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Tanzania has the cheapest mobile data costs in East Africa
By Mark Kawalya You can buy a gigabyte of data in Tanzania for as little as US0.75, making…
Fundi Bots is accelerating science learning by teaching students robotics.
When you hear the word robotics what comes to your mind? Do you think about San Francisco’s Silicon…
Farmers to benefit from Microsoft digital transformation initiative
By Mark Kawalya A Microsoft digital transformation initiative is set to benefit at least 50,000 farmers and 50…
EcoPlastile recycles plastic garbage into plastic building timbers.
Every year, Uganda produces 3 million tons of waste. Of this, only 8% is recycled with the rest…
MIT technology review names Ugandan Ph.D. student among top 35 innovators under 35.
A 29-year-old man born in Bushenyi district has made Uganda proud after being named as one of the…
Makerere University develops locally made diesel engine.
Makerere has generated many innovations over the years. The latest is a diesel engine that has been made…
Yunga: fighting criminality through digital community engagement.
Burglaries are one of the commonest crimes in Uganda accounting for a large proportion of problems the criminal…
Matibabu is testing for Malaria without drawing blood
Globally, Uganda holds the third highest burden of Malaria infections (5%) and the eighth-highest level of mortalities (3%).…
Makerere University unveils COVID-19 PPE decontaminator
Responding to a recent call by the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance under the National ICT Initiatives…
Absa Bank extends Point of Sale Machine service to mobile phone users
The ever-increasing proportion of Ugandans with access to mobile connections means the mobile banking sector is increasingly looking…