CYBER FRAUD ALERT! Centenary Bank’s Elison Twinomugisha Exposes New Tricks Used by Financial Conmen
The Changing Face of Financial Fraud and How to Stay Safe By Elison Twinomugisha Financial fraud is becoming harder to...
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DIGITAL CLASSROOM DRIVE! Airtel Extends Digital Education Drive to Four Schools, Reaching 3,349 Learners and 83 Teachers
A total of 3,349 learners and 83 teachers across four schools in Uganda are set to benefit from improved learning...
DATA WAR! UBOS Declares ICT Ministry’s National Data Strategy Illegal, Warns: “Stay In Your Lane!”
By Evans Najuna KAMPALA — The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has launched a scathing attack on the Ministry of Information, Communication...
DIGITAL PLATE PROBE! MPs Move to Grill Museveni as Contract, Money Trail Come Under Fire
The Physical Infrastructure Committee of Parliament is seeking an audience with President Yoweri Museveni before concluding its investigation into the...
APOLOGY AND RETRACTION: Red Pepper Unconditionally Apologises To Conrad Nkutu, Sophie Nkuutu And Martin Kintu
Red Pepper Online Publications hereby issues this unequivocal and unconditional apology to Mr. Conrad K. Nkutu, Ms. Sophie Nkuutu and...
NOT JUST A TELCO! How MTN Is Building Uganda’s Digital Backbone
By Amos Tayebwa Uganda’s digital future is increasingly being built through the networks, fibre routes, cloud systems, enterprise platforms and...
SH41BN SILK PROJECT BOMBSHELL! MPs, Sheema Officials Clash Over Stalled TRIDI Investment as Questions Mount Over Impromptu Sunday Visit
A Sh41 billion government investment meant to turn Uganda into a silk-producing powerhouse has been plunged into fresh controversy, with...
FROM CODE TO COMMERCE! How MTN Is Turning Uganda’s Young Innovators into Digital Entrepreneurs
By Amos Tayebwa For Uganda’s growing army of young developers, the journey from an idea to a digital product used...
DIGITAL POWER! MTN Arms 503 Youths With Digital Skills For Jobs, Business Growth
MTN Uganda has graduated 503 young people from its ACE digital-skilling programme, adding to efforts to build a workforce capable...
10 YEARS OF CASHLESS SCHOOL FEES! MTN MoMo celebrates a decade of SchoolPay with a brand-new van
MTN MoMo Uganda and SchoolPay have celebrated ten years of partnership and innovation that have transformed the way parents pay...
CHURCH GIVING GOES CASHLESS! MTN MoMo Unveils New Digital Giving Menu For Tithes, Offertory, Zakat, Sadaqah, Thanksgiving, Donations
MTN Mobile Money Uganda has launched the MTN MoMo Faith-Based Digital Giving Campaign, an initiative aimed at encouraging secure, convenient...
PAYMENT HIGHWAY FOR UGANDAN EXPORTERS! UKI Uganda taps Equity Bank’s Uganda-Kenya-DRC network to cut payment delays, costs & unlock new markets
As Ugandan manufacturers look beyond the domestic market, moving money across borders efficiently is becoming as important as moving goods....
UEDCL SYSTEM ROT! SH8.1BN POWER DEAL… SH25BN CAA CONTRACT! Spanish Firm Indra Group On Spot Over Vending Software Failures as Losses Pile Up
KAMPALA — Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) is facing scrutiny over the reliability and cost of its electricity vending...
EXECUTIVE WATCH! Housing Finance Bank Gets New Operations Boss as Bank Pushes Digital Growth
Housing Finance Bank has announced the appointment of Robert M. Kusiima Mugabe as its new Chief Operations Officer (COO), marking...
Spiro Champions clean air at the Rwenzori Marathon as the official green mobility partner
By Brian Musaasizi Over 200 Spiro riders today took to the streets of Kampala in a powerful Green Boda Boda...
URA TAX BOOM! Telecom Collections Shoot 79% to Shs1.59Trn as Digital Net Seals Revenue Leakages
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has scored a major revenue collection breakthrough, with taxes from telecom services, value-added services and mobile...
COFFEE TOURISM BREWS IN NTUNGAMO! Inspire Africa Coffee Unveils 28 Products as Value Addition Takes Centre Stage
By Amos Tayebwa Hundreds of thousands of people are being reached by the Inspire Africa Coffee project in Rwashamaire, Ntungamo...
URA Brings 12 New Business Sectors Into EFRIS Drive as Uganda Embraces Smarter, Fairer Digital Trade
By Amos Tayebwa KAMPALA – The small “omuntu wawansi” business person has not been forgotten in Uganda’s expanding digital tax...
TV REVOLUTION! MTN Launches MTNTV With 60 Live TV Channels, 53 Radio Stations, Movies & Sports
MTN Uganda has officially launched MTNTV, a digital entertainment platform designed to transform how Ugandans discover, access and enjoy content....
JABS GO DIGITAL! Housing Finance Bank Powers MAAIF’s National Livestock Vaccination Drive with Easy Payment Solution
Housing Finance Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Uganda’s agricultural sector by complementing the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry...