JOHANNESBURG – MTN Group on Wednesday 19, announced Ralph Mupita as its new group President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The Zimbabwean born is set
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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
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: 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
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: 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
TECHNOLOGY: UCC, UICT launch digital skills training
KAMPALA — Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has partnered with Uganda Institute of Information and Communication Technology (UICT) to train digital skilling community instructors who will
Africa: Unblocking Bottlenecks in Financial Relief Critical for Survival of Air Transport in Africa
AMMAN, Jordan, July 29, 2020/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging African governments to: Unblock bottlenecks so that urgently needed financial relief
BUSINESS: VC4A announces 2020 ‘Venture Showcase – Seed’ in partnership with AWS Activate, AfriLabs and ABAN
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 29, 2020/ — VC4A (https://VC4A.com/) is calling for African startups looking to raise between $150K and $1M. In proud collaboration
BUSINESS: Umeme discontinues free electricity connection program
In 2018 launched ECP a free electricity connection policy where customers were required to pay only shs20,000 for inspection and government caters for the remaining
BUSINESS: MTN MoMoNyabo promo breathes life into struggling businesses
MTN Uganda through its MoMo Nyabo promotion has come out to stand with its customers as it offers them an opportunity to win money up
TECHNOLOGY: OPEC-Gabon Talks Embodies Africa’s Strong Support for Market Stability
Such a dialogue is key for compliance with the OPEC global production cuts deal of April, to which all of OPEC’s African member countries have
Burkina Faso: GGGI and Sweden support the establishment of a National Measuring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) system
The MRV system is essential for the effective implementation of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, July 27, 2020/
Jack Ma Foundation’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) selects Top 50 Finalists of 2020 “Africa’s Business Heroes” Competition
The 50 finalists were selected from over 22,000 applications all over Africa, representing twenty-one African countries, half are female, and work in 18 sectors like
AFRICA: Sudan PM Hamdok announces reforms to rescue the economy
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok announced a gradual float of the currency and the removal of fuel subsidies as part of a plan to address
UGANDA: Agriculture ministry launches regional agricultural mechanization centre in Dokolo.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has launched the Northern Region Agricultural Mechanisation Centre at Agwata sub-county in Dokolo district. The project is
BUSINESS: MultiChoice Uganda puts in place Showmax Internet TV Service on its menu.
MultiChoice Uganda, the home of great Pay TV entertainment in Uganda, has launched the new, refreshed and exciting Showmax, it’s internet-based TV service that is
TECHNOLOGY: TikTok exits operations in Hong Kong due to national security law.
TikTok has said it will no longer operate in Hong Kong after China’s new national security law demanded it hand over user data. Technology giants
TECHNOLOGY: Twitter drops ‘master’, ‘slave’ and ‘blacklist’
Social media platform Twitter is dropping the terms “master”, “slave” and “blacklist” in favour of more inclusive language. The terms are frequently used in programming
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