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Kampala : Airtel Uganda, a leading telecommunications provider in Uganda, continues its nationwide network expansion to improve connectivity in underserved regions, and as of today, has successfully commissioned numerous new network sites across three regions in Uganda. The new sites have been launched in Northern, Eastern, and Western Uganda throughout the month of May. This strategic expansion is part of Airtel’s nationwide campaign to extend quality connectivity to underserved communities, reinforcing Airtel’s commitment to digital inclusion and national development. The extensive rollout has seen substantial growth in network coverage across all three regions. In Northern Uganda, Lira District has benefited from 15 new sites, including key areas such as Puranga, Aromo, Opwakere, ATC_Awiodyek, Lango College, and Okec Oyere. Eastern Uganda has seen strategic site launches in Soroti (Kapujar, Agonga, and Ocokican), Pallisa (ATC_Oludat), and Mbale (Wanale). Western Uganda has exp...

Kampala : Prudential Uganda earlier this week hosted a landmark edition of its flagship financial literacy initiative, the Prudent Kyoto Masterclass Series. Prudent Kyotos” series is a financial literacy initiative aimed at equipping Ugandans with essential knowledge and tools for financial security. This event draws inspiration from the traditional African fireplace, the “Kyoto,” symbolizing warmth, stability, and community. This 10th edition marks a powerful return, not just in number, but in impact, as it features two extraordinary keynote speakers: Janat and Francis, long-time Prudential clients whose inspiring life journeys have been shared in recent testimonial videos. Francis Mugoya During the session, Francis Mugoya, a social worker and one of the featured speakers, highlighted his experience with disciplined saving and receiving a full policy payout. “The discipline in my journey of saving through an insurance policy helped me acquire land, an investment I never imagine...

The Spend Team powers the core functionality that cardholders experience after joining Imprint, creating the software that makes our app truly exceptional. We develop sophisticated rewards configurations, seamless API partner integrations, and SDKs that extend our polished user experience across platforms. Our commitment to building secure, scalable, and thoroughly tested code powers complex reward redemption flows that respond intelligently to user transaction patterns over time. We participate in architectural planning while consistently contributing innovative ideas that enhance the daily cardholder experience, increase revenue opportunities, and support business growth. The team takes pride in delivering solutions that are best-in-class throughout the customer journey, from account management to rewards redemption, with an unwavering focus on creating positive experiences for existing cardholders. The Location For this role, you will have the option to work fully remote or hybri...

As the dedicated owner of Mural’s enterprise admin capabilities, you’ll play a crucial role in our company’s growth strategy. Your work will directly impact our ability to compete and win in enterprise deals, while ensuring our platform meets the highest standards of user-friendly and scalable administration that our customers demand. Join us in shaping the future of enterprise collaboration while working with cutting-edge security technologies and driving meaningful business impact. WHAT YOU’LL DO Own and drive the product strategy for Mural’s enterprise administration features, from conception through delivery Partner with enterprise customers to deeply understand their requirements around buying, configuring, and managing their Mural instance, and translate them into compelling product solutions. Lead the development and execution of our enterprise admin area of the product to provide admins an intuitive, modern, seamless administration experience, enabling them to configure a...

We’re scaling rapidly, and to keep up with our growth, we’re looking for an SEO Marketing Manager to own and execute our search engine optimization strategy, helping Timescale become the go-to resource for developers seeking solutions for time-series data. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of SEO strategies for SaaS companies, experience working with technical content, and a proven track record of increasing organic traffic, search rankings, and inbound leads. This is a hands-on role with the opportunity to have a large impact across Timescale’s marketing funnel. What you will be responsible for in this role: SEO Strategy: Owning the end-to-end SEO strategy, including keyword research, on-page SEO, off-page SEO, and technical SEO. Keyword Targeting: Conduct keyword research to identify high-value terms and topics that align with Timescale’s audiences, market trends, and goals. Technical SEO: Work closely with the Web team to optimize site performance, ensure proper ...

Kawempe North MP hopeful Hajjat Hanifah Karadi has the judge should have based on natural justice and time flame in Nalukoola/Nambi court decision since we are entering the general elections and looking at how fragile the constituency is. Hanifah Karadi, a former candidate in the same election has criticised the recent court decision that nullified the election of Kawempe North MP Hon. Elias Nalukoola, adding that the ruling failed to serve the public interest. Hajjat Hanifah Karadi Speaking on Wednesday in a television show, Hanifah said the judgment should have been delivered with a sense of national responsibility and consideration for the electorate. She added that the decision is wasting government’s money which would have done something important elsewhere. Hanifah Karadi is set to contest for Kawempe North MP seat come 2026 and she is already on the ground mobilizing for support. Watch the space!!! The post Judge should have applied natural justice & time flame in Ka...

A career at Lumenalta means the freedom to continue your tech career on your terms. Build exceptional things from wherever you might be. At Lumenalta, we create impactful software solutions that drive innovation and transform businesses. Since 2000, we’ve partnered with visionary leaders to build cutting-edge tech, solve complex challenges, and deliver results faster through our elite teams and tech-driven approach. Join us in shaping the future of technology. What we’re working on: We help enterprise clients launch digital products that reach millions of users. Solving our daily challenges requires creativity and grit. Our culture supports experimentation and growth. Experience in complex industries like Logistics, FinTech, or Media is a plus. Requirements: 3+ years of professional experience (technical assessment required) Frontend (React.js) and backend (Node, Express, Mongo, SQL) expertise Clean, testable, well-documented code Advanced English fluency Team player, proacti...

Dr. Johnson Ngorok has announced his bid for the NRM National Vice Chairperson – Karamoja Region in the Central Executive Committee (CEC). With decades of service in public health, inclusive development, grassroots engagement and national leadership, Dr. Ngorok insists he has the knowledge, skills and experience of what it takes to serve in this position. “I hereby offer myself to contribute to the strategic leadership of our party in our shared quest to consolidate the gains of peace, economic transformation and inclusive governance in our beloved country,” he announced. He added: “My vision is to contribute to strengthening of the CEC’s role in policy-making, ideological orientation of our people and effective oversight to ensure the full realization of the NRM Manifesto 2025–2031 and the transformation of Uganda from a poor rural peasant country into a modern, industrialised and prosperous country.” Dr. Ngorok Speaking about his leadership style, he said he will “Uphold the N...

The Platform and Core Services team owns and operates the cloud services and developer tools that power Udacity. We believe strongly in infrastructure-as-code and & “automate everything”; As an engineer on Platform Infrastructure, you’ll do a little bit of everything -configuring our cloud infrastructure, developing new tools and services, teaching best practices to other teams, helping resolve production service outages, and more. The Platform and Core Services team works primarily in Go, but you’re also likely to find yourself reading, debugging, and sometimes writing code in all of the languages in use at Udacity, particularly Typescript but also Python and Ruby on occasion. We’re in the process of migrating the organization to a multi-region Kubernetes deployment with a multi-master database, so experience with the theory and practice of distributed systems is a plus. You should either have significant experience with tools like Terraform and Docke...

Astronomer’s R&D team is laser-focused on delivering a great experience managing Apache Airflow at scale today. The dataplane management team designs, builds, and owns the infrastructure that runs our customers’ workloads. Unsurprisingly, this is a team with a serious passion for infrastructure. You’ll work on the software that powers the automation and lifecycle management of our cloud infrastructure, consisting of hundreds (and eventually thousands) of kubernetes clusters across clouds. You’ll also work closely with our core runtime, platform, and other product teams. What you get to do: Work across domains to develop diverse features for our core infrastructure (ie: workload identity, multitenancy, cross region disaster recovery, cloud quota management, private network access, etc). Build and scale our flagship product, Astro, that deploys and enables data orchestration at the most complex levels for the largest companies on the planet. Design, build, and iterate on our cl...

UK hosts first-ever forum dedicated to trade and investment with East Africa, including announcements on cross-border trade and electric motorbikes . The UK has announced two investments in East Africa to de-risk cross-border trade for buyers and sellers, as well as to provide more electric bikes and charging infrastructure in Kenya. The announcements were made at the first-ever East Africa Trade and Investment Forum (EATIF). The forum has brought together businesses and governments from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to engage directly with British businesses, and agree future investments. The forum began on 21 May and concludes on 22 May. It has been organised by DMA Invest and the East Africa Association, in partnership with the UK Government. British International Investment (BII) and Standard Chartered Bank will support trade finance in Kenya and Tanzania with a USD 100m facility to de-risk cross-border and local trade. This will make finance more accessible for businesses as well a...

The Data Science team empowers Thumbtack to use data to guide business decisions. We collaborate with partners across the company to solve the most analytically challenging problems — everything from informing how we set prices across almost a thousand local services categories, to evaluating the impact of a new business model on company performance, to identifying early predictors of high-quality customers. We are a tight-knit, intellectually curious team that is committed to improving Thumbtack and improving each other. About the Role Data Scientists at Thumbtack are empowered early on to leverage their critical thinking, interpersonal, and technical skills to make a positive impact on the company. Data Scientist embed with product teams to support new product feature launches, study the economics of our massive and dynamic marketplace, and help inform strategy. As a Data Scientist, you’ll be the person responsible for all the analytical needs of an entire team of engineers, design...

As a Business Development Representative, you play a pivotal role in driving our sales pipeline. With a strong focus on outbound prospecting, you proactively identify and engage high-potential prospects, while also managing inbound leads. As the first point of contact for current customers and prospects, you lay the foundation for meaningful sales conversations and long-term partnerships. This is a remote opportunity within the US. What we’re looking for: 2+ years of successful customer-facing experience, with a demonstrable track record in outbound sales, lead generation, or a related role. Possesses a solid understanding of the sales process and a proven ability to proactively identify prospect needs and articulate solutions effectively. Exhibits highly effective communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to: articulate value propositions clearly and persuasively across various channels (verbal, written, social), confidently engage and build rapport with pros...

As an Account Executive, you manage a territory that includes target-accounts and an existing book of business that has companies with 3000+ employees. Your primary focus is hunting new business opportunities, building sales pipeline, and driving growth within the Enterprise sector. You are also responsible for upselling into the existing account base, leveraging our Extended Access Management Identity. This is a remote opportunity in Germany. What we’re looking for: 6+ years of SaaS sales experience, preferably in cybersecurity with a focus on Enterprise accounts. Fluent in German and English verbally and written. Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales quotas and KPIs, achieving President’s Club, top of stack ranking and KPIs. Demonstrated experience in delivering forecasts to upward management. Demonstrated success in upselling & cross-selling to both new customers and across a book of business, and in uncovering customer pain points beyond what’s initially sha...

We are seeking a Senior Social Media Specialist to help shape the future of 1Password’s global social media presence. You’ll play a critical role in amplifying our cybersecurity leadership, engaging with technical and non-technical audiences, and creating standout content that builds trust, drives awareness, and deepens our community. As a highly creative marketer with strong domain knowledge in cybersecurity, you’ll create content and help transform complex technical topics into compelling, social-first storytelling. You’ll collaborate closely with the communications, brand, product marketing, and creative teams to build influence, foster community, and grow 1Password’s reputation as a leader in enterprise security. This is a remote role within the US or Canada, reporting to the Director of Communications and Social Media. What we’re looking for: Cybersecurity fluency: Experience working in the cybersecurity, identity, or IT space. Familiarity with cybersecurity audiences, termi...