TRANSPARENCY: CoST Uganda Commissions 2nd Infrastructure Transparency Index
BY OUR REPORTER CAPETOWN, South Africa|SHIFTMEDIA NEWS|The fifth technical standard for wireless networks, or 5G, promises more speed, less lag when connecting to the network, and the ability to connect many devices to the internet…
Read MoreBY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| As we publish this Uganda currently has cumulative confirmed cases of 2,362 covid-19 cases, the latest being 99 new cases that were announced by the Ministry of Health following tests…
Read MoreKAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA SPORTS|Freshly minted 5,000 metres world record holder Joshua Cheptegei will be looking to smash the 10,000m world record before the Olympics. However, the Ugandan, 23, said it will depend on if organisers of…
Read MoreBY ROBERT KAMUKAMA KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Presidential hopeful and former Security Minister Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde has been summoned to appear before the Criminal Investigations Department at Kibuli to record a statement on allegations that he…
Read MoreBY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda |SHIFTMEDIA| The top brass at the National Identification & Registration Authority (NIRA) have done their bit to calm worries about the rampant corruption and their under-fire operations at the Kololo…
Read MoreBY OUR REPORTER MOGADISHU, Somalia|SHIFTMEDIA| A deadly Sunday blast in Somali’s capital Mogadishu left scores dead and dozens wounded. The thunderous blast that occured on Sunday evening was attributed to a car suicide bomber who…
Read MoreBY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| On Tuesday, August 11, 2020, the Electoral Commission conducted elections for Village Older Persons’ Committees in 68,740 villages, but much as the election exercise went on peacefully across most (83%)…
Read MoreBY DOREEN ASASIIRA WAKISO, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Nabbingo Police station has in its custody one Bujunju Henry, who is a suspect in the theft of a motorcycle belonging to Stephen Ssembalirwa. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesman Patrick…
Read MoreBY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda |SHIFTMEDIA| There is an increase in Fair Business Practices between Government and the Private Sector in public infrastructure project delivery processes, a midterm review report released by CoST Uganda Chapter…
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