Airtel signs agreement to acquire Warid Uganda

Bharti Airtel, the global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, have announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Warid Group to fully acquire Warid Telecom Uganda. 24 Apr 2013 10:10

MTN goes live with cloud services

MTN is going live with its bouquet of distinct cloud services this April, following a trial period in six of its major markets across Africa. 9 Apr 2013 10:23

PRAU Excellence Awards announces winners

[Evan-Lee Courie] Uganda's annual PRAU Excellence Awards, the event that recognises public relations and communications excellence in Uganda, which was set to take place in November 2012, eventually took place on Friday, 22 March 2013 at Imperial Royale Hotel. This years event coincided with the East African Public Relations Conference (EAPRC) which took place from 20-22 March in Kampala, Uganda. 25 Mar 2013 11:17

Deadline for SIM card registration extended in Uganda

The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has extended the SIM card registration deadline for 90 days, after the Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) and the Legal Brains Trust (LBT) dragged it to court, seeking an injunction not to switch off unregistered subscribers on 1 March, 2013. 4 Mar 2013 12:20

Search for bravest women journalists

WASHINGTON, US: The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is seeking nominations for its 2013 Courage in Journalism Awards and Lifetime Achievement Award. 22 Feb 2013 10:33

MTN Uganda celebrates another milestone

MTN Uganda officially commissioned its fibre network at Katuna Border in Kabale district on Friday, 8 February 2013. The event, held at the Katuna border post, was attended by the Minister of ICT, Ruhakana Rugunda, the executive director of Uganda Communications Commission, Godfrey Mutabazi as well as the MTN Uganda chairman, Charles Mbire. 12 Feb 2013 11:08

Zuku TV's original content strategy pays off

In 2012, the Pay TV market became a great deal more competitive but with DStv Multichoice having acquired most of the existing exciting content, the challenge has been for challengers to come up with different content. This week saw one of the challengers (Zuku TV) sell one of the series it has commissioned - Tales from the Bush Larder - to Fox International. 30 Jan 2013 11:45

MTN Uganda launches Wi-Fi hotspots

As MTN Uganda continues to cement its position, it has now launched a new Wi-Fi service with a number of MTN hotspots around the country. The hotspots will be available to MTN and non-MTN customers. 23 Jan 2013 08:41

Alliance Media awarded Superbrand status

[Issued by Alliance Media] Alliance Media has recently been awarded Superbrand Status by Superbrands, the world's largest independent arbiter of branding. The award has been made for the period 2012 - 2014. 15 May 2013 12:24

Ugandan journalists blocked from reporting at airport

A number of Ugandan journalists were blocked by security forces from accessing the national airport at Entebbe to cover the return of an army officer, General David Sejusa (formerly Tinyefuza) who sparked off a controversial debate in an alleged ploy dubbed 'The Muhoozi project' in which the president's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, would ascend to the presidency. However, General Sejusa - who is the coordinator of intelligence services did not return as expected, due to unknown reasons. 14 May 2013 14:20

Airtel creates borderless network

Bharti Airtel, the global telecommunications services provider with operations in countries across Asia and Africa has introduced the ONE AIRTEL service which will further ease the burden of roaming costs whilst travelling. 6 May 2013 10:10

MTN Uganda launches LTE network in the region

MTN on Thursday, 25 April 2013, became the first mobile operator in Uganda and one of the very first in the region, to successfully launch Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. 27 Apr 2013 13:41

Ugandan playwright wins BBC global prize

With her new play, Sunflowers Behind a Dirty Fence, acclaimed Ugandan playwright Angella Emurwon won for a second time a BBC award, this time round, the 23rd BBC International Radio Playwright competition. 22 Feb 2013 12:17