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MultiChoice Africa is delighted to announce that after launching with a splash earlier this month in Kenya, KTN Newschannel will now also be available to all DSTV and GOtv subscribers in the East African region.

Subscribers of DStv and GOtv in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Djibouti, Burundi, Sudan, Somalia andthe Seychelles will now have access to the newly-launched 24 hour news channel owned by the Standard Group in Kenya, which promises to keep its audiences engaged and up to date.

The launch of KTN News into the other East Africa countries forms part of MultiChoice’s commitment to providing viewers with local channels and content that is relevant to local audiences.

KTN News’ primary focus is news, current affairs and information with content ranging from live debates, human interest stories, features, current affairs and documentaries. The channel also incorporates showbiz news, talk shows and live broadcasts.

The scope of the station is coverage from around Kenya, focusing on matters affecting the residents, business opportunities, their social scene, and some political news driven by the governor’s agendas among other issues.

KTN News will be available on all packages on DStv channel 274 and GOtv channel 94 and will be live from 11:00 EAT on 30 July 2015.

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London and Kampala, 24^th 07 2015, Prof. Maggie Kigozi, President, Business and Professional Women (BPW) Kampala will deliver the Keynote address at the Second Digital Impact Awards Africa; Maximising the Digital Dividend, on Thursday 13^th August at Serena Kampala Hotel.

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Digital Impact Awards Africa is one of the most anticipated events of the year and guarantees excitement and invaluable networking opportunities with some of the top corporate professionals on the continent. To attend the awards, please book at https://www.digital-impact-awards.com/#awards-dinner

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Prof. Dr. Maggie Kigozi is a Fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative of the Aspen Institute. A Medical Doctor by training, she has diversified into business where she and her partners manufacture the Pepsi line of Beverages. After 11 years as the CEO at Uganda Investment Authority Prof. Maggie has great experience in investment promotion, investment Facilitation and advocacy. She has wide networks in government, business and academia. Prof. Maggie plants trees and has recently diversified into farming and food processing.
She sits on a number of boards in the private sector and civil society.
As a motivational speaker and role model, Prof. Maggie focuses on Entrepreneurship and economic empowerment of women and youth.
She is the Chief Scout of Uganda.

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The 2015/16 football season is upon us and SuperSport gearing up to bring an unforgettable and unmatched football season to fans across the continent.

DStv subscribers are in for a bumper soccer season on The World of Champions as Barcelona prime themselves for another wave of world domination,  while Manchester United get ready to reclaim their throne as the kings of England and Jose Mourinho aims for top-dog status for Chelsea. Meanwhile in the rest of Europe, it will be Spain’s top priority to go three on the trot at Euro 2016.

SuperSport viewers will be treated to front-row seats of all the action, including the English Premier League and Championship, Spanish La Liga, Uefa Champions and Europa League, Fifa international friendlies and Club World Cup, German Cup, Copa Del Rey, the FA Cup and more.

Throughout the season, the World of Champions will showcase over 900 live international matches, an offering unmatched anywhere on the continent. DStv Compact Plus subscribers will get to enjoy over 450 selected live matches while DStv Premium subscribers will be rewarded with all live matches across all the SuperSport channels.

From this season onwards, the drama of the English Premier League will unfold on SuperSport 5 (SS5) channel available on the Premium bouquet. SS5 will now become Africa’s new 24-hour home of the EPL with up to three live matches on any given Saturday and Sunday. Complementing the live football is a variety of informative magazine shows and live programming which include PLTV Kick Off, Match Day Live, Fan Zone, Saturday/Sunday Review, Football Today, Classic Matches, Netbusters and Match of the Week.

The flair of La Liga will light up SuperSport 3 (SS3) as the channel becomes the go-to channel for all the Spanish football league action with up to three live matches on any given Saturday and Sunday. DStv Premium and Compact Plus subscribers will also have access to English Championship football matches which will also now be showcased on SS3 alongside one EPL Saturday afternoon fixture, an alternative live match to the one airing on SS5 plus all Monday night fixtures with studio build-up and wrap.

Supporting the live sporting action on SS3 will be highlights packages and magazine shows, La Liga World, La Liga highlight and preview shows and the Football League show. All cup football, the Uefa Champions and Europa League, FA Cup, Copa Del Rey, German Cup, Euro 2016 and international friendlies will also continue to be available on SS3.

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MTN Uganda in conjunction with National Lottery have handed over a cheque of Ugx 206,000,000 to a jack pot winner, Ddamulira Lawrence. Ddamulira who emerges as the most recent winner in the ongoing lottery game known as MTN Kaja expressed joy and gratitude to God for winning the jack pot. He said he had dedicated time and resources, by investing Ush 5000 each day for the game that garnered him in excess of 55enteries. He thanked MTN and National Lottery for initiating a game that has changed his life for the better.

MTN Manager- Mobile Money Products Christopher Ssali said MTN is committed to continue investing in initiatives that positively change the lives of its customers. “As MTN, We feel proud to see that our engagements are changing the lives of our customers. Witnessing Ddamulira receive the jack pot of over 200 million is testimony to that commitment” he said.

National Lottery Board Chairman Hon. Manzi Tumubwine congratulated Ddamulira upon the win and urged him to invest the money carefully to also impact other lives. Tumubwine commended MTN and National Lottery for being honest to their promise to the public in as far as the jack pot is concerned. He announced that the next jack pot is now Ugx 1 billion.

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New service aims to bridge gap between online and offline property-seekers

Global property portal Lamudi is rolling out a real estate hotline to bridge the gap between offline and online house-hunters in the emerging markets.

The Dial For Home hotline, which is being progressively launched in more than 30 countries across the Lamudi network, is tailored to property-seekers without Internet access.

The service allows house-hunters to call a toll-free hotline and explain their requirements to a customer service representative. They then receive a text message with details about available properties to buy or rent, including a link to the online listing.

Lamudi Global’s Co-Founder, Kian Moini, said: “In many of our countries, the Internet penetration is rising fast but remains quite low. Often the key decision-makers when it comes to real estate are in an older age bracket and are not always early adopters of new technologies.

The Dial For Home hotline gives these offline property-seekers access to the thousands of properties listed on the Lamudi website. For those without a steady Internet connection, this means their dream home is now just a phone call away.”

In Uganda, Dial for Home was launched on 10th March 2015.

Lamudi has developed dedicated software to streamline the process and allow customer service staff to easily cross-reference the caller’s requirements with the company’s database of more than 800,000 listings. At the same time, developers and real estate agents receive an SMS with the caller’s details so they can contact the property-seeker.

Additionally, a quality control team later follows up with each caller and sends through details about further available properties if the house-hunter did not secure their first choice.

In Bangladesh, where the hotline was first launched last year, the Lamudi team is now receiving more than 450 calls per month and sending out more than 3400 SMS leads to developers. In total, nearly 35,000 SMS leads have been sent to developers in Bangladesh over the last 10 months.

Rajesh Grover, Managing Director of Lamudi Bangladesh, said: “Dial For Home was introduced to target housing decision makers, who are not always well represented among Lamudi users. The service sees us become a one-stop property portal for both offline and online house-hunters.

The hotline has also helped draw traffic to our website, with a significant increase in total page views since the inception of Dial for Home. In fact, we have seen a massive four-fold increase in the number of paying clients since the launch of the service.”

Dial for Home is now available in all Lamudi countries in Asia and parts of Africa, with the global roll out to be complete in the coming weeks.

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As a way of showing solidarity with our Muslim brothers and sisters in the country, upon completion of the holy month of Ramadan, MTN Uganda donated an assortment of goodies to Muslim inmates at the Luzira prison.

While handing over the assorted goodies which included sacks of sugar, cooking oil, rice and other foodstuff at the Murchison’s Bay Prison in Luzira, MTN representative Bashir Jingo Kasujja said over the years, MTN has consistently maintained initiative and activities that uplift, rehabilitate and support deserving communities across Uganda through financial, physical or emotional contributions.

“Our presence here today, is a reaffirmation of MTN’s commitment to continue identifying with the Muslim community as they conclude the important season of Ramadan. It is also a testimony to our pledge to continue making a difference in the lives of our customers and especially now, in the lives of our Muslim brothers and sisters in Luzira prison”, Bashir said.