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1.6KStartupsUganda’s EzyAgric qualifies for Google’s accelerator programme
A Ugandan agritech start-up named EzyAgric is among the eleven finalists out of more than 250 companies from 11 African countries that...
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1.3KStartupsNotable quotes by Museveni, Ruto to entrepreneurs at Young Achievers Awards
On an evening of August 18, hundreds flocked the Young Achievers’ Awards ceremony, where people who have done special things in different...
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1.0KTelecomHigh taxes on mobile phones, data services crippling digital inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa – survey
By George Aine High cost of mobile services and devices in Sub-Saharan Africa due to high taxes is hurting the uptake of...
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1.1KStartupsWhy gender balance in the workplace is good for business
By Oreoluwa Runsewe/VenturesAfrica The imminent departure of PepsiCo CEO, Indra Nooyi has again brought to the fore the need for increased opportunities...
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974DigitalUganda to host East Africa Cyber Defence Conference
By George Aine About 150 cybersecurity experts will on 6th September 2018 converge in Kampala for the East Africa Cyber Defence conference...
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2.4KDigitalCryptocurrency dealers in Uganda call for calm amid declining bitcoin prices
Cryptocurrency dealers in Uganda have called for calm amid the declining prices of bitcoin worldwide. The price of a bitcoin is currently...
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1.2KTelecomISO boss Kaka sued over raid on MTN data centre
By George Aine The Director General of Internal Security Organisation (ISO), Col Frank Kaka Bagyenda, and the Attorney General (AG) have been...
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1.6KTelecomAirtel Uganda registers profits in 2017 as Kenya, Tanzania units struggle
By George Aine Bharti Airtel has released its 2017 annual report, indicating significant profits for its Ugandan unit, Airtel Uganda, while the...
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1.3KStartupsBeyond a dream: Qwicart steadily working out Uganda’s online shopping revolution
Necessity is the mother of invention’ is among the first proverbs we’re introduced to in our elementary stages of education. The rationale...
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1.1KStartupsInside Uber’s plans to dominate East African market
By George Aine Global transportation network company Uber has announced plans to introduce more affordable, flexible vehicles in East African countries in...
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1.1KStartups3 Ugandan startups win Mastercard seed funding deal
Three Ugandan start-ups are among the fifteen teams whose projects will benefit from the 2018 Resolution Social Venture Challenge, an initiative that is...
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1.3KStartupsHow Alibaba’s Alipay could eclipse African FinTechs
The world is growing towards a cashless economy all thanks to the continuous innovations in the financial technology sector. Outside Africa in...
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7.2KTelecomHow to buy airtime for any network via USSD code from another mobile money service
Telecoms in Uganda haven’t yet added an option that allows users to buy airtime for any network. All networks only allow users...
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2.3KTelecomMTN ‘has no plans’ of selling its stake in Jumia
Africa’s biggest mobile operator MTN Group Ltd. has dismissed reports that it was planning to sell its stake in Africa’s biggest online...
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926DigitalTwo firms team up to launch online microfinance services
By George Aine As part of their shared mission to boost financial inclusion throughout Nigeria, Oradian and the Association of Non-Bank Microfinance...
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1.6KTechUgandan businesses warned on cyber fraud as threats rise
Ugandan firms have been warned to brace themselves for increased risks of cyber-attacks as scammers deploy new tactics and malicious software. In...
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1.6KTechSpace programs will boost development in Africa
By Yinka Adegoke The fascinating space adventures of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are essential viewing for anyone seeking to understand the future...
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1.7KTechFootball season: Apps to ensure you don’t miss a thing in any league
The football season started this past weekend with the Premier League. Other leagues and competitions like LaLiga and Champions League will soon...
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1.1KDigital5 hidden features you didn’t know Facebook has
Facebook.com continuously adds new features all the time that are hard to keep track of. Some of the recent features we are...
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1.9KStartupsTugende secures Shs18.5bn loan to scale up operations
Tugende Limited, a for-profit social enterprise that helps motorcycle taxi drivers in Uganda own their motorcycles via a lease-to-own model, has acquired...
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1.2KStartupsWhy are Africa’s banks failing female entrepreneurs?
By James King /The Banker Five years ago, in 2013, Esenam Nyador became one of Ghana’s first accredited female taxi drivers. Since then her...
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968TelecomGovernment to revoke licenses of telcos with poor networks
Government is going to start declining the issuance of licenses to telecom companies that have no capacity to serve the whole country...
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905StartupsEcobank announces finalists of Fintech Challenge
By George Aine Ecobank has announced the finalists for the 2nd edition of the annual Ecobank Fintech Challenge, a competition for Africa-focused...
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1.3KStartupsJumia ready for next stage
By Handelsblatt Global Speculation has swirled this year that e-commerce company Jumia, dubbed “Africa’s Amazon,” might go public. Germany’s biggest start-up incubator...
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970DigitalUniCredit has stopped using Facebook for advertising: CEO
By Reuters Italy’s UniCredit has stopped using Facebook for advertising and marketing campaigns and will not do so again until the U.S....
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1.5KTechMutebile to banks: Cybersecurity must become a priority
As cyber-attacks continue to plague online businesses, the Governor Bank of Uganda (BOU), Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime -Mutebile has cautioned commercial banks to...
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964StartupsSecond edition of Africa Solar Incubator programme launched
By George Aine Phanes Group, an international end-to-end solar provider headquartered in Dubai, UAE, has announced the 2nd edition of its Solar...
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1.2KTelecomSafaricom blames regulator for underinvestment by Kenyan rivals
By Bloomberg Safaricom Plc accused Kenya’s telecommunications regulator of failing to enforce investment requirements for smaller competitors in return for their licenses,...
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1.1KTechNew digital system reduces absenteeism in govt health facilities
By George Aine In public health facilities, it is not uncommon for a health worker to arrive at their workplace as late...
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1.1KDigitalGovt to revise OTT tax expiry time as Facebook threatens withdrawing investment to Uganda
In what appears like the latest move to succumb to demands of Ugandans, the government has revealed that it is addressing concerns...
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1.8KDigitalHow Africa is embracing WhatsApp banking
WhatsApp is not just an application to stay connected with friends and family. It has become much more than this today. You...
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1.3KTechApple breaches $1 trillion stock market valuation
By Reuters Apple Inc on Thursday became the first $1 trillion publicly listed U.S. company, crowning a decade-long rise fueled by the...
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1.3KTechGovt purchases first batch of CCTV cameras
By George Aine The first batch of CCTV cameras that were pledged by President Museveni last year have already been purchased and...
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1.3KDigitalJava House to start accepting mobile payments via Visa
The success of mobile money has driven most financial service providers into innovation for competitive purposes. Visa is one of those that...
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1.2KStartupsSafeBoda retrains riders as criticism rages on
SafeBoda revealed Wednesday that they had recalled their riders to reinforce them in customer care skills, a reflection, perhaps, of their commitment...
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1.8KDigitalNCDC develops digital learning platform for schools
The National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) has developed a software for primary and secondary curricula to enable learners to explore learning material...
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1.2KDigitalDates for social media tax legal battle hearing set
The hearing of the petitions by concerned citizens that are challenging the social media tax introduced by the government in July is...
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1.4KStartupsTony Okao named head of Stanbic Bank’s business incubator
Stanbic Bank Uganda on Wednesday tapped Tony Okao Otoa to head its new Business Incubator. Mr. Okao will head the incubator with...
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1.6KStartupsIT guru tips Ugandan startups on how to exploit crowdfunding
By George Aine Last year, Esther Kalenzi, the founder of 40 Days Over 40 Smiles, a youth organization that offers entrepreneurship skills...
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1.1KTechUsing Internet of Things, Ethiopia is transforming water supply
In some developing countries, especially those in semi-arid areas, water sources are few and far between which has limited water availability. However,...
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Tumwebaze defends airtime scratchcards ban; MPs unconvinced
In what appears like the last hours for airtime scratch cards, ICT Minister Frank Tumwebze has defended the migration from paper airtime...
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1.1KTechURA acquires technology to detect illegal imports
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has confirmed the acquisition of a technology that ensures accurate detection of illegal imports and trade fraud at...
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946DigitalWhatsApp rolls out group calling feature, here is how you can use it
WhatsApp is finally rolling out its group calling feature. After a successful beta test which was availed in June this year, the...
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3.2KTechSamsung Galaxy Note 9 release date, features to expect
Samsung has been continuously teasing major upgrades in its Galaxy Note 9 ahead of its release. The teases have been all over...
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2.4KStartupsMeet Travel Maniacs, a Ugandan traveler’s savings club
Psychologists have discovered that spending money on experiences makes us happier than spending on material things. One of the greatest experiences one...
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1.8KTechEvents to look out for this week
Good morning. July ends this week on Tuesday. On Wednesday we shall welcome August, which will start with the implementation of electronic...
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1.7KDigitalTired of WhatsApp? Here are 4 alternatives for you
Some countries like India are facing a challenge, with WhatsApp being used as a platform to spread fake news. A huge number...
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941DigitalBrowser developer Opera starts trading on NASDAQ
By TechCrunch Opera is now a public company. The Norway-based company priced its initial public offering at $12 a share — the...
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1.0KTechKenya’s Shs1trn laptop project could collapse over lack of skilled tutors
By BusinessDaily Lower primary public school teachers are not using technology in classrooms due to computer illiteracy, drawing attention to more than...
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1.8KTelecom5 tips for boosting your Wi-Fi
Routers today have become a household necessity. This is because the internet has become a basic need among individuals. With the presence...
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1.3KDigitalSouth Africa’s streaming TV network to launch in Uganda
By George Aine ZMTN revolt decoder, a South African-based streaming TV network, has announced plans to launch its services in Uganda with...
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2.7KDigitalHow to watch YouTube videos not available in your country
YouTube, the 13-year-old video sharing website has become so popular that current statistics indicate that it is the number one source for...
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1.1KTelecomTumwebaze to face off with MPs over airtime scratch card ban
Parliament on Tuesday asked the ministry of ICT and National Guidance to explain the recent move to ban the use of airtime...
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1.0KTechMakerere organizes conference to boost morale of students in ICT
Makerere University is organizing the first ever ‘Biomedical Engineering High School Summer School’ scheduled to run from August 27 to September 31,...
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842TelecomLoon CEO reflects on bringing the technology to Kenya
By Alastair Westgarth I’ve spent 30 years working in the telecom industry, but it was my interest in photography that first introduced me...
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1.4KStartupsIT strategy: How to talk to the boss about your great ideas
By Mark Samuels/ZDNet It is commonly accepted that digital systems and services now underpin the most successful organizations. CIOs, as the guardians of...
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1.1KTelecom‘Traditional telecom providers under threat’ over OTTs, says Mutabazi
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Executive Director, Eng. Godfrey Mutabazi has said that voice calls from telecom providers are on a decline due...
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1.1KTechGoogle moves to replace Android with new operating system
Google is working on a new operating system project it is calling “Fuchsia”, reported Bloomberg on Thursday. For about two years now,...
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1.3KStartupsUganda’s Swipe2Pay nominated for Visa’s Shs275m competition
Swipe2Pay, a mobile payment credit scoring model for SMEs, is among the finalists for Visa’s Everywhere Initiative in Sub-Sahara Africa Challenge. Visa’s...
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2.2KDigitalUgandan, Nigerian team up to develop global airtime top-up gateway
Ten years ago while working in Madagascar on a project that networking and telecommunications giant Ericsson was executing in the island country,...
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2.1KDigitalUganda second largest mobile money market in Africa but new tax poses a threat – report
By George Aine Uganda is the second largest mobile money market in Africa, latest statistics show, a further indication that the introduction...
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981TechRecap: This past week, the top stories you shouldn’t miss
Good morning. Welcome to the third week of July. This past week, though slightly volant and pronounced, was no different from the...
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1.0KTechThird week of July: Events to look out for
Good afternoon. The second of week of July was full of activity, with protests against social media and mobile money taxes dominating...
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1.3KDigitalIn Twitter purge, Ugandan brands, celebs lose thousands of followers
The crackdown by the microblogging site, Twitter, on fake accounts, spam, and trolls, which started in April of this year gained steam...
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1.6KStartupsFundi Bots eyes nationwide expansion after closing new funder
Fundi Bots, a Ugandan startup founded to enhance STEM education, has got a new funding partner, according to the founder Solomon King...
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1.2KTelecomAirtime scratch card ban: Govt cautioned on financial exclusion
The move by the Uganda Communications Commission to ban the sale of airtime scratch cards is being criticized, with most of the...
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2.7KStartupsAfter scratch cards ban, here are other means of buying airtime
The communications regulator has announced that with effect from July 31, airtime scratch cards will no longer be sold, leaving consumers with...
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1.5KStartupsBoU’s Twinemanzi: Sieve for Ugandan FinTechs is about to get thicker
The Executive Director-Supervision at Bank of Uganda (BoU), Dr. Tumubweine Twinemanzi said Thursday that the Central Bank is working on the Regulatory...
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994TechEast Africa govts urged to embrace 3D printing technology in healthcare provision
By George Aine East African governments have been urged to embrace modern, advanced 3D printing and micro-imaging technology in their hospitals to...
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2.3KTechE-tax improving compliance in Uganda
By George Aine Efficient and effective revenue collection is a key driver for financing development and strengthening good governance. Information technology (IT)...
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2.2KTechInside a technology that could crack Uganda’s security surveillance woes
For years, Uganda has grappled with the issue of strengthening her surveillance system to curb crime, especially in big towns. As the...
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8.3KTelecom
Full list of pornography sites banned in Uganda
Twenty-seven websites that produce pornographic content will be blocked to Ugandan consumers, according to a July 6 statement by the Uganda Communications...
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5.1KTelecom
Why vendors raised airtime prices; how scratch card phase-out will affect them
Telecommunication companies are preparing for the phase-out of airtime scratch cards so that beginning August 1 they start selling airtime electronically, multiple...
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2.2KStartupsUgandans urged to embrace e-commerce for business growth
By George Aine Due to the increase in access to mobile internet among Ugandans, it is important that business owners in the...
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1.5KDigitalNew technology helps to locate anonymous Twitter users
By Geroge Aine Twitter is one of the fast-growing social media sites in the world. In Uganda, most of us send various...
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1.1KDigital20 social media tips to increase engagement with your followers
By Social Media Today Are you looking for ways to improve social media marketing efforts? Want your social media strategy to be...
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982StartupsUgandan innovators to compete in TechCrunch startup battlefield
Ugandan startups are among the many others in Sub-Saharan Africa that will battle in an innovation competition being organized by a U.S.-based...
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1.2KTelecomMTN: ISO men failed to compromise our ‘robust’ data center
Telecommunications giant MTN Uganda said Monday that their Data Center was not compromised, despite the raid that occurred at the facility located...
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986Digital
A letter to my President on OTT tax
Dear Mr. President, I trust that you are well. As you have noted, within a few days of implementing OTT tax and...
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868TechRoundup: Tech news you could have missed this past week
Good morning. This is a recap of stories that triggered debate and discussions across multiple platforms this past week and got featured...
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1.4KTelecomVideo: ISO agents comb through MTN data center
Following the reported July 2 swoop on the MTN IT Data Center in Mutundwe, a Kampala suburb, a video footage said to...
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1.0KStartupsTough conditions set as innovators battle for KCCA cash
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), a body that governs Kampala, has rolled out a new project dubbed Technology Innovations Competition, which will...
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1.6KTelecomInside story: How security agents raided MTN Data Center
Unknown agents alleging to be attached to the Internal Security Organization (ISO) on July 2, 2018, descended on telecommunication giant MTN’s IT...
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1.7KStartupsPerspective: Legal Tech in Uganda, a sector on the rise
By Daudi Asiimwe Legal Tech is a sector on the rapid rise in the Ugandan jurisdiction, growing by leaps and bounds. It...
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1.4KDigitalGovernment rolls out eLearning platform
The government of Uganda has unveiled an Internet-based learning platform as an addition to the electronic services currently offered to citizens. The...
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1.2KDigitalICTAU: OTT and mobile money taxes threat to FinTechs, bridging digital gap
The ICT Association of Uganda or ICTAU has warned that the taxes which were recently introduced, affecting social media users and mobile...
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1.2KTelecom
Social media tax: Smile takes the lead, will the big 3 telcos follow?
Smile Communications Uganda, an internet service provider, revealed Tuesday morning that they would be paying the taxes introduced on social media for...
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982DigitalGovernment dragged to court over social media taxes
A group of 5 Ugandans alongside a company named Cyber Law initiative (U) Limited on Monday petitioned the Constitutional court, demanding for...
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1.1KTechJune in Uganda: Technology developments you could have missed
On Saturday we ended what, for now, we might say is the most dramatic month in technology for the first half of...
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1.8KDigitalHow you will pay your social media taxes
Telecommunications companies have outed a joint statement detailing how social media taxes will be collected. When President Yoweri Museveni in late March of...
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1.4KStartupsBitature on tech investment in Uganda: ‘Go in with eyes wide open’
Businessman Patrick Bitature has cautioned those interested in investing in technology to understand that it’s a very high-risk sector, and therefore, should...
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1.6KTelecomMTN, Quality Chemicals to list on Uganda’s stock exchange
Telecommunications giant MTN Uganda and pharmaceutical giant CIPLA-Quality Chemicals Ltd (CIPLA-QCI) are finalizing plans to list shares on the Uganda Securities Exchange,...
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1.3KTelecomRecap: Major tech stories you could have missed this week
The third week of June ends today, and SautiTech, for the third time, is doing a weekly roundup of the biggest stories...
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1.1KStartupsHow FinTechs are shaking up traditional financial firms
FinTechs are continuously stimulating the financial sector and deepening their impact, according to the World FinTech Report 2018 released by Capgemini, LinkedIn...
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1.3KStartups3 Ugandan startups advance in global tech accelerator
Three Ugandan start-ups including two fintechs have been selected among the twenty-two applicants that will face off in the last phase to...
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1.3KStartupsUber, Taxify drivers protest; demand more commission
By Lauren Kate Rawlins South Africa: Drivers from Uber and Taxify on Monday delivered a memorandum to their respective companies to demand they...
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1.0KDigitalSingapore firm eyes regional digital disruption as it deepens base in Rwanda
To increase their footprint in Africa, CrimsonLogic, a partner of RwandaOnline Platform Limited (ROPL) and a leading provider of eGovernment products and...
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1.0KTechRoundup: what you missed in technology this week
Last week we introduced our latest product in which we do a recap of the biggest stories in technology, focusing mainly on...
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1.7KStartupsUgandan Startup Matibabu wins Shs124m innovation prize
Brian Gitta on Wednesday evening had his name penned in African history books after winning the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, becoming,...
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1.3KTechCancer machine resumes operation
The cobalt-60 radiotherapy machine which was shut down over the weekend, with officials claiming it was for the purposes of servicing, resumed...
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1.1KTechWeekly roundup: Top headlines in tech
Just as we do at the end of every month, SautiTech will be doing a recap of the hottest stories of the...
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1.2KStartupsInside MTN’s plan to digitise Africa through start-ups
MTN Group, headquartered in South Africa, has been in the telecommunications industry for the last 24 years. It currently has thousands of...