By George Aine The number of transactions conducted by bank agents is growing fast in Uganda, financial experts have said, a sign...
Good morning. Welcome to the third week of July. This past week, though slightly volant and pronounced, was no different from the...
The crackdown by the microblogging site, Twitter, on fake accounts, spam, and trolls, which started in April of this year gained steam...
The move by the Uganda Communications Commission to ban the sale of airtime scratch cards is being criticized, with most of the...
The communications regulator has announced that with effect from July 31, airtime scratch cards will no longer be sold, leaving consumers with...
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) in a joint statement with telecommunications companies – Airtel, MTN, and Africell – announced that with effect from...
By George Aine Efficient and effective revenue collection is a key driver for financing development and strengthening good governance. Information technology (IT)...
For years, Uganda has grappled with the issue of strengthening her surveillance system to curb crime, especially in big towns. As the...
Twenty-seven websites that produce pornographic content will be blocked to Ugandan consumers, according to a July 6 statement by the Uganda Communications...
Telecommunication companies are preparing for the phase-out of airtime scratch cards so that beginning August 1 they start selling airtime electronically, multiple...
The newly introduced social media tax is still dominating discussions across multiple platforms, to the extent of attracting international attention through the...
Good morning. This is a recap of stories that triggered debate and discussions across multiple platforms this past week and got featured...
Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) is set to host a global hackathon, in which participants will be required to develop...
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), a body that governs Kampala, has rolled out a new project dubbed Technology Innovations Competition, which will...
By George Aine A Ugandan digital startup has created a mobile platform that will enable low-income earners to access banks for savings...
As the discussions on the recently introduced social media taxes rage on, with opponents hoping to have it withdrawn, and the biggest...
On Saturday we ended what, for now, we might say is the most dramatic month in technology for the first half of...
Telecommunication companies offering mobile money services have announced that effective July 1, 2018, they will start charging 1% in form of Excise...
Telecommunications companies have outed a joint statement detailing how social media taxes will be collected. When President Yoweri Museveni in late March of...
Businessman Patrick Bitature has cautioned those interested in investing in technology to understand that it’s a very high-risk sector, and therefore, should...
Pay TV companies have exploited this season of World Cup to make more money as they provide their customers with easier means...
The third week of June ends today, and SautiTech, for the third time, is doing a weekly roundup of the biggest stories...
The United States of America government through its agency, The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), has lent $100 million (about Shs386 billion)...
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Secretary and Director for Legal Affairs, Susan Marian Atengo Wegoye was elected to represent Uganda on a committee...
Prisms, an app developed by Ugandan scientists to help in diagnosing diseases in babies has gained global attention after being featured among...
This past Sunday several people across the world marked Father’s Day. Celebrated on different days across various countries, Uganda is among those...
For the 2018/19 Financial Year, government has allocated Shs149 billion to the ICT sector, according to a presentation read by Minister of...
Telecommunications company Airtel Uganda has boosted its infrastructure to solidify the network’s internet strength across all districts in the country, the managing...
Arua Municipality Member of Parliament Ibrahim Abiriga was shot dead on Friday evening while heading home in Kawanda, Wakiso district. Using wide-ranging...
Just as we do at the end of every month, SautiTech will be doing a recap of the hottest stories of the...
On Tuesday June 5, people across the globe united to celebrate the World Environment Day under the theme ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’. Several...
The Private Sector Forum 2018, running under the theme “Harnessing digitalization for the development of Agricultural value chains in Uganda” focused on...
A lot of developments (both negative and positive) happened in the technology ecosystem in the month of May, and before we go...
Members of Parliament after weeks of heated debates and protests from both the public and government on Wednesday finally approved the proposal...
On May 23, 2018, lawyers and other officials from Ortus LLP Advocates released an overview of the current rules and regulations that...
Minister of Information, Technology and Communications Frank Tumwebaze said Wednesday that the country has already come up with significant strategies that will...
By 2025, there will be 14% penetration of fifth-Generation, or 5G, network globally, while 4G penetration will be at 53%, according to...
In 2017, the ChapChap Merchant application was launched. But with the ever-changing digital space, the company realized there was a need for...
Kampala is a congested city with heavy traffic on almost all roads during peak hours. It gets even worse in the evenings...