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2.1KDigitalHow to convert YouTube videos to MP4 files
MP4 format is one of the most commonly supported video formats usable over a wide range of devices from smartphones to game...
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1.3KDigitalCourt asked to block introduction of electronic passports
Two concerned parties have asked court to nullify government’s decision to phase out paper passports and replace them with electronic ones. In...
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1.3KDigitalFormer Makerere staff chairman appointed head of media relations in VC’s office
Former Makerere University Academic Staff Association’s (MUASA) chairman, Dr. Muhammad Kiggundu Musoke, has been appointed manager communications and international relations in the...
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1.6KDigitalMinister Tumwebaze: We’re going to assess impact of social media tax
Minister for ICT and National Guidance Frank Tumwebaze has said his ministry will undertake the task of assessing the impact the taxes...
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1.2KStartupsSwvl to face off with Uber, Little for bus services in East Africa
Egypt-based mass transportation network company Swvl has entered into the East African market, starting with Kenya, which is estimated to have a...
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1.1KStartups13 signs that you should walk away from your startup business
By Forbes Coaches Council Starting a business is a complex, ever-evolving monster of a task, and tough decisions have to be made almost...
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1.6KStartups4 Ugandan social entrepreneurs join Acumen fellowship
Four Ugandan social entrepreneurs Joseph Ogwal, Margaret Nalutaaya, Jennifer Achiro, and Sheila Ampumuza have been accepted into the 2019 Acumen Fellowship Program....
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2.6KTelecomCustomers ‘count losses’ as MTN repackages ‘Gaga Wednesday’ bundles
MTN Uganda this past Wednesday announced that it had restructured one of its special offers called Gaga Wednesday. This comes after the...
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1.7KStartupsUgandan animator teams up with Nigerian writers to take on Disney
A Ugandan professional animator named Hamid Ibrahim is collaborating with two Nigerian writers (Ziki Nelson and Tolu Foyeh) to document African stories...
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1.5KDigitalFlutterwave, Visa partner to launch new payment system for Africa
A new consumer payment product for Africa has been launched, courtesy of Fintech startup Flutterwave and Visa, reports TechCrunch. Dubbed GetBarter, the...
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2.5KDigitalBlue screen of death (BSoD): What triggers it on your Windows computer?
The Blue Screen of Death is an error screen in Windows that signifies a fatal system error. BSoDs appear when Microsoft Windows...
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2.0KStartupsJackie Ochola: Why I left Nokia for Andela Job
Jackie Ochola is the country director for Andela Uganda. Before joining the training and placement company for software developers, the electrical engineer...
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1.5KTechUPDF undertakes Kiira EVS manufacture, Mutabazi places order
The National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) has entered an agreement with the Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC) to manage the manufacturing and commercialization of...
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2.1KTech5 reasons why Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 should be your next smartphone
The Redmi Note 7 just recently launched in China and its impressive specifications have got everyone buzzed about it. For Android diehards,...
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1.3KStartupsBinance hires Yele Bademosi to strengthen its position in Africa
Binance, a global cryptocurrency exchange, has hired Yele Bademosi to join the firm’s expansion plans that are being implemented by Binance Labs....
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2.1KTelecomAirtel Uganda CEO: We made our first profit in 2018
Airtel Uganda Managing Director VG Somasekhar has said the telecom company paid corporate tax for the first time in 2018, having registered...
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1.4KStartupsUganda’s Public Taxi app edges close to Shs3.7bn innovation prize
Public Taxi Uganda, an application developed Cavendish University students to improve the safety and security of people using commuter taxis in Uganda,...
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1.8KDigitalPay-as-you-cook technology to revolutionise use of LPG in Rwanda
A Nigerian innovator named Oluwatobi Oyinlola has invented a device called Pay-as-you-cook meter to transform the application of liquefied petroleum gas, or...
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1.2KTelecomAirtel in advanced talks to acquire Telkom Kenya
India-based telecommunication company Bharti Airtel is currently engaged in talks to buy Telkom Kenya in a bid to cement its operations in...
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1.6KStartupsAfrican startups attracted record funding in 2018 – report
Funding African startups increased by almost four times in 2018, underlying the continent’s increasing uptake of business and information technology, the 2018...
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1.5KTelecomAfricell tops MTN, Airtel & UTL in number of blocked calls in Kampala, UCC report
Africell Uganda recorded the highest number of blocked calls compared to its other three main competitors in Uganda’s capital, according to a...
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1.2KStartups10 things your boss is tired of hearing
By Vartika Kashyap The boss-employee relationships can be “overly complicated” at times, especially when there are unnecessary excuses instead of meaningful results....
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2.8KStartupsKiira EVS: What you need to know about the Ugandan-made sedan
Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC) recently unveiled its latest automobile, the Kiira EVS. The journalist Andrew Mwenda was among the first people to...
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1.6KTechUganda hires Dutch firm for digital security at Entebbe Airport
Gemalto, a Netherlands-based digital security company providing software applications and hardware has been awarded a contract to provide the tools needed to...
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1.7KTechOchola names police officers to head forensics in new shakeup
As the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Okoth Ochola shuffled the police top brass on Saturday, he appointed a new team to...
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1.4KTechGovt unveils plans to set up telescope observatory hub
The minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye, has said that government will establish a refractor telescope and observatory hub...
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1.0KStartupsFunding call: UNICEF set to invest up to Shs370m in startups
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (unicef) through its Innovation Fund is ready to invest up to US$100,000 (about Shs370 million)...
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1.2KStartupsIn Kenya, UberASSIST launched for senior citizens, disabled people
Uber Kenya has added another feature to the ride-hailing application aimed at improving the transport service for people with special needs. Dubbed...
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1.0KStartupsSamuel Kiggundu gets jobs at Fezah
Samuel Kiggundu a.k.a. Sami K has joined Fezah, an entertainment’s booking app, as a Talent Scout, the company announced on January 11....
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2.4KTelecomUCC: What we know about SIM card hacking
In October of 2018, Myriad Connect released a study indicating that SIM card hacking was becoming a global threat, affecting even developed...
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1.4KTelecomLiquid Telecom appoints Mohamed Bassit as regional CEO for MEWA
Liquid Telecom appointed Mohamed Bassit as its new Regional CEO for the Middle East and West Africa (MEWA). He took over office on...
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1.3KStartupsNominations for 2019 Forbes Africa Under 30 open
If you want to feature on the 2019 Forbes Africa Under 30 list, or you know someone you would like to appear on...
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1.5KTelecomAfricell, Beyonic strike deal on mobile money transfers
Telecommunications company Africell Uganda has inked a deal with Beyonic, a digital platform that allows businesses and big institutions to collect bulk...
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1.3KTechRwanda unveils plans to deploy drones in fighting malaria
The Government of Rwanda is finalizing plans to adopt the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), popularly known as drones, in the...
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1.5KStartupsAfrican startups called to apply for 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Summit
Innovators creating technology tools to solve problems in the Agriculture, Connectivity, Energy, Health, or Water sectors have been called to apply for...
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1.8KStartupsSolarNow collects Shs33.6bn to expand operations in Uganda
SolarNow, an off-grid solar company based in Kampala, Uganda has closed a funding deal worth US$9 million (about Shs33.6 billion) to expand...
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2.0KStartupsARED Group to boost internet connectivity in Uganda, Rwanda with smart kiosks
African Renewable Energy Distributors (ARED) Group has embarked on expanding its footprint in Rwanda and Uganda by rolling out more smart kiosks so...
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1.5KStartups4 Ugandan entrepreneurs named among 2019 Builders of Africa’s Future
The African Diaspora Network, or ADIS, has featured four Uganda innovators and entrepreneurs — Solomon King Benge, Pamela Anyoti Peronachi, Barbara Birungi...
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1.3KTechWhy you need to eject your flash/external drive before pulling it out
The reign of Compact Disks is almost over but flash drives are here to stay. The biggest benefit out of this is...
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1.7KTelecomAirtel Uganda to incur more operational costs as new broadband policy takes effect
Telecommunication giant Airtel’s Ugandan unit is set to incur higher operating costs as authorities move to implement new changes in the telecom...
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2.0KStartupsMorrison Rwakakamba lands job at US energy firm
Morrison Rwakakamba, a Harvard Kennedy School alumnus, is joining pay-go energy company Fenix International as a Global Senior Director of Policy. Rwakakamba...
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1.9KStartupsDickson Mushabe scores University of California gig
University of California, or UC, Berkeley has appointed Dickson Mushabe, the chief executive officer of Hostalite to the judging panel for the...
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1.7KDigitalPlan to create single African passport takes shape
The African Union has revealed plans of fast-tracking the creation of one passport for all Africans. According to the head of the...
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4.4KStartupsWhy is Taxify becoming the most hated ride-hailing app in Uganda?
When Taxify launched in Uganda in October of 2017, the Estonian-based ride-hailing firm put forward enticing offers, convincing some people that it...
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2.2KTechWith futuristic bus stops, Rwanda closes in on smart transportation
The government of Rwanda is constructing an ultramodern transport network system, positioning itself ahead of most African nations in the process of...
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1.5KDigitalWhat 2019 might hold for cryptocurrencies in Africa
By Gitura Mwaura The appetite for digital currencies is yet to sour in Africa. There are over 2000 active digital currencies worldwide...
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1.4KStartupsVillgro Kenya invests $80,000 in Maisha Meds, Turaco
Villgro Kenya, an early stage startup incubator focusing on health ventures in East Africa pumped US$80,000 into activities of Maisha Meds and...
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1.5KStartupsThe two questions to ask before you fire someone
By JT McCormick When I took over as CEO of Scribe Media, one of the first things I did was evaluate the...
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1.1KStartupsShs1.9bn innovation race is looking for hardware startups
The ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW), a global innovation competition, is hunting for hardware-led ventures that can tackle problems in the following sectors:...
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4.6KTelecomHow to send money from MTN to other networks in Uganda
Telecommunications giant MTN Uganda recently realized mobile money interoperability, implying that millions of Ugandan digital bankers can now send money from MTN...
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3.3KStartupsCareem expands business portfolio with tuk tuks in Egypt
Dubai-based ride-hailing firm Careem is exploring the market potential of tuk tuk services in Egypt, reported MenaBytes Thursday. Careem, which is Uber’s...
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1.7KDigitalNew report reveals how to maximize your Facebook reach in 2019
By Andrew Hutchinson We’re now a year on from Facebook’s major News Feed re-focus, which aimed to put more emphasis on personal engagement,...
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1.3KStartupsLittle leads Uber in race for bus services in East Africa
Kenyan-grown ride-hailing service Little has become the first company to introduce bus-booking services in East Africa, starting with Nairobi, the capital of...
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3.7KDigitalNIRA in new nationwide ID registration & error rectification exercise
The National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) will, beginning January 14, 2019, start registering people who did not get national identity cards as well...
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1.7KTechWorld Bank unveils Shs371 million innovation challenge
The World Bank Group through its arm, Identification for Development (ID4D) initiative, has rolled out a multimillion-dollar innovation challenge aimed at inspiring...
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1.3KStartupsTwo European firms release Shs111bn to support Ugandan entrepreneurs
Dfcu Bank received US$30 million (about Shs111 billion) from two European firms — Proparco and the Dutch development bank or FMO, to...
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1.8KTechRwanda opens $4.5 million coding school
The government of Rwanda has commissioned a Rwf4 billion (about US $4.5 million) coding school, making good on its mission of establishing...
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5.2KTelecomMTN hikes mobile money wallet to bank account transfer charges
MTN Uganda has increased the cost of transferring money from your MTN mobile money account to the bank account, casting a pessimistic...
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4.5KTelecomLycamobile a new telecom company to launch in Uganda
Lycamobile, a United Kingdom-based telecommunications company is laying the groundwork ahead of its launch in Uganda, betting on a market that saw...
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3.0KStartupsCo-Creation Hub set to open unit in Rwanda
Co-Creation Hub, an 8-year-old innovation center based in Lagos, Nigeria has announced it will be commissioning its second unit in Africa which...
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3.2KTelecomMTN introduces cross-network mobile money transfers
Telecommunications giant MTN Uganda has become the first mobile network operator in the country to enable cross-network mobile money transfers among all...
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2.1KDigitalKenyan cryptocurrency Aidos Kuneen to list
Aidos Kuneen (ADK), a Tangle-based cryptocurrency is planning on offering itself as an exchange traded fund (ETF) in Kenya, Ricardo Badoer, the...
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1.6KDigital5 social media trends to watch in 2019
By Rachel Strella As 2018 nears its conclusion, business owners and marketers should be thinking about what they can do to make their...
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1.1KDigital4 things the Xmas shopping craze teaches us about marketing luxuries
By Stephen Obeli Don’t the rich, the famous and the wannabes live and make most of their purchasing decisions everyday and weekend of...
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Bill & Melinda Gates sponsor innovation challenge for Africa solutions
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which is said to be the largest private foundation in the United States is supporting an innovation...
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1.0KStartupsAfrica Tech Ventures secures $7.5 million investment
The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced an investment of US$7.5 million in Africa Tech Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Kenya....
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1.3KDigital
4 simple elements of a successful social media advertising campaign
By Nathan Mendenhall Social media marketing is a very odd thing. On one hand, social media is a medium which enables brands...
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2.2KTechSocial media giants bet on KaiOS to dig deeper into emerging markets
KaiOS Technologies, a company that develops KaiOS, an operating system optimized for smart feature phones has established strategic partnerships that could significantly...
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1.6KTechWesterwelle calls African startups to apply for 2019 Founders Programme
The Westerwelle Foundation has unveiled the agenda for the Spring 2019 Westerwelle Young Founders Programme and the deadline for application is January...
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1.2KTechProduction of Heineken starts in Rwanda
Bralirwa, the largest brewer and soft beverage company in Rwanda, has started locally brewing Heineken beer in the country, a move that...
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1.2KDigitalBeyond mobile banking: How Africa’s fintech startups are bringing power to people
By Annie Bricker Africa is in a constant battle against its colossal geographic scale, political unrest, and lack of legacy infrastructure, creating a...
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1.3KStartupsSeanice Kacungira: How to deal with a bully client
In the business life, we make deals with two groups of people – those who have become dear friends and those we...
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1.3KTech3 Ugandans score top posts as RUFORUM unveils new staff
The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) has appointed eight scientists to its Secretariat to support the implementation of...
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1.4KStartupsIfeyinwa Ugochukwu named Tony Elumelu Foundation CEO
Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu is the new chief executive officer of The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF). Ugochukwu, who replaces Parminder Vir, will be taking...
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1.7KDigitalEversend wins London School of Economics innovation race
Eversend, a digital payment gateway leveraging emerging technologies like blockchain to facilitate electronic money transfers, is among the winners of the London...
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1.7KTechDemand for feature phones in Africa continues to rise as smartphones struggle
Demand for the traditional feature phones has continued to rise despite the existence of the more customized smartphones, statistics show. Data released...
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1.0KDigitalFacebook steps up plans to launch own cryptocurrency
Social networking site Facebook is set to mark its entry into the financial sector with a cryptocurrency that enables users to transfer...
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1.4KStartupsKagame: How I’m making Rwanda an innovation powerhouse
Paul Kagame, the president of Rwanda is the 2018 African of the Year, according to Forbes. Kagame, who is also the chairman...
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1.8KTelecomMeet the six newly appointed MTN executives
MTN Group unveiled six new executives who will be taking up different roles at the company headquarters and its subsidiaries across the...
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2.2KStartupsUganda’s Ketty Adoch secures multimillion AI deal with Microsoft
Ugandan innovator Ketty Adoch is among the eleven “changemakers” that have been selected to receive Microsoft and National Geographic AI for Earth...
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1.7KTechA look at Nopia Ride, the first electric taxi-hailing service in East Africa
EkoRent, a Finland-based company which has been testing Nopia Ride, the first electric taxi-hailing company in East Africa, has promised to start...
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1.4KDigitalTuskys rolls out online store with drastic plan
Tuskys, one of East Africa’s biggest supermarkets, has ventured into the electronic commerce space with some unique services that could give it...
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1.2KStartupsNorwegian firm commits Shs7.4bn to IT skilling in Uganda
The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) has announced a fund to a tune of US $2 million (about Shs7.4 billion) to...
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1.7KStartupsDigitizing recruitment, a story of Fuzu and un(nder)-employed Ugandans
Hundreds of tertiary institutions in Uganda, every year, churn out multiple job seekers to the country that’s unprepared for them. This country...
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What you need to get an ePassport in Uganda
At the beginning of 2019, Uganda joined fellow East African countries to start issuing ePassports. The first batch of more than 20,000...
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7.9KDigitalHow to correct your National ID information in Uganda
The entire National ID registration process had a few errors here and there. Ranging from incorrect name spellings to the wrong date...
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7.2KTechQ&A: What is Andela Uganda and how can you benefit from it?
Andela, a global training and placement company for software developers, officially launched its third unit in Africa, Andela Uganda, in July of...
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3.7KDigitalRwanda set to roll out 4G Wi-Fi on public buses in Kigali
The government of Rwanda has announced it will be resuming the Internet on the Bus Initiative which had been suspended, following a...
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2.2KTelecomMTN, Facebook unveil Facebook Flex in Rwanda
MTN Rwanda has partnered with the world’s biggest social networking site, Facebook, to introduce Facebook Flex, allowing Rwandans using MTN sim cards...
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1.7KDigital5 ways to locate your ideal customers on social media
By Stephen Obeli I want to be honest with you today; many of us doing social media marketing in this year are...
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1.4KTechKayihura, Musisi set questionable social media precedents: Have MPs, govt agencies learnt anything?
On a Sunday evening of March 4 this year, President Yoweri Museveni rolled out social media posts, announcing he was firing one...
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1.5KTechHow to add location information on your camera photos on Android
Smartphones today collect a lot of data. When it comes to photos, most of the smartphones save the basic information such as...
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2.5KStartupsWhere, how to invest in Uganda’s e-commerce
By Njenga Hakeenah Information and communication technologies (ICT) play an important role in the daily life of the Ugandan population through internet access...
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1.6KDigital6 easy ways to troubleshoot your internet connection
Wi-Fi connection, broadband or any form of internet connection will require troubleshooting once in a while to fix connectivity issues. Below, we...
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1.6KStartupsGoZem names six target countries of expansion after launching in Togo
GoZem, one of the latest ride-hailing companies in Africa, launched in Togo, trying out its luck in West Africa, which is still...
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7.9KDigitalHow to replace a lost or stolen Uganda national ID
The National ID or identity card has become the most popular form of identity in Uganda today. Even telecom companies in Uganda...
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4.9KTechBreaking down car tracking
By Pius Muhumuza I can’t claim to be an expert in car tracking, let alone Telematics but I sure do know enough...
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2.9KStartupsSocial entrepreneur Cosmas Ndugga wins Startit360 grant
Cosmas Ndugga, the founder of The Cosmas Foundation Uganda, a non-profit organization, is the winner of the US $500 grant put up...
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2.0KTechFintech unveils smart agency banking machines in Uganda
Fintech International Limited has rolled out a new generation of smart point of sale (POS) terminals that are aimed at increasing efficiency...
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2.2KDigitalAmerican firm to help Ugandan farmers get health insurance via phone app
American firm CTI Africa has pledged to give Uganda farmers insurance offers, mobile banking, microfinance and agricultural education services early next year...
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3.0KTechZembo to sell electric motorcycles in Uganda in 2019
Zembo, an automotive company started by two French engineers, will begin selling electric motorcycles in Uganda in April 2019, SautiTech has been...
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2.2KStartupsIncreasing fare bad for business, Uber tells bitter Kampala drivers
On Tuesday, drivers attached to the different ride-hailing services in Kampala expressed their dissatisfaction with the prevailing situation in the industry, issuing...