HiPipo and the Ideation Corner have announced the start of the We Will Win initiative, a project that is set to make...
Uganda is now saving 4 trillion shillings annually in costs because of National Backbone Infrastructure, says NITA-U Executive Director Dr. Hatwib Mugasa....
Fuzu Uganda has officially unveiled the Free Forever Campaign, an initiative aimed at helping startups and SMEs professionalize their hiring processes while...
At MWC 2022 Barcelona, Safaricom, Close the Gap and Huawei received the Global Mobile GLOMO Award in recognition of the TECH4ALL DigiTruck...
The SafeBoda app now lets you pay your utility bills at the convenience of your location. With the latest update, you can...
The dSkills Program, full name Digital Innovation for Business Resilience in the East African Community Program has successfully come to the conclusion...
Huawei, a leading ICT global solutions provider has today announced the results of the 2021-2022 Huawei global ICT competition Sub Saharan Africa....
As part of its continuous efforts to not only improve the quality and variety of digital financial services, with a special emphasis...
The Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) and Innovation Council today vetted IT innovators and BPO professionals who will represent the Ugandan ICT sector...
Applications for “Digital Innovations for Business Resilience in the East African Community”, a program under the dSkills@EA project, are open until 21st...
The itel ‘A’ line of devices are entry-level phones that are enriched with all the basic phone features. The itel A58, does...
Africa-focused fintech firm Flutterwave has raised $250-million in its single-biggest funding round to date. This has pushed the start-up valuation at more...
2022 could be coming with some huge changes! MTN Group could be one of those with significant changes; as it is readying...
In the smartphone era, having a phone is no longer about how much you bought it. The quality of specifications that your...
Uganda’s leading e-commerce platform, Jumia has announced consumers in Kampala and Entebbe will enjoy free next-day delivery on the Jumia express orders...
itel, a leading mobile phone brand committed to providing budget-friendly, high-quality entry-level devices has partnered with MTN Uganda to accelerate smartphone penetration....
Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda limited, which is Airtel Uganda’s mobile money platform, has partnered with Housing Finance Bank and digital lending platform...
Right from day one, SafeBoda has been your safest option for affordable rides within the city. With the app now evolving into...
The Personal Data Protection Office held a conference at the Kampala Serena Hotel to celebrate Data Privacy Day. The conference was a...
EzyAgric and Airtel Uganda have embarked on a partnership to extend free farm advisory services to Airtel subscribers across the country. This...
It’s 2022 and smartphone manufacturers are already paving way for what’s coming in the months ahead. The latest about town is that...
Global ICT leader, Huawei, has achieved Continental HQ Certification for 2022 from the Top Employer Institute after being accredited in 9 Sub-Saharan...
Twitter now allows you to record the Spaces you host on the platform. New to this term? Twitter Spaces are audio-only chat...
15 women-led Ugandan startups have been shortlisted for the Women Entrepreneurship for Africa (WE4A) project. The virtual Acceleration Program seeks to provide...
Low-key Kenyan ride-hailing app, MARAMOJA has signed a partnership with Switchlink Africa to offer loan services to its customers. According to a...
SafeBoda is now visibly evolving the direction of its application into the FinTech space. This is with the introduction of the savings...
MTN Mobile Money in partnership with NCBA Bank, has launched a new MTN MoMo overdraft service dubbed MoMo Advance that will enable...
Do you have a TIN number or are you in need of one real quick? Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is simplifying its...
China has released pilot versions of its digital yuan wallet application on mobile phone app stores as the country’s central bank steps...
In 2016, the BlackBerry Executive Chairman and CEO, John Chen announced that the company was to transition into a software entity. Today,...
2022 has started on a high note for SafeBoda! The app, very well known for its ride-hailing and convenient service provision, has...
Absa Bank Uganda has introduced yet another innovative and exciting cardless withdraw function on Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). The innovation allows customers...
In a keenly contested 3.5GHz Spectrum auction for the deployment of 5G technology in the country, MTN Nigeria and Mafab Communications Ltd...
The Tecno Camon 18 Premier was first announced as part of the Camon 18 series in early November. This is exactly 5...
The 8th edition of the Digital Impact Awards Africa was held on 10th December in Kampala. This was part of this year’s...
Under the theme of “Connection, Glory, Future”, the Huawei ICT Competition is sailing through its 6th year in Sub-Saharan Africa, with 15,000...
Over the recent years, the continuous rapid advancement in communications technology has seen a rise in the need for equally intensive cybersecurity...
The Tecno Camon 18 series have not been on the market for so long, but a grab of the phone gives you...
In a bid to digitize the public transportation system and provide safer, reliable, and comfortable commute options across Africa, Toronto-based shared mobility...
Huawei and Mauritius Telecom’s “my.t 360°” Digital Operation Platform has won the “Most Innovative Product or Service” Award at the 2021 online...
MFS Africa has raised $100-million through an equity and debt financing round. The fundraising marks another milestone in the digital payment gateway’s...
TECNO Mobile has released its newest CAMON18 series – CAMON 18 Premier, CAMON18P, and CAMON18, pushing the boundaries for what it means...
Jumia Uganda has announced the latest edition of the Jumia Black Friday campaign dubbed “Every day is Black Friday”. The campaign which...
Kenyan B2B e-commerce platform Twiga has raised a US$50 million Series C funding round to help it scale its affordable food solutions...
Wheels to the 2021 Digital and Financial Inclusion Summit that will also feature the 8th edition of Digital Impact Awards Africa have...
Nigeria has officially launched a new version of its currency, the eNaira digital currency. This was done in an announcement presided over...
MFS Africa has announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire Baxi, one of Nigeria’s leading super-agent networks. The deal, which...
Instagram has announced that it’s rolling out the ability for people to post photos and videos using its desktop web browser. As...
The week-long Women in Fintech Hackathon came to an end last Friday with Kuzimba Services, providers of online construction and engineering solutions...
Google officially formalized the Android 12 update and many smartphone manufacturers have confirmed the models to receive the new Operating System. This...
The 2021 Women in FinTech Hackathon officially kicked off Friday 8th October with 17 shortlisted teams and over 70 participants altogether. Speaking...
Jumia Uganda has held its annual Jumia vendor conference ahead of the Jumia Black Friday 2021 to prepare sellers for the biggest...
As technology across the globe advances, Artificial Intelligence has become an identity that defines its pace and its applications across various industries....
Following a two-week-long online registration process and continuous evaluation of all entries, HiPipo has unveiled the 17 teams that will participate in...
The 2021 edition of the Kampala Innovation Week has been unveiled! The event, organized by Start-up Uganda in partnership with UNCDF, is...
We are just a week away from the 23rd birthday of MTN Uganda. To mark the anniversary, the company has announced its...
MultiChoice Uganda has announced a new offer where the DStv decoder price has been cut down by 20% — from UGX 99,000...
The Government of Uganda, through the National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U), has provided an update on the progress of UGhub; a platform...
Andela has turned on the unicorn status after raising a tune of $200 million in Series E financing. Well, this feat means...
After nearly 30 months of testing the market and business model feasibility, Kweli.shop is now officially live! The home electronics and appliance...
Infinix Mobility has announced that the Infinix Zero X Pro – part of the Zero X Series – is now officially available...
Huawei has released the latest update for Huawei MeeTime users that has brought a new feature called “MeeTime Space”. According to the introduction...
In its commitment to secure the health and safety of its employees and the communities at large, SafeBoda has announced a vaccination...
In line with its commitment to spearhead Digital Financial Services adoption and Financial Inclusion advocacy across Africa, HiPipo has launched the 2021...
MultiChoice Group has launched a fixed-wireless Internet access service called DStv Internet in South Africa offering three data packages designed for streaming media....
MTN MoMo and Britam Insurance have partnered to help boost the penetration of insurance services in Uganda. The new partnership will see...
Earlier this year, we told you about its launch in South Africa in a move targeting an expansion into the continent. Now,...
After wide speculation on what the next device launch would be, Infinix Mobility has released the latest of its flagships. This is...
Every now and then, WhatsApp updates arrive for many users from its official site or in the play store. It is in...
One childhood dream that many Ugandans strive to fulfill is driving a car. However, you can only make it to the road...
MTN has partnered with payments technology company Flutterwave to enable Flutterwave business customers to use MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) as a payment...
We all love smartphones that can accommodate all the interesting features and specifications on our checklist. However, it is obvious that gadgets...
Social media has changed the way we communicate, right from using direct messaging to sharing other content such as videos and images....
Although the growth of internet users has brought about social and economic benefits on a global scale, significant harms such as online...
The 3rd Deputy Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Rukia Nakaddama Isanga represented Prime Minister of Uganda, Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja as Guest of...
Jumia Uganda and Centenary Bank have announced a partnership to incentivize the use of the bank’s cashless payments options of CenteVisa and...
The 2021 Social Media Conference kicked off in high gear, with the virtual event taking centre stage to discuss the growing relevance...
Logistics is crucial for any economy to develop and Uganda is one of the countries that are experiencing positive growth in this...
The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has left the majority of Ugandan businesses and even individuals in desperate need of a...
Ethiopia has begun developing its own social media platform to rival Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp, though it does not plan to block...
The high operating costs shouldered by financial services providers have always been blamed for the high-interest rates that businesses and people who...
Pesapal, a provider of payments processing services — primarily point of sale (POS) — is touting two recent approvals for conducting business...
The low transaction costs, innovative products, and a wide network coverage that makes its products and services easily accessible to everyone, irrespective...
Smallholder farmers have for long been exploited and cheated at various stages of agricultural production; be it buying inputs, where they have...
While the majority of Uganda’s youth have resorted to running small businesses due to the high unemployment rate, their businesses suffer high...
For starters, forgive me for admitting that it is only today that I learn that OnlyFans is not a pornographic content website....
While the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses to market and sell their products and services online, in what is...
The Uganda Social Media Conference 2021 is almost here! The event, which is organized by the Uganda country office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung,...
By enrolling on the MoMoPay platform, your goal could have been to simply receive digital payments and make your business more efficient. However,...
We are days away from the 2021 Uganda Social Media Conference that is organized by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in Uganda & South Sudan....
Providing a better customer experience is every business owner’s dream as it helps build customer loyalty, which in turn supports business growth....
The evolution of communication technologies has for the past 2 decades upgraded from 1G which enabled users to make Voice calls, 2G...
Cashless and contactless digital payments are increasingly playing a significant role in ensuring safety, speed, convenience, and seamlessness in business operations globally. It...
While access to credit is what micro and small business owners need to expand their enterprises and work their way out of...
With parents pacing against time juggling a number of things to make ends meet, anything that helps them conclude their children’s school...
Safaricom and Nairobi Securities Exchange recently announced a partnership to enable Kenyans to invest in stocks using their Bonga points. The service...
Absa Bank Kenya has launched an innovation that allows its customers to access their bank accounts and transact via WhatsApp. The innovation...
MTN Group has decided to stop its operation in Syria after it lost control of the business. The telecom company has booked...
The delay in settling digital money transactions is among the reasons most people in Uganda prefer cash to electronic transactions. This explains why...
More Ugandans are set to access health insurance following the introduction of Bomba MED, a micro health insurance product on the market. Innovated...
When you talk about software engineering, many females will tell you that it is a preserve for males. This is basically because, in...
Huawei has, this week, released its business results for the first half of 2021. Its overall performance was in line with the...