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Court acquits 'Daily Monitor' editors

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:56:00 +0200

KAMPALA, UGANDA: A court in Kampala has thrown out a case of forgery against the Daily Monitor managing editor Daniel Kalinaki and political editor Henry Ochieng on grounds that the prosecution failed to adduce sufficient evidence to sustain the charge.
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1000 journalists attacked in Uganda in 2011 - Report

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:09:00 +0200

Over 1000 journalists were in attacked in Uganda during 2011, according to the new Human Rights Network for Journalists report (HRNJ). The number is a huge leap compared to 58 journalists who were attacked in 2010 and 38 who were attacked in 2009.
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Radio presenter resigns over MPs' car benefits

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:54:00 +0200

Roger Mugisha, presenter of KFM's morning show, D'Mighty Breakfast, has resigned, the radio station announced today.
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Vision eyes ad revenue from The Kampala Sun

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:54:00 +0200

Vision Group, a multimedia house in Uganda, expects The Kampala Sun to lift its advertising revenue as it picks up in the market, says the head of marketing, Susan Nsibirwa, in an interview last week.
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5 insights we got from Uganda's mobile infographic

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:22:00 +0200

A revealing infographic created by Hub Research, which documents the mobile infrastructure in Uganda, is throwing up some interesting insights about mobile use in Africa.
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Uganda's wildlife set for the screen

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:32:00 +0200

Uganda Wild At Heart , a television show which comes to screens in February 2011, is set to promote tourism and wildlife conservation in Uganda.
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Journalists petition police over torture

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:26:00 +0200

KAMPALA, UGANDA: A local journalists' organisation has petitioned the Police Professional Standards Unit to take action against Lira police officers who beat up a Daily Monitor journalist during the protests in Lira over continued load shedding.
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Howzit MSN expands into Africa

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:10:00 +0200

Howzit MSN, a web portal in South Africa has expanded its reach into the rest of the continent with the launch of a dedicated channel for Africa. This move is in response to the growing demand of internet users for locally relevant content and from advertisers for advertising inventory that reaches a pan-African market.
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Inspire Africa TV show premiers in Uganda

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:42:00 +0200

Season 1 of Project Inspire Africa, a reality TV show aimed at transforming Africa by discovering and empowering the continent's budding entrepreneurs premiered in Kampala on Wednesday, 4 January 2011.
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Uganda's oldest university uses Xerox X700 to secure certificates

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:01:00 +0200

Uganda's oldest and largest institution of higher learning, Makerere University, has acquired a Xerox X700 Digital Color Press together with Xerox's advanced security software, FreeFlow Specialty Imaging Suite.
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