TECH NEWS

From house piggy banks to accounts in commercial banks and now on mobile, junior accounts are going digital as telcos tap a much younger population to grow what could be their next biggest customer base Harare, Zimbabwe | BIRD AGENCY | Until recently, young children have been saving small amounts …

Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | The leading mobile services provider MTN in Zambia has launched its fifth-generation mobile (5G) network which will enable consumers to have fast-paced and indestructible internet speed. The network launched on Thursday will also enable signal carriers to transfer data at a fast speed and users to download …

  📌 POSITION  | SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE ✳ Manager HR ➡ John Kasangaki ✳ Secretary ➡ Patience Rubagumya ✳ Chief Pilot ➡ Phillip Sebunya ✳ Maintainance ➡ Peter Emuge ✳ Flight Operations ➡ David Kaweesa ✳ Quality monitoring ➡Joseph Adrapi ✳ IT and data ➡ Henry Obare ✳ Cabin services ➡ Johnson Mugume TO BE RE-ADVERTISED ✳ Chief Financial Officer ✳ Head of Ground Operations ✳ Manager Internal Audit Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT …

Africa Data Centres provides colocation for the first Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Managed Root Server in Africa NAIROBI, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT |  Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group is to be the colocation provider for the first ICANN Managed Root …

  In Africa alone, Huawei has laid more than 250,000 kilometers of optical fibers, enabling 30 million households to access high-speed broadband Shenzhen, China | THE INDEPENDENT | Huawei has signed a global commitment to join the International Telecommunication Union’s Partner2Connect digital alliance, which will bring connectivity to about 120 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC has launched a digital complaint filing application eliminating the need for affected persons to physically appear before the commission officials to be heard. The app, which can be downloaded through the google play store on android phones was developed by Datatrack Solutions …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has unveiled a program under which it will acquire a shareholding in small and starting enterprises, as a way of enabling them to acquire “patient capital”. In partnership with Mastercard Foundation, the Fund has earmarked more than Shillings 7.6 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya Airways is advocating for a more Pan African approach to the business which requires more partnerships and collaboration among African airlines because the national carriers stand to benefit more from cooperation rather than competition. Julius Thairu, the airline’s Chief Commercial and Customer Officer said …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will now be able to test a whole range of pharmaceutical drugs following the opening of a sh3-billion shillings modern National Drug Authority (NDA) microbiology laboratory at Mulago. Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng launched the Pharmaceutical Microbiology Laboratory on Wednesday and said …

Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited Recognised For Financial Digital Services’ Excellence & Technology Digital Services’ Excellence At The 2022 Digital Impact Awards Africa Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) has attained recognition for Technology Services Digital Excellence – Gold accolade and Financial Services Digital …