The National Youth and Advocacy Platform Uganda (NYAP-U) has called upon young people to be innovative and make good use of the internet and the technology close to them instead of lamenting over the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The NYAP-U National Coordinator, James Cleto Mumbere told the youth that despite the many challenges brought about by the…
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My Digital World is a consolidation of all Facebook digital literacy programs including Safe Online with Facebook, Ilizwe Lam, and eZibo and will be offered virtually this year. Facebook announced the launch of “My Digital World” a programme designed to equip the youth and general public across Sub-Saharan Africa with digital skills needed to navigate the digital world. My Digital World is…
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Will there ever be a system where funds and other resources are efficiently allocated to the causes that need them most? Dolphin Fund’s objective is to ensure that the individuals and organisations in our communities who need funding are able to spread the word about their causes and mobilize support to do their work. This is being done through campaigns…
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President Yoweri Museveni is delivering the State of the Nation Address to Parliament from State House Entebbe, via Zoom. He has started his address by re-emphasizing the importance of the NRM 10-point programme. The Rules of Procedure have been amended to cater for use of conferencing and video technology like Zoom in the circumstances that necessitate it. “Due to the…
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Private sector present various stimulus packages to government on how kick-start business activities back to normal growth curve Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Life is slowly returning to normalcy in Uganda’s towns save for those that lie on the borders with neighboring countries. Shops and restaurants are back to business albeit observing social distance and public transport is planned…
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Telecom giant MTN Uganda announced that effective on May 26th, the tariffs for #MTNMoMo would change. The charges which had been waived off to help to curb the spread of COVID-19, are to be gradually re-introduced effective May 26th. The new charges offer a 50% off Promo for one month (30 Days). Dial *165# to send, receive, withdraw and make…
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Financial institutions have increased financial IT investment, strengthened mobile banking service capabilities, and accelerated innovation to drive digital transformation Huawei Enterprise Business Group (EBG) will host the Huawei Southern Africa FSI Summit online 2020 on May 29th, from 10.00am – 12.00pm, with the theme of “Accelerating Digital Transformation, Enable Business Growth Again”. The online summit will include presentations from Chen…
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Thousands of people in the counties of Homabay, Siaya, Migori, Kisii, Bungoma and Busia are expected to benefit from sanitation booths set up by Safaricom Foundation in partnership with Scope International to help curb the spread of COVID-19. The sanitation booths have been installed at Kenya’s border to Tanzania at Isebania in Migori County and at the Ugandan border in…
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You are not alone amidst the COVID-19 storm. Let’s #TeamTalk. As entrepreneurs in the midst of a global crisis impacting nearly all the world’s economies, and ways of working, we must now develop #Innovations which will give us useful new #Products for the #Post-COVID business environment. Until a vaccine is developed and approved, many people will continue to work remotely, if possible. Many others will be…
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Analysts say the proposed budget should focus on key sectors that support revamping the economy Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA AND JULIUS BUSINGE | Over the past six weeks, Uganda has been in a total lockdown. Shops, except pharmacies and agro vets, had been shut. Transport paralysed. Hotels switched to survival mood; sending away a section of their workers on forced…
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