TECH NEWS

The “Beera Steady, Be Better” campaign has led to an 86% reduction in fraud incidences Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Fintech firms, MTN Mobile Money Uganda Ltd and Airtel Money Commerce Uganda Ltd, have collectively reported a remarkable Shs 452.7 billion in profit after tax for the year ended December …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Technology is the major catalyst for spurring insurance uptake and penetration in the foreseeable future according to Jubilee Life Insurance’s Diana Ndege Ssempasa. Ssempasa who was speaking at the 13th Annual Insurance Agents Awards held recently at Speke Resort Munyonyo said emerged as the …

Global content take-down orders can harm the internet as we know it today if they are adopted widely COMMENT | DAN JERKER B. SVANTESSON | Do Australian courts have the right to decide what foreign citizens, located overseas, view online on a foreign-owned platform? Anyone inclined to answer “yes” to this …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Roke Telkom, a homegrown provider of innovative telecommunications solutions, has launched a Fibre to the Home (FTTH) and Fibre to the Enterprise (FTTE) services campaign, taking internet connectivity for homes, businesses, and organizations to a new level. Dubbed “Live The Roke Life”, this …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) is calling for transparency from telecom operators and internet service providers regarding their data processes to address customer frustrations regarding data inconsistencies. During a town hall meeting with data providers, Nyombi Thembo, the UCC executive director, emphasized the regulator’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has granted bail to a Tik-toker Ibrahim Musana Commonly known as Pressure 24 Seven. The court has barred him from mentioning names of President, Yoweri Museveni, Speaker of Parliament Anita Among and Kabaka of Buganda as part of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has appealed to traders who are already registered on Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solutions (EFRIS) to popularize it. It emerges that those opposed to this solution think that it is a form of tax. Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing …

MOSCOW | Xinhua |  Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub completed their spacewalk tasks ahead of schedule, returning to the International Space Station (ISS) two hours earlier than planned, Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos said on Thursday. Roscosmos said that the spacewalk lasted a total duration of 4 hours …

SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | The world’s electric car fleet continues to grow strongly, with 2024 sales set to reach 17 million. Despite near-term challenges in some markets, based on today’s policy settings, almost 1 in 3 cars on the roads in China by 2030 is set to be electric, …

Government pushes ahead with project despite concerns over Russian contractor and potential human rights violation Kampala, Uganda | AGATHER ATUHAIRE & HAGGAI MATSIKO | As July 01 which is the new launch deadline for digital number plates in Uganda approaches, The Independent has new details about Security Minister Jim Muhwezi’s troubles …