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October 23, 2020

Kaspersky warns of top IT security threats in Africa

By Our Reporter Despite research showing an overall decrease in certain malware families and types in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in H1 2020 (36% decrease in South Africa, […]
September 14, 2020

TikTok rejects Microsoft bid at eleventh hour

Microsoft has said that its offer to buy the US operations of hugely popular video-sharing app TikTok has been rejected, paving the way for Oracle to […]
July 6, 2020

MTN #MoMoNyabo promotion back with Shs1.2b in prizes

By Our Reporter MTN #MoMoNyabo promotion has returned with Shs1.2 billion in mobile money prizes. Speaking at the launch, our Chief Marketing Officer, Sen Somdev said winners would […]
May 1, 2020

Apple increases dividend, share buybacks amid in-line Q1

Agencies Apple reported revenues for its fiscal second quarter to end March in line with expectations, up 1 percent year-on-year to US$ 58.313 billion, but said service […]
April 25, 2020

Facebook expands Coronavirus Information Center to Uganda and other 23 more countries in Africa

By George Mangula Facebook is expanding its Coronavirus Information Center to Uganda and other 23 more countries in Africa as part of its ongoing commitment to […]
March 4, 2020

Airtel Uganda boss resigns

By Our Reporter Airtel Uganda Managing Director, VG Somasekhar has resigned and returned to India, where he will work at the headquarters of the parent company. […]
February 25, 2020

Data Center survey from Forbes Insights and Vertiv reveals lack of preparedness

By George Mangula Just 29% of data center decision-makers say their current facilities are meeting their needs, and just 6% say their data centers are updated […]
February 24, 2020

Curbing cybercrime threats: UCC launches cyber stars competition

By George Mangula AS one of the efforts to tackle increasing cases of cybercrime in Uganda, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has launched the first-ever cybersecurity competition […]
February 17, 2020

Anzisha prize applications launch with 10th year celebrations

By Our Reporter The Anzisha Prize–Africa’s premier award and fellowship for Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs has announced the opening of the 2020 call for applications.  Every year, […]
January 30, 2020

UCC report shows Airtel Uganda has fastest mobile internet speeds

By George Mangula Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has released a report showing that Airtel Uganda has the fastest mobile speeds in Uganda, beating its main rival MTN Uganda […]