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LOSES: MTN Registers Decline In Subscribers And Earnings Per Share

LOSES: MTN Registers Decline In Subscribers And Earnings Per Share

By Our Reporter LAGOS, Nigeria- SHIFTMEDIA- Africa’s largest wireless carrier MTN Group announced its interim results for the first half of 2021, and posted a decline in earnings per share and subscribers, despite the telco claiming…

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UNEARTHED: “Digital Technology Solutions’ Procurement By Government Done Under-Cover”- Study

UNEARTHED: “Digital Technology Solutions’ Procurement By Government Done Under-Cover”- Study

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA-SHIFTMEDIA–  Public knowledge regarding the procurement and deployment of Digital Tracking Solutions (DTS) in Africa is still low a new study has revealed. Dubbed ‘Sunlight in Digital Technology” the study was conducted…

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TOUGH TIMES: Missing Ugandan Weightlifter Left Note Saying He Wants To Work In Japan

TOUGH TIMES: Missing Ugandan Weightlifter Left Note Saying He Wants To Work In Japan

By OKELLO ALLAN & AGENCIES TOKYO, Japan- SHIFTMEDIA-  The Ugandan weightlifter who escaped from the camp ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be apprehended, government has disclosed. The 20-year-old Julius Ssekitoleko who was due…

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FINALLY: Jacob Kiplimo Qualifies For The 5000m Tokyo 2020 Olympics

FINALLY: Jacob Kiplimo Qualifies For The 5000m Tokyo 2020 Olympics

By OKELLO ALLAN SWITZERLAND-SHIFTMEDIA– A Ray of hope shined for Uganda as one of its long-distance runner qualified for the 5000m race Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Jacob Kiplimo will now join the other 25 athletics for…

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SKILLING: YALTA To Empower 6,000 Ugandan Young Agripreneurs

SKILLING: YALTA To Empower 6,000 Ugandan Young Agripreneurs

By PATRICK JARAMOGI  KAMPALA- YALTA (Youth in Agroecology & Business Learning Track Africa), with financial support from IKEA Foundation, is implementing a three-year 2020-2022 initiative aimed at supporting 6,000 young agripreneurs to apply agroecological principles…

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LOSS: Scores of Ugandan Maize Traders Lose Billions After Kenyan Ban

LOSS: Scores of Ugandan Maize Traders Lose Billions After Kenyan Ban

By AWORI ESTHER LUCY BUSIA- SHIFTMEDIA– Just three days after Kenya shut its doors for Ugandan maize traders are already crying foul The latest we can reveal is that the traders have so far lost…

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TRADE: Uganda Maize Exports Into Kenya Increase Fivefold

TRADE: Uganda Maize Exports Into Kenya Increase Fivefold

By Our Reporter KAMPALA- SHIFTMEDIA– Maize imports from Uganda rose five-fold in January compared to a similar period last year as traders and millers rushed to bring in the grain in anticipation of a shortage.…

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WIN: Uganda’s Hippos Thrashes Kenya in Under 20 Qualifiers

WIN: Uganda’s Hippos Thrashes Kenya in Under 20 Qualifiers

By OKELLO ALLAN TANZANIA|SHIFTMEDIA| The Kenya Uganda soccer rivary as ignited once again following a 3-1 thrashing of Kenya by Uganda in the under 20 Africa cup qualifiers.   The Uganda National Under 20 football…

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DUMPED: Socialite Zari Hassan On Why She Dumped “King Bae”

DUMPED: Socialite Zari Hassan On Why She Dumped “King Bae”

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa|SHIFTMEDIA| She is back in the News!  Leading socialite Zari Hassan has revealed why she broke up with her mysterious lover ‘King bae’ after parting ways with bongo Flava singer Diamond Platnumz. The…

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Sheebah Karungi Nominated For MTV 2020 Awards

Sheebah Karungi Nominated For MTV 2020 Awards

BY AWORI ESTHER LUCY KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Queen Sheeba is in “Cloud 9” After she was nominated for this years MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) Sheebah Karungi, the ‘nkwatako’ singer becomes the first female artist from…

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