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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…
How Youth4business is tackling youth unemployment in Uganda
This week Uganda breathed a sigh of relief following the relaxation of a pubishing 42-day lockdown – the…
Makerere students design app that enables victims to access post gender-based violence services
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, emerging data has revealed an alarming global trend: an increase and intensification of…
Uganda students build low-cost, open source solar powered ventilator
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly driven up global demand for ventilators. Suppliers and manufacturers are…