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Asan Kasingye Raises Concerns Over Rapid Data Depletion by MTN Uganda

Asan Kasingye Raises Concerns Over Rapid Data Depletion by MTN Uganda

Retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Asan Kasingye, has raised concerns over the rapid depletion of a mobile data bundle, prompting responses from both the telecom provider and the public.In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Kasingye stated that a UGX 10,000 “Gaga weekdays

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How Mobile Money Taxes Are Squeezing Life Ouf of Small Businesses

How Mobile Money Taxes Are Squeezing Life Ouf of Small Businesses

Rising mobile money transaction and withdrawal charges are increasingly eating into the profits of small businesses in Uganda, with traders and MSMEs warning that the high cost of digital transactions could slow the country’s push toward a digital economy.Mobile money has revolutionized

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6 Ugandans Arrested in Connection to USD 3.4 Mn Equity Bank Rwanda Digital Heist

6 Ugandans Arrested in Connection to USD 3.4 Mn Equity Bank Rwanda Digital Heist

The cross-border heist signifies a new frontier in the evolving nature of financial crime, where digital fraud is increasingly sophisticated, fast-moving and now, transnational. The arrests may mark a breakthrough in the Equity Bank Rwanda probe, but they also expose a deeper reality: in a digita

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 Tayebwa takes deputy speaker battle to West Nile to stem Alenyo’s rise

Tayebwa takes deputy speaker battle to West Nile to stem Alenyo’s rise

Thomas Tayebwa (C) in AruaThe deputy speaker of parliament Thomas Tayebwa spent the weekend in West Nile in what insiders describe as a calculated move to consolidate support as the race for the next deputy speaker intensifies.Publicly, Tayebwa travelled to Arua City to celebrate th

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Kabila Breaks Silence, Calls DR Congo Government a “Dictatorship

Kabila Breaks Silence, Calls DR Congo Government a “Dictatorship

Former president Joseph Kabila has broken years of media silence, granting a rare interview in which he sharply criticizes the current leadership of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and calls for what he describes as an end to a “dictatorship.”Former president Joseph Kabila has bro

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CABINET FEVER: Museveni’s VP Dilemma – and Why Northern, Busoga And Buganda Could Complicate Things For Alupo

CABINET FEVER: Museveni’s VP Dilemma – and Why Northern, Busoga And Buganda Could Complicate Things For Alupo

Following his confirmation as President in the gazette and the impending swearing‑in ceremony at Kololo, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni now turns to the delicate, almost ritualistic task of assembling the cabinet that will carry him through the next five years. In a series of projection repor

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BIG INTERVIEW: Boda-bodas will be reduced in the city under new transport plan - Gen Katumba

BIG INTERVIEW: Boda-bodas will be reduced in the city under new transport plan - Gen Katumba

'Boda-bodas have provided employment. If tomorrow we decided to remove them, what would happen to the young men who depend on them? Each rider supports several people. So, they have benefits, but they also present challenges. They need to be better organised, and we had already started that proce

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UGX 4.5 Million Mobile Money Dispute Puts MTN Uganda Under Scrutiny

UGX 4.5 Million Mobile Money Dispute Puts MTN Uganda Under Scrutiny

Kampala resident, Matsiko Brian, is locked in a frustrating battle with telecom companies after a mobile money transaction worth UGX 4.5 million allegedly disappeared from the system despite a court order directing its recovery.Matsiko Brian, a resident of Mengo, says he has spent weeks pu

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Mbarara Traders Cry Blood as City Crackdown Leaves Thousands Homeless, Goods Seized in Ruthless Town Clean-Up

Mbarara Traders Cry Blood as City Crackdown Leaves Thousands Homeless, Goods Seized in Ruthless Town Clean-Up

Tears, anger and desperation have engulfed the streets of Mbarara after a sweeping city council operation to restore “order” turned into a full-blown eviction storm, leaving thousands of street vendors, kiosk owners and small traders counting heavy losses and staring at an uncertain future.

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Those fighting Kabanda are fighting our movement, says Gen Kainerugaba

Those fighting Kabanda are fighting our movement, says Gen Kainerugaba

Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has defended David Kabanda and warned that anyone attacking him is opposing the PLU, as a public feud with Frank Gashumba escalates. Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has warned critics of David K

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