The removal of legal challenges leaves the continent’s most valuable fintech startup free to pursue growth in East Africa’s top digital money market – – and take on regional giant, M-Pesa. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Fintech giant, Flutterwave has overcome legal challenges that threatened to cripple an ambitious …
Read More »Local Govt workers say online payment system faulty
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cold chain technicians and statisticians have said the Human Capital Management System (HCMS) being rolled out by the Ministry of Public Service to automate the human resource function, is faulty. While this system, which is among others supposed to allocate workers’ pay is yet …
Read More »Russia’s Kaspersky completes smartphone testing with KasperskyOS
Vladivostok, Russia | Xinhua | Russia’s leading cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab has completed the testing of a smartphone running on its self-developed KasperskyOS operating system to collect information for further development, local media reported Monday. “KasperskyOS for Mobile was tested in accordance with the laboratory testing program, consisting of more …
Read More »African Airlines Summit to trigger debate on female pilots
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 55th African Airlines Association – AFRAA general assembly due November 19 to 21, 2023, will focus on attracting more women to the flight industry. Jenifer Bamuturaki, the Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Airlines, says across the aviation industry, men currently dominate the cockpit – …
Read More »AgricTech startup Axiom Zorn wins at a Fintech Summit in Lusaka, Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia | THE INDEPENDENT | Axiom Zorn, an AgriTech startup also dealing with Information Synergy, Data Mastery, and Credit Scoring to transform Agriculture, Health, and Education for last mile users in Uganda has emerged victorious at the Alpha Pitch Competition held recently at the 10th Africa Fintech Summit in …
Read More »MAK staff, Nawangwe clash over Biometric Access System
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tension is mounting at Makerere University as staff associations challenge the implementation of the Biometric Access System on campus, defying directives from the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe. Staff, through their associations– Makerere University Academic Association-MUASA, Makerere University Administrative Staff Association-MASA, and National Union of …
Read More »Airtel Uganda partners with EasyBuy to scale up smartphone penetration
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Uganda has partnered with EASYBUY (Dexinte Finance Limited), a renowned brand for making devices easily accessible through the Buy Now, Pay Later method, in a significant step to scale up smartphone penetration in the country. Carol Asio, Head of Retail at Airtel Uganda said, …
Read More »Africa snubbed at global AI safety summit
Experts cite asymmetrical advancement in use and purpose of AI technologies between the developed and developing countries Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | War and combat capabilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology were at the back of some people’s minds at the just concluded global summit on safety in the UK …
Read More »UK PM Rishi Sunak speaks out on AI risks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Artificial intelligence could help make it easier to build chemical and biological weapons, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned through a BCC news report. In a worst-case scenario, society could lose all control over AI, preventing it from being switched off, Sunak said. …
Read More »MTN Uganda, Janet Museveni commission Shs295m facility in Mukono
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda, in collaboration with the government, on Tuesday commissioned a state-of-the-art dormitory at the Salama School for the Blind in Mukono District. The Shs295 million facility, inaugurated as MTN Uganda marked its 25th anniversary, represents a significant stride in enhancing accommodation and overall …
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