Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s creator economy has lowered the barriers to entry into film, digital media and brand marketing. It has also blurred the line between public profile and public record. Few emerging creators illustrate that tension more than Kizito Sirajje, known professionally as Zert Essential, whose …
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Nairobi, Kenya | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | A new partnership between Equity Group, AfricaNenda Foundation and the Gates Foundation is set to accelerate the development of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) across Africa in a move expected to expand financial inclusion, strengthen digital payment systems and support cross-border trade. The initiative, …
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Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Centenary Bank has launched GonzaPay, a secure, bank-backed digital wallet designed to bridge the gap between cash-heavy transactions and modern digital finance. The new platform is set to expand the bank’s digital footprint and bring seamless, affordable financial services directly to Ugandans. The digital …
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Africa’s digital divide shifts from network coverage to internet adoption as connectivity nears universality, according to a new GSMA report. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A decade ago, Africa’s digital challenge was still largely about access. Today, only 9% of Africans remain outside mobile broadband coverage, according …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over the past 14 years, Jumia Uganda has grown from a relatively unknown online marketplace into one of the country’s leading digital commerce platforms, playing a significant role in shaping Uganda’s e-commerce ecosystem and creating opportunities across the value chain. According to Jumia …
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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, …
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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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
