Pegasus Technologies Limited, a locally founded Ugandan company, is now the fifth company to receive a license from the Bank of Uganda (BOU) to operate as a Payment Service Operator (PSO), having fulfilled the rigorous requirements of the National Payments…
Telecom giant MTN Uganda, a subsidiary of MTN South Africa, has announced that the company has decided to give Ugandans an opportunity to buy shares 20% of the company’s ordinary shares worth Shs4.4Bn following approvals by the Capital Markets Authority…
PHOTO: Michael Atingi-Ego the Deputy Governor BOU, Wim Vanhelleputte the MTN Uganda CEO, Anne Jjuuko the Stanbic Bank Uganda CEO, Godfrey Baluku Kabyangga the State Minister for National Guidance, Irene Ssewankambo, the Executive Director UCC and Andrew Bugembe, the MTN…
MTN Uganda, in line with its vision of delivering a bold new digital world to its customers is set to transform Uganda’s homes into smart homes with MTN WakaNet MAX, a home Internet solution that offers affordable and reliable 4G…
In a bid to mitigate the risk of COVID 19 infection due to physical contact between staff and public, National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has digitalised a number of its services. “National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) wishes to inform…
The Communications sector in Uganda has weathered the storm caused by COVID 19 and registered growth, with total subscriptions crossing the 28 million mark, according to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) quarterly market report. The report indicates that there was…
It’s a total lockdown countrywide, a number of business centers such as malls, arcades are closed and there is a ban on both private and public means of transport. As a result, people are not working and a number of…
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Commander Engineering Brigade Besigye Bekunda has said that they have the capacity to execute Government construction projects in a timely manner because of the experience and the expertise they have in the sector for…
Queen Sono, Netflix’s first African series premiered on the 28th of February, starring South African Actress Pearl Thusi of the critically acclaimed Quantico series. The spy thriller follows Pearl Thusi in her lead role as Queen Sono, a spy working…
KENYA: According to Bloomberg, Vestas Wind Systems is looking for a buyer for its’s 12.5% stake in Lake Turkana wind farm after Google’s Aplhabet Inc. pulled out due to project delays. A spokesman from Vestas, Anders Riss said: “Due to…
Three Makerere University students have been chosen to represent Uganda in the Huawei ICT Global Competition which is at its regional final stage in South Africa. These top three students who were chosen on merit excelled in the preliminary and…
Men are viewed as having a natural affinity with technology, whereas women supposedly fear or dislike it. Women are considered passive beneficiaries of the inventive flame. This affects the experiences of gender, historical narratives, employment practices, education, the design of…