ICT

Team Uganda The Sub-Sahara African finals of the Huawei Global ICT Competition, under the theme of "Connection, Glory, Future",kicked off on 10 September with an online opening ceremony. It is believed to be the biggest event of its kind in Africa covering 14 countries and attracting over 50,000 students. Globally

Thousands of Tecno W2 smartphones were found to contain malware Malware which signed users up to subscription services without their permission has been found on thousands of mobiles sold in Africa. Anti-fraud firm Upstream found the malicious code on 53,000 Tecno handsets, sold in Ethiopia, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana and South

SIMI Mobile Executive Board Secretary, David Okwere's temperature being tested using the newly unveiled Smartphone . SIMI mobile technologies, the subsidiary of Engo Holdings International has today unveiled a brand new, unique and the first of its kind mobile Smartphone at their factory located in Namanve Industrial Area. According to

China's Huawei has overtaken Samsung to become the number-one smartphone seller worldwide in the second quarter, industry tracker Canalys said Thursday. Canalys said the embattled firm, which is facing US sanctions, shipped 55.8 million devices -- overtaking Samsung for the first time, which shifted 53.7 million units. The research group

Connecting to the internet is relatively more expensive in Africa compared to the rest of the world/Getty Images American social media giant Facebook says its investments in internet connectivity in Africa will see the continent’s economy grow by nearly $60bn (£47bn) by 2024. A report released by the company shows

The UK's mobile providers are being banned from buying new Huawei 5G equipment after 31 December, and they must also remove all the Chinese firm's 5G kit from their networks by 2027. Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden told the House of Commons of the decision. It follows sanctions imposed by Washington,

Kadaga receiving the petition from Rural Broadcasters Association Rural based media houses have decried losses they make as a result of extended free airtime to government. Under their umbrella body, the Rural Broadcasters Association, the media houses today petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga demanding that ministries and other government

Kayoola bus/Kiira Motors Corporation Fresh secrets have emerged about the controversial ‘Kayoola’ solar powered businesses ‘manufactured’ in Uganda by Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC). The buses have been touted by the KMC as Africa’s first solar powered bus designed to provide select shuttle services. However, media reports claimed that buses were