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AIG Uganda adopts Chartis as new identity

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:12:00 +0200

Chartis is the new name for the local subsidiary of insurance firm American International Group (AIG) in Uganda. The new identity which is derived from the Greek word for map, “underscores AIG's 90-year history as a successful global pioneer of insurance in various parts of the world,” according to Alex Wanjohi, MD, Chartis Uganda.
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Uganda Media Expo fully booked

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:37:00 +0200

Uganda's inaugural Media Expo has attracted up to 48 firms from various sectors, demonstrating the hunger for exposure among players in Uganda's media industry. The event will be held on 23 - 24 October 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel, Kampala.
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World Cup trophy arrives in Uganda next month

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:54:00 +0200

The FIFA World Cup trophy is expected to arrive in Uganda in November 2009, as part of its 86-nation tour, after its short stint in Cairo and Liberia. The trophy will be in the country, between 14 November and 16 November 2009.
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Orange Uganda appoints Alcatel-Lucent

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:01:00 +0200

PARIS: Alcatel-Lucent announced yesterday, 9 October 2009, that Orange Uganda has selected Alcatel-Lucent to reduce its global network maintenance costs and improve network operating efficiencies. Alcatel-Lucent will build, operate and manage the Orange Uganda mobile network, by providing technical support, repair, field maintenance and program management services.
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Uganda woos entrepreneurs to invest in energy sector

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:09:00 +0200

Ugandan businesspeople have been urged to invest in mini-hydro power projects to encourage the establishment of cottage industries across the country.
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New classified ads website for Uganda

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:44:00 +0200

KwataDeal.com, a free classified advertisements website has been launched to help Ugandans buy and sell goods online. The website will complement free platforms like Facebook's Market Place and Iknowuganda.com which are currently the most popular free trading platform for Ugandans.
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Media censorship denounced in Uganda

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:52:00 +0200

International media rights groups have condemned the Ugandan government's actions against the press after last week's riots in Kampala. Four radio stations were closed and all live debate programmes were banned.
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Financial journalists urged to be pro-active

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:45:00 +0200

Ugandan journalists have been urged to be more pro-active to increase the level of awareness and deepen the understanding of events at home and worldwide. David Sseppuuya, a former editor-in-chief of the New Vision called on business and financial journalists to lay a foundation for economic financial reporting by being more analytical.
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Ugandan editors held over cartoon

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:56:00 +0200

Three editors from a Ugandan magazine were questioned yesterday over a cartoon criticising President Yoweri Museveni. The Criminal Investigations Directorate is investigating reports of sedition after a caricature of the president appeared in The Independent magazine last week.
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Ugandan IT movement gets boost from Austrian government

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:58:00 +0200

When one woman living near Gulu, a city in northern Uganda, found her mushrooms would not grow, she was left befuddled and desperate. She was a widow with five children in school, and the mushrooms were the only source of income for the impoverished family. After approaching neighbours and family for ultimately ineffective advice, the woman turned to a seemingly unlikely source in the rural, agriculture-based landscape: the internet.
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