Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Telecommunications giant MTN Uganda has announced a package of internet bundles that have no time limit for expiration a few weeks after a Ugandan sued telecom companies over expiry of data. The offering allows internet users to get 6MB , 80MB and 1GB for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial in Makindye has ruled that four suspects facing charges of murdering two mobile money agents have a case to answer. The agents including Harriet Nalwadda and Moreen Nakabuubi were shot dead by unknown assailants who were moving on motorcycles on June …
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Cancellation of Heads of State summit was the anti-climax of the bloc’s 20th anniversary Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | On November 30, the East African Community (EAC) marks twenty years. A scheduled Heads of State Summit for the six EAC countries; Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is mooting to regulate electronic payment services and products offered mainly under new Financial Technologies also referred to as Fintech. Fintech refers to the integration of technology to allow companies provide digital financial solutions that ease transactions with just a tap of …
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As the festive season spending gains momentum, users of Airtel money services have got an additional solution on the platform to use. It is the international money transfer services. Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The new service was launched on Nov.14 at Kampala Serena Hotel. It will enable users …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has shown interest to collect contributions for the National Health Insurance scheme. The National Health Insurance Scheme Bill 2019 is meant to introduce a Universal Health Care to improve health outcomes and expand access to essential health care services …
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The recent announcement by Kenya’s leading telecom firm, Safaricom, to introduce ‘no expiry data’ tariff plans contrary to the global practice in the provision of mobile data services has given Uganda Communication Commission a new task. Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | This task is about determining whether or not …
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Airtel, Africell likely to face similar fate as government seek more revenue Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | MTN Uganda might pay higher licence fees than had earlier anticipated following the regulator’s decision to introduce a new licensing regime. The Uganda Communication Commission, in its latest licensing framework, states that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fewer women have access to the World Wide Web than men, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report released by the International Telecommunications Union. The report; Measuring Digital Development: Facts and Figures 2019, estimates that over half the total global female population is still …
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What the Euro-Asian nation promised African countries at a historic summit in Sochi Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA AND JULIUS BUSINGE | One might have probably heard about Sochi, Russian city located on the Black Sea Coast near the border with Georgia, for co-hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup. …
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