Tech

In Uganda, talk about modern transport and listen to the rhythm of both the Taxi hailing sector and a Boda hailing wing dominated by Uber and SafeBoda respectively. Well the latter has a unique cashless travel feature chronated as SafeBoda credit and its something we’re excited to explore as a great cash alternative

Isimba electric power dam is the new electricity generation lane that was unveiled last week. Amidst the environmental shortfalls and technical flaws, Isimba dam joins its fellow electricity generation tolls at Bujagali, Karuma and Owen falls in lighting up the country grid.

Social media is a wave of change that has come with great opportunities flourishing in the heavy winds. Facebook and Twitter are at the forefront of the social media game with bulk followed users terming themselves as influencers and bloggers. Well, becoming an influencer doesn’t require you to hook up a Visa to a world-class institute, but instead, your practices give u a powerup for a career in the digital marketing pool.

Talent Factory is the newest African Cinema push that will see film creators, producers plus actors learn and connect with superiors in the industry through social networking. Think of Talent factory as a social media platform strictly designed for movie production since the portal has profiles and all social networking capabilities to improve the African Cinema industry.

Among the winners of MTN Open API Challenge, East Matatu is one in the transport sector that may give a headache to existing solutions like Uber, Bolt and Little. The app aims at making ordinary taxis accessible by customers without necessarily requesting for every location.

Bolt is a ride-hailing service founded by Markus Villig in Estonia, the service was the first of its kind to pack a duo hailing approach to a mobile app where riders can either choose a 2wheel service or feel comfortable in 4 wheels. However, the former Taxify branded service has had several ups and downs about its services mostly in Uganda.