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Connected but Constrained: Uganda’s Digital Divide in the Age of Smartphones and Mobile Money

Connected but Constrained: Uganda’s Digital Divide in the Age of Smartphones and Mobile Money

By PATRICK ATOR JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda April 9 [SHIFTMEDIA] On a dusty roadside in Mukono, 27-year-old Sarah Namusoke balances her small fruit stall with a second, less visible business: mobile money. Her phone—cracked at the corner…

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When the Burden Falls on the Grass: Uganda’s Tax Debate in an Age of Rising Debt

When the Burden Falls on the Grass: Uganda’s Tax Debate in an Age of Rising Debt

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda April 3 [SHIFTMEDIA] By any measure, Uganda stands at a delicate fiscal crossroads. With public debt now estimated at a staggering UGX 126 trillion and a proposed national budget of…

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Uganda Moves To Upgrade Government Procurement Portal To Meet Global Infrastructure Transparency Standards

Uganda Moves To Upgrade Government Procurement Portal To Meet Global Infrastructure Transparency Standards

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA — Uganda, November 14 [SHIFT MEDIA] Uganda is taking major steps toward strengthening transparency and accountability in public infrastructure spending following the release of a new Mapping Report that identifies critical…

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EXPANSION: Hotel groups Hilton and Marriot announce African expansion plans

EXPANSION: Hotel groups Hilton and Marriot announce African expansion plans

By Our Reporter JOHANNESBURG, June 18 (Reuters)— U.S. hotel chains Hilton (HLT.N) and Marriott (MAR.O),  opens new tab have announced African expansion drives to tap into the continent’s rapid tourism growth. Rising business and leisure travel on…

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SKILLING: President Museveni Commissions Ankole Presidential Industrial Hub

SKILLING: President Museveni Commissions Ankole Presidential Industrial Hub

By ROBERT KAMUKAMA RUBAYA, MBARARA Feb 27 [SHIFTMEDIA] The heat was sweltering , the wind, was dusty, but the emotions were high as another Presidential Industrial Hub was commissioned in Muko village, in Mbarara district,…

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BOOST : EU, Denmark to Fund Uganda’s First Climate-Resilient Market

BOOST : EU, Denmark to Fund Uganda’s First Climate-Resilient Market

By Our Reporter Kampala, 17 February [SHIFTMEDIA] Uganda is set to build its first climate-resilient market at Elegu, backed by funding from the European Union and Denmark. The facility will host up to 1,500 traders…

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CONSUMER RIGHTS: CONSENT Uganda Releases Inaugural Annual Consumer Voice Report on Goods and Services

CONSUMER RIGHTS: CONSENT Uganda Releases Inaugural Annual Consumer Voice Report on Goods and Services

By Our Reporter KAMPALA, Uganda [SHIFTMEDIA] The recently released CONSENT inaugural “Annual Consumer Voice Report” has portrayed a glimpse of hope regarding Ugandans desire  to air out their complaints. The report, which reflects the perspectives…

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SEATINI: Media Tipped On Community Seed Knowledge, Indigenous Seed Practices

SEATINI: Media Tipped On Community Seed Knowledge, Indigenous Seed Practices

  By PATRICK JARAMOGI NAJJERA, Uganda [SHIFTMEDIA] The rights of Ugandan farmers who have continued depending on external sources for farming inputs, especially seeds is being abused. These are some of the negative impacts of…

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SEATINI: Government Ban On Foreign Travel Hurting Trade Negotiations- Experts

SEATINI: Government Ban On Foreign Travel Hurting Trade Negotiations- Experts

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda =SHIFTMEDIA- The Government ban on foreign travels for civil servants is beginning to take a long toll on trade negotiations, experts have revealed. At the beginning of last year, 2023,…

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BOOST: Tanzania Records 24 per cent Increase In Tourist Arrivals

BOOST: Tanzania Records 24 per cent Increase In Tourist Arrivals

By AWORI ESTHER LUCY KILIMANJARO, Tanzania=SHIFT MEDIA NEWS= Latest reports from neighboring Tanzania indicates a 24 percent increase in the number of tourist arrivals. According to the Daily News  the number of tourists who visited…

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