MTN CEO, Wim Vanhelleputte held an online press conference and issued a statement about MTN’s support for the fight against Coronavirus. He started by applauding the government for the swift response towards the Coronavirus pandemic and assured that MTN is fully committed to supporting in the cause and that they had put some offers. For 30-days, customers can send up…
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In a statement by the Airtel Uganda Managing Director, VG Somasekhar the move is aimed at supporting efforts to control the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic by promoting conversion of physical cash to digital or electronic transactions. “As part of the support, effective March 20, 2020, all on-net person to person transactions will be free for 30 days for…
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MTN Uganda, announced on Thursday that they would be joining the rest of the country in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 by easing charges on select Mobile money transactions and data bundles. Mobile money transfers below UGX 30,000 will not be taxed for a period of 30 days. This is in a bid to combat the spread of…
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The Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija has noted that the country’s economic growth projections in FY2019/2020 has been revised downwards from 6.0 percent to between 5.2 5.7 percent depending on the severity of the COVID-19 impact on Uganda. While addressing Parliament on Thursday, the Minister noted that the country’s revenue collections will register an additional shortfall of about Shs82.4 billion…
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By: Alexander Kyokwijuka Starting out in business can be such an exciting experience for any entrepreneur because they are following their passion to realize their numerous dreams. That said, it can also be such a hustle especially if you are operating in an environment like ours (here in Uganda) where the cost of doing business is fairly harsh for…
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In the wake of Coronavirus, we have seen the government and the MOH come out to give guidelines we should follow to protect ourselves and the people around us from the deadly infection. We have also learned from health professionals that the virus stays on hard surfaces for a long time (hours-days). Among the hard surfaces includes our mobile phones…
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NITA-U issued an advisory for all Ugandan companies that will be working from home. The advisory includes how the business can prepare for shifting into “Working from home Period” and the guidelines to follow to ensure safety and productivity while working from home. The Advisory is below. A new virus first identified in Wuhan, China in late 2019 has been…
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ADDRESS BY H.E. YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA TO THE NATION ON THE CORONA VIRUS (COVID 19) GUIDELINES ON THE PREVENTIVE MEASURES 18TH MARCH, 2020 STATE HOUSE – ENTEBBE Countrymen and Countrywomen, Greetings to you all. Today, I have come to address you on the issue of the Corona virus, abbreviated as Covid19. They call it…
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Ayoba is a communications app localised for African and Middle East consumer needs, under an independent Over the Top (OTT) brand with tailored features for MTN customers. The app has been integrated into 12 MTN markets including South Africa, and supports many local languages spoken across these markets including isiZulu, isiXhosa, Pidgin, Yoruba, Swahili, Hausa, French and English. Speaking at…
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Leaders in Serere District have asked the government to carry out an audit of Kagwara Fish Handling Facility. The facility located in Kadungulu Sub County was constructed between 2009 and 2013 at 2.7 billion shillings. However, it has not been in use after the district declined to receive it from the contractor citing shoddy works. ` Joseph Opit Okojo, the…
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