Facebook Considers Introducing ‘sympathise’ Button For Sad Updates
Facebook is considering giving its users a less cheery alternative to the 'like' option: a 'sympathise' button.Many people come...
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Airtel Wins 2013 African Operator Award
Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 20 countries across South Asia and Africa, was recognised as...
LC Bosses Arrested Over Stealing NAADS Inputs
Local authorities in Kwapa sub county Tororo district have arrested two village chairpersons and three other members of the village...
Gov’t Releases Sh113.1b For Potholes
This newspaper has learnt that the Government of Uganda through Uganda Road Fund (URF) has released sh113.1b for the repair...
Bank Of Uganda Slashes Lending Rate
The Bank of Uganda has reduced the benchmark lending rate for December 2013 to 11.5percent Louis Kasekende In the last...
Juba Hosts Investment Conference
South Sudan capital Juba will from December 4-5 be thronged by hundreds of national and international investors as it hosts...
Airtel In Deal With 14 World Telcos
Bharti Airtel the mother firm of Airtle Uganda has signed a partnership deal with an alliance of global telcos that...
MTN, Interswitch Roll Out ATM Cash Out Service
MTN Uganda, the leading Mobile Money network, has partnered with Interswitch Uganda to further increase their ATM Cash out footprint...
Uganda Coffee Wins Africa Award
The Africa Farmer Organisation of the Year Awards (FOYA) announced last week in Accra, Ghana that the National Union of...
Suruma Advices Gov’t On Oil Dimes
Dr Ezra Suruma, the former Finance Minister wants oil revenues used to recapitalize government owned banks and setup development...
NaCRRI Ready To Provide Farmers with GMOs
The National Crops Resources Research Institute-NaCRRI has capacity to supply farmers with Genetically Modified Organisms-GMOs within a space of two...
Ready For Night Tourism? UWA Launches Night Drives in Parks
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has launched night drives in a bid to boost tourism in the country. The drive launched...
Serere District Workers Turn Corridors Into Office Space
Employees of Serere district local Government have complained of working in over crowded offices. When our reporters visited the offices...
Ugandan Inflation Drops To 6.8%
Uganda's inflation rate dropped marginally to 6.8 per cent this month compared to 8.1 per cent in October, driven by...
Police Denies Chinese Land Deal
The Uganda Police has dismissed allegations that a Chinese military hardware firm has taken over a piece of land next...
New Mobile Operator Joins Market
The telecom industry in Uganda and other countries in East Africa has been bolstered by the announcement a new mobile...
Kabale Traders Besiege Umeme Offices
Hell broke loss when traders in Kabale Municipality on Thursday protested infront of Umeme offices over constant loadshedding which they...
Sharia Police Smash 240,000 Bottles Of Beer
Police enforcing Islamic law in Nigeria's city of Kano publicly destroyed some 240,000 bottles of beer on Wednesday, the latest...
Kenya Calls For Single EA Currency
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is rooting for the creation of a single currency for East Africa as a way of...
Limpopo Univ, UTAMU Strike Deal
South Africa’s University of Limpopo and Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa have joined Mbarara University of Science and...