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Kigezi Cooperative Union To be Restored
TweetKabale farmers have taken to growing pyrethrum lately. Former members of the defunct Kigezi Cooperative Union in Kabale district have resolved to revive the union. On Friday last week, the interim...
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VP Sekandi To Grace Superbrands Awards
TweetSuperbrands East Africa, an affiliate of London-based Superbrands UK, has today announced that the Vice President of Uganda Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi will be the chief guest at the Superbrands...
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Digital Media Is Now Bigger Than National TV Advertising, Will Surpass Total...
TweetMagna Global issued a report on Monday predicting a major upswing of 8.3 percent for U.S. television advertising revenue in 2014, after a dismal 2013 in which revenues were down 0.6 percent. But...
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Poor Farming Methods, Roads Threaten Tea Farming
TweetTea farmers in Kabarole and Kyejonjo districts are struggling to keep in business as several challenges thwart their only source of income. Tea factories in the two districts buy up to 70% of the...
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‘Kill Switch’ coming to Google, Microsoft phones
TweetGoogle and Microsoft will include a so-called kill switch in the next version of their smartphone operating systems, authorities announced Thursday. The technology allows for a stolen Google...
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Over 80 Regional Brands Join Global League Of Respected Brands
TweetSuperbrands East Africa, an affiliate of London-based Superbrands UK, on Thursday June 19th recognized 86 brands across the region at the Superbrands Tribute Event 2014 at the Kampala Serena...
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Sugarcane Out-growers End Strike after Payrise
TweetOut- growers supplying sugarcane to Kakira Sugar works have resolved to end a three week strike after authorities agreed to a pay increment for each ton of cane supplied at the factory. M.R Reddy,...
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Telecom Giant Relieves Subscribers From Unsolicited SMS Alerts.
Tweet• Subscribers to choose if they want to receive subscriber SMS alerts or not. In an effort to relieve its customers from unsolicited subscriber SMS alerts and further improve its customer service...
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German Gauff Ingenieure Awarded Multibillion Kigali-Kampala Gauge Railway Deal
TweetAfter a stiff a bidding process, a German consulting firm, Gauff Ingenieure, was awarded the contract that will see the electronic railway line linked from Bihanga in western Uganda to Kagitumba...
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Race For Uganda Oil Refinery Down To Two
TweetOnly two consortia are in the running to secure a deal for the construction of Uganda’s oil refinery, the ministry of energy has announced. Initially, six consortia were targeting the deal before...
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Ramadan: Emirates Offers Iftar Service
TweetEmirates has introduced several initiatives to ensure the well-being and comfort of its customers observing the fast during the holy month of Ramadan. In keeping with traditions and values of this...
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Kampala Recognised Globally
TweetKampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has bagged two international awards for its continued innovation and transformation of Kampala City. The awards were in recognition for excelling in...
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Uganda, Neighbours Gang Up Against Illegal Timber Business
TweetCountries in the East African region will also partner with the UN Environment Programme, UN Development Programme (UNDP) in this endeavor. They will aim to address a different facet of the...
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Jinja Traders Shunning New Shs36B Market
TweetNew Jinja market under MATIP-1 officially began in October 2011. The news of the impending completion of Jinja central market receives a lukewarm reception by the traders. Construction of the...
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Facebook fights ‘largest ever’ US court data request
TweetFacebook is fighting a US court order in which it was forced to hand over data belonging to almost 400 people involved in a benefit fraud trial. The social media site said the request was “by far...
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Uganda’s Remit In Run For Seedstars’ Shs1.25 Bn Startup
TweetUganda’s top incubation, collaboration and co-creation space for techies stand a chance to earn a grand prize of USD 500,000 in equity investment with Seedstars World (SSW) making its debut in...
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M7 Assures Investors On Lower Electricity Charges
Tweet President Yoweri Museveni. He was awarded the most inspiring, admired and patriotic political investor of Uganda since Independence. PHOTO FROM SARAH KAGINGO FACEBOOK WAL Ugandan President...
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Mazen Mroue Leaves As Shortest Serving MTN Uganda CEO
TweetAfter two years as MTN Uganda CEO, Mazen Mroue has been transferred to MTN IranCell as Chief Operating Officer. Mroue joined MTN Uganda in 2012, at the height of a mobile money scandal, where the...
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Soroti University Construction Begins
TweetThe team to lead the university. Prof. Robert Ikoja, Lawrence Too-Okema, Ruth Etibot, James Okello and Stephen Ilemukorit Construction of the Soroti University has begun. Vice President Edward...
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MTN Hikes Mobile Money Withdrawal Fees
TweetMTN Mobile Money users will now be paying 10% more on withdrawals following an increment in charges. In a notice issued today, the withdrawal charges are now at a minimum of 330 Uganda Shillings...
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