Novela Magic will launch in phases, starting with the Southern African region from Friday, 27 November 2020 at 18:00 for DStv Premium, Compact Plus, Compact and Family customers. MultiChoice Group owns the title of Africa’s most-loved storyteller and that brings with it a responsibility to not only invest in the development of authentic African stories, created by Africans, but also…
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UEGCL unveils Shs15bn projects in communities around Isimba dam
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,…
Read Morestc expanded its 5G network by 130% for G20 summit
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…
Read MoreMainOne Collaborates with Microsoft to Provide Reliable Internet Connectivity to Cloud Services
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…
Read MoreMEA PC Monitors Market grows by 12.8% in Q3 2020 YoY
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…
Read MoreSpacecom and Paratus partnership to provide Broadband Connectivity Services in Africa
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…
Read MoreBefore you quit your job to start your own business – Jaluum Luwizza Herberts.
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…
Read MoreAccounts Urged to Use Set Skills to Ensure Business Survival amidst COVID-19
Accountants in Uganda have been encouraged to embracing all the profession’s skill sets so as to offer solutions that can help business and economies revive their operations. The call was made by the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), CPA Derick Nkajja during the opening of the three days 25th Annual Seminar of…
Read MoreBuying and selling a business is also business – Strive Masiyiwa.
Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision”. (Peter Drucker) I will never forget the first time I sold my business. It was my first company which I started way back in 1986, and it was called Retrofit. It was the largest electrical engineering construction business. It had been doing really well until I got into…
Read MoreBusiness tip for a civil servant who wants to be an entrepreneur – Strive Masiyiwa.
Take the leap! Statements like “income generating project” reminds me of a civil servant who, having decided he is not making enough income at his job, embarks on a scheme such as raising chickens as a means of supplementing his income. As long as what he (or she) is doing does not interfere with paid full-time work, or use state…
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