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Uganda to Hand Out Near-Life Sentences to Electric Infrastructure Vandals

Luis Monzon -
Following the passing of Uganda's new Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2022 on Wednesday, Ugandans found guilty of vandalizing electricity infrastructure may face a fine of $283,764.96 (Shs 1-billion) or a 15-year jail sentence, just five years short of the Ugandan...
East Africa

Why Digitalisation is Key to Sustainable Oil & Gas in Uganda

Luis Monzon -
In November 2021, the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) summit will take place in Glasgow, UK, where world leaders will discuss the need to transition to a low carbon society by reducing CO2 emissions and preserving natural resources. Innovations...
Company News

Africell to Exit Uganda, Unable to Compete with MTN & Others

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UK-based mobile tech firm Africell announced yesterday that it was ending its operations in Uganda, where it has been unable to supersede its competitors in the country, namely local units of massive telecom firms such as South Africa's MTN...
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Top 4 Most Trending Stories – Week in Review

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As this week comes to a close we take a look at the stories that resonated most with our readers. At the top of the week, our readers were drawn to flying taxis being launched in Kenya through a partnership...
East Africa

How Smartphones Are Being Used to Test for Malaria in Uganda

Luis Monzon -
The University of Glasgow has been working with the Vector Control Division of the Uganda Ministry of Health - collaborating for several years on new ways to achieve vital recommendations from the World Health Organisation (WHO) outlined in a...
East Africa

MTN Deploys “First-of-its-Kind” Infrastructure Advancing Network Automation in Uganda

Luis Monzon -
MTN Uganda and several members of the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) have signed an agreement that will advance network automation in the country and abroad using TIP’s Disaggregated Cell Site Gateway (DCSG). This first of its kind network deployment in...
East Africa

Internet Access Reportedly Restored in Uganda

Jenna Delport -
Internet access in Uganda has reportedly been restored after the Government shut it down ahead of the national election. Last week, the Uganda Communications Commission ordered telecommunications companies to immediately suspend any access and use of social media and online...
East Africa

Uganda Starts Mass Production of its First Smartphone

Luis Monzon -
Uganda will begin manufacturing its first smartphones through SIMI - a brand of smartphone makers that are said to have the average customer specifically in mind. The phones currently focus on one major aspect, battery life. The ‘regular’ non-smartphones...
Digital Transformation

Supercomputer in Kenya Helps Track Emerging Locust Swarms for Extermination

Luis Monzon -
Just recently Kenya suffered the worst locust outbreak in 70 years. With fears of a second wave of the winged scourge blotting the sky over farmer’s crops, scientists are turning to a new tracking programme in the hopes of...
Digital Transformation

Pay on Demand is Vital for Financial Inclusion in Africa, reports Mastercard

Luis Monzon -
According to Mastercard, giving people the ability to pay only for what they use, as they need it, can lift millions of people across Africa out of poverty and make prosperity possible. A new white paper titled Pay on Demand:...
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Glovo Partners with Kenyan Government, Pledges Billions for Digital Growth & Jobs

Glovo, a technological platform, launched a historic Memorandum of Cooperation with Kenya's Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, led...
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