The chairman African region and executive director, Cavendish University, Dr. Ketrine Salati, many courses need huge sums of money to be taught yet they are paying heavy taxes to the government making it difficult for them to have some of these courses at these institutions.

Dr. Ketrine also adds that the university that is slated to have its first graduation ceremony towards the end of the week has already embraced the east African community common market by spread its branches to Tanzania, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda.

He says they are also establishing learning centers in upcountry areas, with two already running in Soroti and Kisoro districts.

By Isaac Senabulya

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The world’s switch off deadline will be in 2015 with countries having to transfer from analog broadcasting to digital technology though East African member states agreed to December 31st 2012.

The state minister for information and communication technology Nyombi Tembo says the proposal is aimed at making the top set boxes affordable for every citizen.

He was speaking today at the common market for Eastern and southern African meeting on digital migration in Kampala.

Tembo says the proposal is still being debated by all stakeholders although he expressed hope that it will go through so that the top set boxes can cost at most 50,000 shillings. These will be needed for anyone to capture TV signals and have more channels.

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