City businessman Sudhir Rupareria has come out to respond to the several claims that were put across by the Governor, Bank of Uganda, Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile following the Appellant Court decision to dismiss the case filed by the central bank against him. Bank of Uganda (BOU) had sued Sudhir the former owner of the defunct Crane Bank and Meera Investments…
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Rajiv Ruparelia Donates Tablets to Fresh Kid, Felister to Boost Online Classes
The Managing Director Kampala Parents School, Rajiv Ruparelia has on Monday donated two Tablets to young Music Artists Patrick Ssenyonjo aka Fresh Kid and Faith Nanyanzi aka Felista Di Superstar to help them attend the school’s online Zoom classes. The two Kids are funded by Ruparelia Foundation for their Education at one of Uganda’s best performing school’s. During the handover…
Read MoreJust Days: Accident Victim Peter Kamugasa Raises Shs12m through Dolphin Fund, Mobile Money
The recently launched Dolphin fund an online community driven funding platform has continued to aid Ugandans raise funds from friends and relatives to sail through the different challenges of life. In the latest development, Peter Kamugasa an accident victim has been able to raise over Shs12m through the Dolphin fund platform and mobile money to help fund his medical bills.…
Read MoreFacebook launches “My Digital World” to meet Digital Literacy Needs across Sub-Saharan Africa
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…
Read MoreMTN Uganda Renews License for another 12 years
MTN Uganda announced the conclusion of negotiations for the renewal of its Second National Operator license which expired in October 2018. The expired license was variously extended to accommodate conclusion of renewal negotiations which have been ongoing for close to 2 years. MTN has fulfilled all conditions precedent to the license, including the payment of a total sum of US$100…
Read MoreIt was an Isolated Error Declaring Negative COVID-19 Tests Positive- Minister Acheng
The Ministry of Health has come out to clarify that the COVID-19 negative test samples that were declared positive was an isolated error which doesn’t affect other tests that have so far been done. Early this week, President Museveni revealed that there were some errors that were committed by scientists at Makerere University Laboratory who declared some samples positive yet…
Read MoreMuseveni Blames Sacked URA Officials for Low Revenue Collections
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has lashed out at the fired Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) top officials who he accused of running down the institution by engaging in corruption. The President made the remarks while addressing the nation during the 2020/2021 national budget Speech, when he warned other corrupt public servants that he is coming to clean up their entities. It…
Read MoreMaroc Telecom Launches Mobile Money Transfer Application ‘MT Cash’
The application aims to facilitate money transfer in Morocco and push the country further towards its digital transformation objectives Rabat – Moroccan telecommunications company Maroc Telecom (IAM) launched today, June 1, its first mobile money transfer application, “MT Cash,” available for download to all Moroccan citizens and residents. The application offers several financial services, similar to the services provided by…
Read MoreBusiness continuity demands a supply chain with end-to-end visibility.
Digital migration – taking Supply Chain Management (SCM) to the cloud – helps enterprises achieve end-to-end visibility of their supply chain. For many enterprises, their siloed, traditional Supply Chain Management (SCM) systems are proving to be their Achilles’ heel when trying to operate in unprecedented circumstances, preventing business continuity and resilience. Consider this in the context of Ash Noah’s five…
Read MoreLIVE: State of the Nation Address 2020
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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