President Yoweri Museveni has allowed MTN Uganda Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Wim Vanhelleputte, who was deported from Uganda in February days after...
Kenyan startup Sendy has expanded its logistics arm to Uganda, focusing mainly on business to business (B2B) shipping and deliveries. The tech...
On Tuesday, the National Technology Authority (NITA-U) rolled out a 3-month program dubbed E-Government Excellence Awards, a heavy project aimed at inspiring...
Ugabus Inc, the platform for booking buses to travel from Kampala to major towns in Uganda and a number of cities in...
The Opportunity Desk brings you some of the biggest offers available on the continent right now. The opportunities listed below offer different...
Good afternoon, In Brief readers! This is your Wednesday afternoon briefing through which you will learn about the latest developments in the...
By Tomer Dicturel Seed round financing refers to money raised in the earliest stages of running a startup and usually represents the...
The National Information Technology Authority (NITA-U) on Tuesday morning launched E-Government Excellence Awards, a heavy project that will inspire government entities to...
2019 continues to cast a bright future for Bodawerk International, a Ugandan-based startup that recently stunned the mobility industry with its cutting-edge...
Welcome to the last week of May, Briefing readers! Let’s start with quotes: “Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth...
Andela, the company building distributed engineering teams with Africa’s top software engineers, is recruiting mid and senior level developers in 2019, as...
Press release: The APRM and CryptoSavannah on May 23rd entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on promoting innovation and the 4th...
By Tim Jackson “I need help,” said James. “My startup has got cash to last us seven months, but we’ve got a load...
KaiOS Technologies, maker of KaiOS, the leading mobile operating system for smart feature phones, including MTN Kamunye, announced on Thursday $50 million...
Good morning, Briefing reader! Reads the quotes below to warm you up; “Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.”...
Normally when one has both good news and bad news, it’s only fair that the recipient suggests what she wants to hear...
Good afternoon, Briefing reader! In your Thursday briefing, we bring you the latest information in the tech and startup ecosystem, focusing mainly...
As SafeBoda prepares to launch its operations in Nigeria, web browser Opera has announced that it is joining the ride-hailing market in...
For some time now, there has been a lot of talk on the internet about the Chinese government spying on people and...
Reactions poured in Tuesday as Twitter reacted to Mohammad Yahfoufi’s tweet announcing that he was quitting his job at Africell Uganda to...
Ugandan startups leveraging technology to promote entrepreneurship in the East African nation have been called to apply for the second edition of...
Good afternoon, Briefing reader! In your Tuesday briefing, we bring you the latest information in the tech and startup ecosystem, focusing mainly...
Seedstars World Competition, an innovation showdown targeting emerging markets, has announced dates for the 2019 tours. In Kampala, innovators will face off...
Fuzu, an online platform that allows people to locate jobs and companies to recruit people while avoiding hectic paperwork, has been operating...
Government authorities and ministries have kicked off discussions as Uganda steps up preparations to roll out an integrated system to facilitate seamless...
The TECNO Spark 3 Pro is finally in my hands for review, 2 weeks after we announced its launch in Uganda. The...
Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU) on Friday rolled out SAUTIplus, a mobile application that allows youths to access timely and accurate information...
If you’ve been wondering whether it’s possible to change the name your mama gave you, then worry no more because it’s possible,...
In July of this year, President Yoweri Museveni will host his Sierra Leone counterpart Julius Maada Bio as he comes to Uganda...
Liquid Telecom Kenya has launched a Microsoft Cloud service in East Africa that offers a step-change in cybersecurity for the region’s most...
Jaguza Tech, a Ugandan-grow technology firm that innovates to ease livestock farming in Africa, has unveiled an online platform through which farmers...
Welcome to SautiTech’s Opportunity Desk. The first opportunity is from the Vodafone Institute for Society and Communications and they are looking for...
Hello Briefing readers, Grab a cup of coffee or a mug of any other liquid you love chugging to aid you in...
The Government has announced that it has entered into a five-year agreement with Motorola Solutions to build local ICT capacity, as Rwanda...
Telecom companies MTN Uganda, Africell Uganda, and Smile Communications offer unlimited data and voice packages. Unlimited, in terms of data or voice...
Chipper Cash, a cross-border money transfer and payments company with operations in Uganda, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania, has announced it will...
Good evening, SautiTech readers! This is your Tuesday evening briefing through which you will learn about the latest developments in the tech...
On the third and fourth day of July (July 3-4), 2019 — all airways and roads will lead to the Kampala Serena...
The global Greenpreneurs challenge has rolled out the 2019 edition, with applications open to Africans between the ages of 17 and 35....
Ugandan innovator Brian Gitta, who has gained global attention for his bloodless malaria-diagnosing device is among 10 entrepreneurs from across the globe...
WorldCover, an insurance firm with operations in Uganda, Kenya, and Ghana has nabbed a USD$6 million (about Shs22.6bn) Series A funding round,...
By Clint Gordon-Carroll On a typically mild San Francisco day back in February 2012, my co-founder and I, along with our first...
Ugandan scientist Dr. Alice Mweetwa has joined the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) where she’ll serve as the...
Airtel Money charges for transferring money from your bank account to your mobile wallet have been more than tripled, shortly after the...
President Yoweri Museveni will this coming Saturday grace the roll-out of phase four of the National Backbone infrastructure project (NBI). According to...
Chipper Cash, a payments company founded by Ugandan entrepreneur Ham Serunjogi and his Ghanaian counterpart Maijid Moujaled, has collected a $2.4 million...
Telecommunications firm MTN Uganda admitted Thursday afternoon that some rogue elements hacked into its Twitter account Wednesday evening to post pornographic content...
Airtel Uganda announced Thursday it was reducing its Airtel money rates for sending by 80%, 60%, 50% and 33.3% in a move...
Habari za jioni, SautiTech readers! This is your Wednesday evening briefing through which you will learn about the latest developments in the...
An Artificial Intelligent (AI)-powered project from Makerere University (Mak) named AirQo is the only initiative from Africa that has scored a deal...
Whether you are a newbie or an expert, for sure you’ve come across Microsoft. Aside from their renowned product and services, they...
MTN Uganda mobile money rates will change on Friday, May 10. MTN Uganda announced the changes in mobile money charges in April...
Applications to attend the Africa Moves Big Summit are now open. The event, which will be held from June 17-21 in Tunis,...
Ugandan ride-hailing firm SafeBoda has nabbed an undisclosed Series B round co-led by Go Ventures an investment unit of GoJek, a transportation...
Good evening, SautiTech readers! This is your Monday evening briefing through which you will learn about the latest developments in the tech...
We all love music. But loving music and finding/getting it are two different things. There is nothing that’s as disturbing as wanting...
TECNO on Monday officially launched its latest series of the Spark brand, TECNO Spark 3 at a ceremony held at Sheraton Hotel...
By Lauren Stephen It’s harder to replace your phone’s lithium-ion battery than it is to treat it right in the first place. Many...
Kickstart, a Zurich-based accelerator programme, has opened applications to African startups and it is looking for firms working on projects that use...
You might not know Gloria Wavamunno, but if you love entrepreneurship, the name Wavamunno must ring a bell. Gloria is the daughter...
Ugandan EdTech startup Maarifasasa Limited has been invited to attend Katapult Future Fest 2019 in Oslo, Norway. The event will run from...
Good evening, SautiTech readers! This is your Friday briefing through which you will learn about the latest developments in the tech world...
MTN Uganda has officially launched MoMoPay in Arua town. MoMoPay is a cashless payment system that enables customers to pay for goods...
BreastIT, a Uganda health firm employing artificial intelligence (AI) in diagnosing breast anomalies, including cancer will this coming week face off with...
By iAfrikan Kenya has received funding from Huawei for the building of a data center at Konza Technology City which is located...
By LiveMint Bharti Airtel’s Africa arm swung to a quarterly net profit from a year-earlier loss because of an increase in transaction...
Telecom operators in Uganda are currently conducting a sim card validation exercise which is being supervised by UCC, the communications regulator. Since...
4G Capital, a financial technology credit provider, has set up shop in Kampala, making Uganda its second nation of operation in Africa....