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List of Ugandan Startups selected for the 2019 AgriHack competition
The road to smart agriculture in Africa is slowly craving to its top-end with more investors and competitions pushing the IoT…
What to expect at this year’s Africa Blockchain Conference
The Africa Blockchain conference is an annual assembly that focuses on the ever-evolving Blockchain technology trends in Africa with…
SouthSudan gets its first Fibre Internet Network provider
South Sudan now has a new Fibre Internet service provider in its White Nile region after over 30 years in the cold. Liquid Telecom…
NITA-U Increments its Phase IV NBI project to Katakwi
The National Information Technology Authority (NITA-U) unveiled its National backbone infrastructure (NBI) project a few years ago…
Olx officially rebrands to Jiji and these are its new features
OLX has had an undoubtedly successful term in all countries it ever crossed to in Africa. The Startup founded in 2006 by Fabrice…
MTN ends its Gaga Wednesday promotion, but expect a new offer soon
Gaga Wednesday is a bulk data offer that was ignited by MTN in 2018 as a spicer for the mid-week surfers. While the offer had…
MTN Uganda connects the West Nile region to Momo Pay
MTN Uganda has officially launched MoMoPay in Arua town. MoMoPay is a cashless payment system that enables customers to pay for…
Social media tax (OTT) finally boils up with the arrest of MP Hon Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine)
Social media tax aliased as Over the Top tax (OTT) was introduced 10 months ago on 1st July as Uganda's GDP spicer micing a UGX 200…
Another IT firm joins KCCA to transform Kampala into a smart city
Kampala has for several decades featured anonymous plots, homes, buildings, and streets at the hand of manual systems. However, this…
The 2019 Fintech Festival is set to be hosted in Uganda
The Fintech industry in Africa has for the past few years been on a maximum 6-speed rise. As startups continue to brace this league…