Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited has commissioned the 183MW Isimba Hydropower Station Community Development Action Program (CDAP) Phase I works that commenced in December, 2018, in Kayunga and Kamuli Districts. “It is a big occasion,” Harrison Mutikanga, the UEGCL chief executive officer told journalists on the sidelines of the commissioning event in Kamuli on Nov.13. “We have provided the facilities,…
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An analysis by the World Health Organization – WHO on whether countries in Africa are ready for a COVID-19 vaccine has found that many are not ready. When they analyzed readiness data, they found only 49% have identified the priority populations for vaccination and have plans in place to reach them, and 44% have coordination structures in place. Only 24%…
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The Group contributed to the success of the G20 summit by implementing 90 security standards and using the newest security system in the world. stc Group successfully collaborated with the G20 Saudi Secretariat as a digital enabler for the Saudi G20 presidency. The company provided critical telecommunications and digital services for all meetings of the G20 summit, which just concluded…
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The company has announced that it has become the first Microsoft Azure Peering Services partner for West Africa, providing enterprises using Microsoft Cloud services with a secured, reliable and high performance experience relative to what is currently available in the market. MainOne now offers enterprises improved performance in accessing Microsoft Cloud applications such as Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Teams, and…
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The Middle East and Africa PC monitors market saw shipments increase 12.8% year on year (YoY) in Q3 2020 to total 1.1 million units. That’s according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC), with the firm’s recently published Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker also showing a 45.5% YoY increase in the market’s value to $232.1 million. “The growth was…
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Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, announces the signing of a contract with pan-African telecommunications service provider Paratus, that offers a wide range of connectivity solutions to more than 22 African countries through an extensive independently owned network, via the fully digital AMOS-17 satellite “AMOS-17’s unique performance and capabilities, highly flexible service architecture, combined with its central position over…
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My lesson today is about dealing with humiliation. I cannot count the number of times it has happened over the last 37 years. But I keep laughing at myself about the way I have maneuvered out of these awful moments. One of the best solutions is to pretend nothing has happened, or no one has seen u. Of course the…
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There’s nothing as interesting as the idea of being your own boss. The idea of supposedly being answerable to no one. The idea of having your own thing and working on your own terms although the actual reality is usually slightly different. This idea has seen many flirt with the likelihood of quitting their job as soon as yesterday. Many…
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