What happens when mobile money fails, hospitals lose data, and the invisible infrastructure behind modern life suddenly stops working? NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | What if, tomorrow morning in Kampala, your mobile phone stopped working – not because the battery died, not because you forgot to buy data, …
Read More »Memes, shutdowns and Museveni’s seventh term
Uganda’s digital public sphere and the 2026 election SPECIAL REPORT | RONALD MUSOKE | As President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, 81, was sworn in on May 12 for a seventh straight term in office, Uganda marked another formal milestone in a presidency that has now spanned nearly four decades. …
Read More »MTN Uganda trains 225 in Amuru digital push
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda, through its corporate social responsibility arm, MTN Foundation, in partnership with Maendeleo Foundation, has graduated 225 participants under its Internet Bus digital literacy programme in Amuru District in northern Uganda. The initiative is part of a wider push to expand digital skills among …
Read More »CIO-CxO Forum names leadership boards to bridge Uganda digital skills gap
Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The CIO-CxO Digital Leadership Forum has appointed its inaugural advisory and governing boards, selecting a group of regional technology executives to oversee a mission centered on closing the country’s digital skills gap. Collin Babirukamu, executive director of IT at the Bank of Uganda, will …
Read More »Inter-Schools Coding Competition aims to reach 500 secondary schools
Inter-Schools Coding Competition Empowers the Next Generation Kampala, Uganda | DAVID MUWONGE | The Inter-Schools Coding Competition (ISCC) this year will be expanded to include up to 500 secondary schools – up from just 120 – across the country. Launched to provide young Ugandans with early exposure to advanced technological skills, …
Read More »Digital and traditional media are not Israel and Iran
COMMENT | RHODA MUSIIMA | There is a habit in our industry that we need to outgrow. We often speak about digital and traditional media as if they are in constant conflict. As if one must win and the other must disappear. As if progress only happens when the old …
Read More »From Kampala to the World: Uganda’s rise in global digital operations
As global businesses increasingly embrace digital operations and distributed teams, geography is no longer the barrier it once was. Today, professionals in Kampala can support companies and customers thousands of miles away; in real time, at global standards. Angella Kakumirizi, Regional Vice President for Helpware Africa, is one of a new …
Read More »MTN Uganda profit jumps to Shs 678.8bn as data, fintech drive growth
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda’s digital economy gathers pace, MTN Uganda says demand for connectivity and digital financial services continued to drive growth in 2025, underlining the expanding role telecommunications companies now play in the country’s economic life. For the year ended December 31, the telecoms operator reported …
Read More »Supporting women in the marketplace must go beyond the month of March
COMMENT | THE INDEPENDENT | Women’s empowerment should not be treated as a seasonal conversation but as a long-term commitment woven into how businesses, institutions, and communities operate. That is the message Phos Creatives is advancing as conversations around women in business and digital spaces continue to gain momentum. In …
Read More »Uganda’s digital payments test
As Uganda accelerates its cashless ambitions, there is debate about whether it can truly leave cash behind Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Uganda’s financial ecosystem has made a tremendous shift towards mobile money transactions — led by platforms like MTN Uganda and Airtel Uganda — which now move trillions …
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