Gov’t setting up pineapple juice processing factory in Kayunga
The government through the National Agricultural Advisory Services (Naads) is constructing a multi-billion pineapple juice processing factory in Kayunga District amid challenges of low production
BUSINESS: MTN Withdraws from Middle East to focus on Africa
Africa’s largest mobile operator, and South African telecom giant MTN, announced Thursday it would pull out of the Middle East the medium term to concentrate
BUSINESS: Parliament of Uganda passes Coffee Bill.
Parliament has passed the National Coffee Bill 2018, into law, rejecting the arrest of coffee farmers that neglect their coffee farms. Clause 54 (d) of
ENTERTAINMENT: Ykee Benda named Victoria University ambassador
KAMPALA – Uganda Musicians Association (UMA) acting president Ykee Benda aka Wycliffe Tugume has been appointed as the brand ambassador for the City Mogul owned
Eutelsat 8 West B selected by Strong Roots for new DTH platform in Ethiopia and the Middle East
PARIS, France, August 7, 2020/ — Multi-year contract leveraging Eutelsat 8 West B’s dedicated coverage of Ethiopia; Confirming the dynamism of the Ethiopian broadcast landscape.
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