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Jul42024 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Huawei to Train Additional 150,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2027

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Huawei announced a new plan to train an additional 150,000 talents in Sub-Saharan Africa over the next three years. The plan comes on top of the ICT leader’s initial goal to equip over 100,000 people in the region with digital skills by 2025. Huawei has already exceeded its initial goal by 120%, 10 months ahead of schedule, training over 120,000 individuals over the past 26 months. Both announcements were made at the LEAP Summit 2024: ICT Talent and Sustainable Development for Sub-Saharan Africa.LEAP stands for leadership, employability, advancement and possibility. The event, co- hosted by Huawei and the African Telecommunications Union (ATU), is an official partner program of Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2024. Huawei and ATU gathered over 200 guests for the LEAP Summit 2024. Among them...

Jun192024 by Abel kawereNo Comments

MTN Uganda staff, partners Enhances digital tools and infrastructure to AriwaSecondary School in “30 Days of Y’ello Care” Campaign

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Yumbe, Uganda. MTN Uganda, along with its partners, last Friday, marked a significant extension of support to Ariwa Secondary School in Yumbe District, West Nile region, as part of the "30 Days of Y’ello Care" campaign. This initiative, an extension of the longstanding "21 Days of Y’ello Care," celebrates MTN Group’s 30th anniversary and underscores the company's commitment to effecting positive change in the communities it serves. Ariwa Secondary School, which provides education to over 1,000 students, including refugees from neighboring countries and members of the host community, received 20 computers connected to the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) to enable students and teachers’ access educational content aligned with the newly introduced Compete...

Jun102024 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Huawei Fusion Solar Uganda Partner Summit 2024

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Huawei Digital Power held a FusionSolar Partner Summit in Kampala, Uganda for the first time, which was themed, ‘Lighting Up a Greener Africa’, and was aimed at bringing together Huawei Digital Power channel partners to release its latest sustainable energy solutions into the Ugandan industry. Mr. Sunrise Xie, MD of Huawei Uganda office remarked at the summit, Huawei is the leading industry supplier that can provide full-scenario solar solutions. As a leading vendor in the ICT industry, Huawei's Digital Power brings valuable additions to the transformation of the energy industry. “By integrating electronic and digital technologies, Huawei’s ‘4T’ technologies can enable the traditional solar energy industry to be more efficient and more intelligent. Extracting from the words ‘Watt, Heat...

May302024 by Abel kawereNo Comments

KASANGATI’S 1ST SOCCER TOUR SUMS-UP 2023/24 EPL SEASON ON FIRE

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Who won’t remember May’s Kasangati ForteBet-Alex Muhangi soccer tour among the punters who attended and watchers? Most likely no one! The tour, which takes place at the end of every month, was organized by ForteBet in conjunction with the company brand ambassador, Alex Muhangi. The tour started with a give back to the community, specifically aiding expectant mothers at Kasangati H/C IV with a number of mama kits to help them during labour time. The donation was handed over by Muhangi. ForteBet and Muhangiand received by the facility in-charge, Sarah Kityo. The team then proceeded to Wampeewo playground where the teams battled. Teams representing ForteBet branches then played in knockout encounters until the victors, Manyangwa Centre, emerged. These victors were prized with 500,000/=, foo...

May302024 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Uganda takes Grand Prize at the 2023-2024 Huawei ICT Competition Global

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Three teams of ICT students from Uganda celebrated a strong show at the global final of the 8 th Huawei ICT Competition held in Shenzhen, China. Students from Uganda secured the following prize(s): Grand prize: Network Track Team 1 (Gulu University and Muni University) First Prize: Network Track Team 2 (Kabale University) Second Prize: Computing Track Team 1 (Muni University) Women In Tech Award: Network Team 2 (Kabale University) This group of Ugandan 13 students was flagged off by the First lady, Minister of Education and Sports of Uganda Maama Janet K. Museveni on Thursday 16 th May 2024, at State House Nakasero where she wished them success as they represented Uganda in the Global Final ICT Competitions. The First Lady appreciated the students for their determination and commitment to ...

May232024 by Abel kawereNo Comments

just in:3m FMD Vaccine Doses Arrives To Thursday

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries will receive 3 million doses of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines from Egypt tomorrow, Thursday, to bolster efforts to curb the current outbreak affecting some parts of the country. This was confirmed today in a meeting held by the Agriculture Minister, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, with a delegation of Egyptian officials at his office in Kampala. The delegation, led by Major General Mohsen Abdel Hakam Azouz, the Director of the Veterinary Service Department in Egypt, assured the Minister that the vaccines would arrive in the country in the afternoon. They revealed that this would only be the first batch of the 10 million vaccines Egypt is prepared to dispatch to Uganda. Staff Brig-Gen. Mohamed, the defense attaché at the Egyptian Emb...

May232024 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Minister Babalanda cautions West Nile RDCs against criminals who cross to Uganda and cause insecurity

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The Minister for Presidency, Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda has advised the Resident District Commissioners (RDCs), Resident City Commissioners (RCCs), their deputies and DISOs in West Nile to be keen on the security situation in the sub-region. According to the Minister, there is reported infiltration of small guns into the sub-region from Southern Sudan and Eastern DR Congo where the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorist group is still a big problem. “We should not allow criminals to cross into Uganda to destabilise our people. Even if by-and-large the whole country is at peace within the borders, we should know that there are elements operating from outside the borders who are eager at destabilising the country. These must be fought with both hands,”she said. The Minister who was re...

May142024 by Abel kawereNo Comments

MTN Uganda provides beds to St. Joseph’s Aid Society Kyankwanzi District

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MTN Uganda, under the auspices of its MTN Foundation, yesterday handed over school beds and mattresses worth UGX 20 million to St. Joseph’s Aid Society, a community-based organization dedicated to the welfare of vulnerable learners in Kyankwanzi District. This gesture is part of MTN Uganda’s broader commitment to improving community living conditions and empowering the next generation through the MTN Changemakers initiative. Since its inception, the MTN Changemakers initiative has been a cornerstone of MTN Uganda’s corporate social responsibility strategy, focusing on impactful projects that address critical needs in education, health, economic empowerment, and more. The donation to St. Joseph’s Aid Society represents a continuation of this commitment, aiming to provide safer and healthier...

May92024 by Abel kawereNo Comments

OVER 450 GRADUATES AT ST FRANCIS SCHOOLS OF HEALTH SCIENCES

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St. Francis School of Health science Medics Urged to uphold Ethics and serve with Dedication Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, the Vice Chancellor Makerere University, through Dr. Richard Muhindo delivered a powerful message at the ninth Graduation Ceremony of St. Francis schools of health science Namataba Mukono district. Addressing 450 Graduates who were awarded nursing and midwifery certificates, Prof. Nawangwe emphasized the sacred nature of their profession and called on the graduates to shun extortion in healthcare services. Furthermore, Nawangwe underscored the gravity of the responsibility entrusted to healthcare practitioners, urging them to approach patient care with unwavering vigilance. He urged them to exercise caution and precision in their interactions with patients. Lugazi Dioce...

May52024 by Abel kawereNo Comments

3RD DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER LAUDS HUAWEI FOR ITS DIGITALCONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS UGANDAN ENTERPRISES AND SMEs.

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Huawei Cloud Enterprise Innovation and SME Summit Uganda 2024 kicked off in Kampala where over 100 industry startups, fintech’s, venture capitals, government organizations and key strategic partners in Uganda gathered for a colorful event held at the Kampala Sheraton Hotel to share ideas on startup innovation, ecosystem collaboration and digital transformation while using Cloud solutions. Representatives from some startups like KaCyber, ioTec and Vouch digital also shared their success stories about Huawei Cloud services and Huawei’s contribution thus far. The Chief Guest Rt. Hon. Rukia Nakaddama the 3 rd Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda reassured the guests that the Government of Uganda through Ministry of ICT and NationalGuidance is committed to the agenda of digitalizatio...