Muhammed Nyombi, the Mbarara Central Market Chairperson says the toilets are outside which puts lives of those that will sleep in the market at risk of contracting more diseases. Mbarara Central Market has temporally been closed by the District Task Force after the vendors failed to maintain the four-meter distance. The District Task Force led by the Resident District Commissioner…
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With people working from home and schools closed the networks experience a much higher load. In an attempt reduce pressure on network infrastructure, Netflix reduces the streaming bitrate of its service. Similar measures have been made in other regions in the world. Given the crisis, we’ve developed a way to reduce Netflix’s traffic on telecommunications networks by 25% while also…
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Companies that have embraced more digital ways of working have been far less impacted. Several slower respondents are turning their focus away from only the cost benefits of cloud-based solutions to the agility and responsiveness that they now require. The more connected businesses are those that will survive. Several years ago, Silver Bridge identified the cloud as a key business…
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Uganda’s largest Telecom service provider, MTN, has launched a MoMoPay account for its customers to support the Red Cross towards efforts to combat the spread of the corona virus pandemic in the country. On 31st March 2020, MTN launched a Merchant Code 191919 that customers can use to donate funds to support the cause. Customers can dial *165*3*191919# to donate…
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Recently, due to the corona virus pandemic, businesses and organizations that are smart enough to embrace change and go with the flow, have resorted to working remotely so as to keep afloat and keep their businesses moving. It is undeniable that working from home is not for everyone due to the many distractions. Learning how to make every team member…
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Business confidence in the country has fallen sharply for the first time since January 2017 as companies come to terms with Coronavirus (COVID -19) wave, a survey has shown. The Purchase Managers Index (PMI) for March 2020, a survey published by Stanbic bank and mainly talks to owners of businesses show that confidence fell to 43 points, regarded as poor.…
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Safaricom has rolled out Bonga For Good, an initiative that will see customers use Bonga Points to pay for essential goods and services. This campaign is a response by the company to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the biggest being reduced income for majority of Kenyans. “We have seen Kenyans lose some or all of their income…
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Friends in developed, developing, and underdeveloped nations, As the world gets stuck in this COVID19 pandemic, it is possible like i stressed earlier about the possibility of a Global Economic recession, any nation that cares about prospering beyond just post-pandemic survival, must do a number of things, but i have thought about the following and i want to share with…
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Sequel to the directive of Federal Government of Nigeria to lockdown the nation’s commercial nerve centre, Lagos, its political capital, Abuja and another state, Ogun, for its proximity to Lagos to curb further spread of the lethal virus, coronavirus, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks not honour transactions in cheques. A note shared by one of…
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In light of the Coronavirus pandemic and its effects on businesses, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has announced measures to ease the cash flow burdens of contributing employers and businesses in the private sector. Ugandan employers/businesses facing economic distress due to the pandemic shall be allowed to reschedule their NSSF contributions and pay them at a later date without…
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