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In the year 2017, Bank of Uganda directed all Mobile Money operations in Uganda to be interoperable between the telecommunications companies operating in Uganda. This move was aimed at ensuring that customers from different networks would be able to seamlessly send and receive funds directly across all networks.

Gaga Wednesday bundles have been around for a while now and soon celebrating 1 year as the realest bundles on the market contrary to Africell's Don't be cheated bundles. As 2018 has perished from the glory Valentine day bundle to a permanent Wednesday offer, the bundles have changed overtime provoking users into thinking whether the offer is now a cheat

Online shopping in East Africa has transpired from a corporate service to an all-round service that can be used by anyone with internet access. Aligning the smartphones revolution in East Africa, the need for more solutions is shooting up high and has seen Tuskys join the market dominated by Jumia and Kilimall in Kenya.

Mobile money tax was called in on July 1st as Uganda's tax savior with OTT tax matching the right coordinates for maximum targets every month. Since then, the drama around mobile money tax has unfolded from 1% to 0.5% alterations ending in verbal exchanges. However, the long leaned battle is no more as the slain tax has finally been slashed to 0.5% as confirmed by Uganda's State minister for finance

The controversial mobile money tax has rocked Uganda in the recent months has seen a number of Ugandans seemingly not contented with its genesis and 2018 revelation.  A few months back before July 1st 2018, Parliament proposed mobile money tax as a remedy to the country's revenue. Well, it was obviously against peoples plies, but favorable to potential bulk payers whereby the 1% tax was revised to 0.5% and it's still a story of the past

Uber today announced the new Safety Toolkit which, over the next few weeks, will be rolled out to the millions of riders, drivers and delivery-partners using the app across Europe, Middle East and Africa. The toolkit will introduce new innovative features which aim to raise the bar on safety, and increase transparency, accountability and peace of mind for all users.