Ride-hailing firm SafeBoda has started hiring for its operations in Nigeria, which will be its third country of operation in Africa. Now...
We occasionally hear about blockchain innovations in Africa but what about bitcoin specifically? It’s not uncommon for blockchain, the underlying tech that...
National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) announced this past Saturday that the national ID registration program that is currently being conducted at sub-county...
TECNO will be launching its latest series of the Spark brand, TECNO Spark 3, on May 6, SautiTech has learnt. The series,...
poa! Internet announced the completion of Kenya’s largest public Wi-Fi network with the deployment of more than 3,000 WiFi hotspots across Nairobi...
If you are watching a video or playing a game, why do it on the small screen of your iPhone or iPad?...
Media personality Rachael Mwine surprised her following when she announced in October of 2018 that she was quitting her job at NTV...
Casting and mirroring are very popular now. They serve as a tool to see the content of your small device on a...
MTN Uganda announced Friday that it would disconnect telephone numbers that are not yet verified come May 1. To avoid trouble come...
During the registration for the national ID, officials usually scan thumbprints as part of the biodata they feed into the national registry...
“Knowledge will give you power, but character respect,” Bruce Lee once said. Have you ever wondered what people, especially those you spend...
USB flash drives, because of their portability, are some of the best tools for storing data. But they can also be easily...
MTN Uganda has announced Friday that it will disconnect telephone numbers that are not yet verified, following a recent directive by the...
Two Ugandan firms Zimba Women and Andela Uganda are among the finalists in the Women in Tech Challenge, a global competition that...
Dr. Wairagala Wakabi, the Executive Director, of the Uganda-based Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) was deported...
By Joe Procopio Let’s talk about how a startup founder gets funded. And why they don’t. I get about a dozen questions...
A driving permit can only function for a given period of time and you’ll need to go for renewal, or you could...
Zipline, a California-based UAV manufacturer and logistics firm has made Ghana its second destination in Africa, having spent three years delivering medicines...
Using International Airtime Top Up you can instantly send airtime across borders to over 150 countries and 370+ mobile network operators worldwide. International...
Rwanda is considering setting up a Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology (CNST) within the next five years, an official from the...
Update: This event has been postponed to a yet to be announced date Prime Minister of Uganda Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda will this...
In 2018, the Ministry of Works introduced computerized driving permits that can be used anywhere within the East African community. You can...
Google has announced that the Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge is launching in Africa, the Middle East, and Turkey in June....
Liquid Telecom Kenya has made telemedicine a reality for thousands of patients at the Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa. Using its high-speed fiber...
The second season of PitchDrive has been launched. Dubbed PitchDrive II, the project will see Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), a Nigerian-based technology innovation...
Created in 2015, NIRA is a government agency mandated to register births and deaths in Uganda and to develop a National Identification...
We recently introduced you to media personality Flavia Tumusiime’s YouTube channel, which has already attracted over 5000 followers. In in the latest...
Five Makerere University students are at the University of California, or UC, Berkeley ahead of Big Ideas Contest where they’ll pitch their...
National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) has announced plans to “enforce compulsory national registration” as provided by The Uganda Citizenship and Immigration Control...
Ugandan startup Yunga Technologies wowed the Global Entrepreneurship Congress with its idea for securing Ugandan homes and communities with cutting-edge innovations, moving...
If you own an Android device, you will be able to cast your screen to your Windows 10 computer running the Anniversary...
The Medical Concierge Group (TMCG) is set to commission a chain of modern telemedicine clinics across Kampala and in other major towns...
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) defines Short Codes as “telephone numbers with fewer digits than the standard national significant and are dialed without...
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi introduced Redmi 7 to the Ugandan market on Monday, April 15. With a RAM of 3GB and storage...
Windows Defender is a Microsoft inbuilt antivirus/security application on the Windows operating system. It is a computer threat identifier and removal program...
Netflix has announced that it is adding ‘Mama K’s Team 4’, an animated TV show produced by South African-based Triggerfish Animation Studios...
Screen mirroring is a wireless technology that allows you to transmit/cast/project your media playing on your smaller Android, Windows, or Apple device to...
Just as with any technology device, once in a while, you’ll encounter challenges when using HDMI connections. Sometimes the problems could be...
Ugandan online publisher and research firm DigestAfrica and other four African technology startups have closed funding deals from Founders Factory Africa and...
MTN Uganda appointed Christopher Ssali as the general manager (GM) for Mobile Financial Services in an acting role. The position fell vacant...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) has named Liquid Telecom the official partner for the 2019 MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) in Africa. Since...
Sawa Minerals, a Kenyan-based tech-driven startup has created and launched a blockchain platform through which dealers can buy and sell minerals across...
Telecommunications giant MTN Uganda has entered a deal with multinational retailer Shoprite to enable customers of both companies to use MoMoPay in...
Daniel Mukisa, the founder of Ride Link Limited, a transport network company based in Uganda was Monday honored by Anzisha Prize. Mukisa...
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has released a list of requirements a company must have in order to apply for and acquire a...
HDMI cables are used for different roles and this means they come in different designs. New generations of devices require different connecting...
Uganda will for the second time host the Africa Blockchain Conference from Wednesday, July 3 to Thursday, July 4 at the Kampala...
Chinese electronics company Xiaomi has announced that it will open its first Mi Home store in Kenya in May, making it the...
By Chris Herd Any founder worth their salt — who has grown their company to any significant scale and experienced any semblance of...
Noependa, a Ugandan-based healthcare startup creating solutions that give patients in low-resource settings access to high-quality care, has collected US$1.04 million (about...
The government of Uganda has insisted that Minister of Internal Affairs Jeje Odongo did not skip any procedure when he deported Wim...
By TechCrunch Tunisia-based private equity firm Africinvest has teamed up with Cathay Innovation — the venture sub of Paris-based private equity firm...
Just as KaiOS Technologies partnered with MTN Group to deliver MTN Kamunye, Ikosora and MTN Smart T to smart feature phone lovers,...
Africell Uganda recently re-introduced swift social bundles and provided two options for buying them: either using Africell Money or third-party agents. And...
Uganda is among the first countries that will enjoy the services of DHL eShop, an e-commerce app that has been rolled out...
The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance has released 100 startups in Uganda that will pitch experts in order to qualify for...
President Yoweri Museveni on Monday inaugurated a 32-member team of experts picked from different sectors to spearhead Uganda’s journey in the Fourth...
2 Ugandan startups Bodawerk and Divine Bamboo are among the winners at Start Up Energy Transition (SET) Award 2019, a project implemented...
American online social media giant Facebook, Inc. is planning to construct an undersea data cable that will surround Africa, The Wall Street...
Junior Zerubabel Kwebiiha, one of the founders of EzeeMoney has joined Fenix International as its chief commercial officer. Fenix International is a pay-go...
On reading the headline, you must have asked yourself what scale we used to determine the cheapest smartphones in Uganda. Well, in...
Press release — poa! Internet, an internet service provider (ISP) focusing on communities, has announced it will double its network coverage area...
Xiaomi started selling phones in Uganda in the second quarter of 2018 and since then a number of dealers have signed contracts...
Dudutech has announced the launch in Kenya of NEMguard SC to control the country’s most financially damaging crop pest with zero risk...
MTN Kafit is one of the cheapest smartphones in the Ugandan market. MTN Uganda has over the years sold customized smartphones and...
President Yoweri Museveni on Monday inaugurated a team that will be the driving force behind Uganda’s adoption of the Fourth Industrial Revolution...
MTN Uganda mobile money charges have been changed, with the telco increasing most of the levies by a percentage between 5-10. The...
Innovators around the globe are racking their brains to come up with the best possible means through which we can move money...
Paylater, a Nigerian fintech company specializing in consumer lending, has changed its name to Carbon in light of its growing banking services....
2 Ugandan startups Bodawerk and Divine Bamboo are among the finalists for Start Up Energy Transition (SET) Award 2019, a project implemented...
Government of Rwanda has directed motorcycle operators offering commercial services to register with ride-hailing firms in the country so as to embrace...
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) officials sought the support of American streaming giant Netflix to invest in Uganda’s budding film industry, the commission...
Having shown you Redmi Go, the cheapest Xiaomi smartphone in Uganda, let’s now take you to the other end of the spectrum...
When you lose your national ID or damage it, you need to replace it. But do you know which offices to contact...
German automaker Volkswagen (VW) has announced plans to introduce 50 electric cars that will be booked through its ride-hailing apps: Move Share...
Seedstars World, an organization that organizes startup competitions in emerging markets has announced that it will invest US$100 million in the African...
It is not clear whether Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Asan Kasingye was joking or dead serious when he tweeted Friday...
Uganda recently transitioned from using machine-readable passports to electronic passports. And we’ve already walked you through how to apply for an ePassport...
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi introduced the cheapest smartphone in its portfolio, Redmi Go, this year. It’s also the first Mi phone to...
There are several ways by which you can share your phone’s screen on your computer, TV or another mobile device. Through screen...
Uganda will host the 2019 Africa Fintech Festival, Financial Technology Service Providers Association of Uganda (FITSPA) has revealed. According to FITSPA, the...
All eyes on Friday, April 5 are on Lausanne, Switzerland as AgroSupply, a Ugandan startup, and twenty-one others from across Africa compete...
Naspers has sold all OLX units in Africa to Jiji, a five-year-old online marketplace based in Nigeria. OLX Africa was operating in...
Uganda will host the 2019 Africa Fintech Festival, Financial Technology Service Providers Association of Uganda (FITSPA) has revealed. According to FITSPA, the...
Prices of smartphones in Uganda decreased by 50% in three years, according to a recent report by Jumia on mobile market trends...
Ministry of Finance increased the money MTN Uganda is to pay to the national treasury to have its license renewed from $100m...
Celebrated media personality Flavia Tumusiime Kabuura has created a YouTube channel through which, she says, she wants to enjoy life with people...
Ten Rwandan startups have been picked to join an entrepreneurship programme facilitated by the Westerwelle Startup Haus, an incubation center that was...
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) recently announced a new sim card verification exercise, sparking an uproar from the public since a similar program...
The Board of the African Development Bank has approved a UGX52 billion equity investment in Adiwale Fund 1, a first-generation private equity...
Nominations for 2019 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards opened on Monday and you can now nominate any company that is involved in the mobile...
If you do a lot of WhatsApp calls and you want to limit how much data you spend, there’s a way to...
Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF) has instituted a team to investigate the National Information Registration Authority as issues related to the processing...