Daniel Mwesigwa
A clever hack on using PayPal in Uganda
Online transactions have grown exponentially in the recent past. However, in Uganda, just like many other emerging markets, it hasn't been all roses. If you have tried using PayPal in Uganda, you must have encountered one hell of a frustrating experience. The basic reason being that... Read More
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David Okwii is stepping down as the EIC of Dignited
As they say, even the best dancer eventually leaves the floor. David Okwii, popularly known as @oquidave, is stepping down as the Editor-in-chief of dignited.com. After a successful tenure of 3 years at the helm, he is relishing the prized role for the next big... Read More
Uganda Elections 2016: Londa App is a website that wants more Ugandan youth to go and vote
Going by the statistics in recent polls, a large percentage of the youth, especially the learned urban youth show no signs of going to vote. They depict enthusiasm and exude passion about our nation but yet aren’t involved in choosing her leaders. LondaApp is a... Read More
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Bill Gates, Zuckerberg & Branson join other tech magnates to fund clean energy tech
"The modern lifestyles we lead depend on a huge amount of energy," Bill Gates says. Bill Gates along with Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Virgin Group's Richard Branson, Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Alibaba's Jack Ma among others have come together to fund affordable technologies that will extend... Read More
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5 simple ways of protecting yourself from hackers and spies
Spying, hacking, surveillance are not going away anytime soon. Drowning your phone and fleeing to North Korea for good will not help. Unfortunately many solutions that seem to give helpful information are too technical and even if they weren't, surveillance systems have become so sophisticated that all... Read More
[update]AddmayaIPO: Uganda’s first startup to go IPO in less than 72 hours
"The most logical step after 6 years of steady growth and expansion" -- #AddmayaIPO, touts on their social media campaign that was launched in quietude on 29th July, just a day ago. According to Investopedia, an initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of... Read More
A simple guide to understanding the legality of Mobile Money operations in Uganda
Once upon a time, all those carrying out financial issues in Uganda e.g commercial banks, deposit taking institutions etc had to be operated and regulated under a law called the Financial Institutions Act [2004]. Then mobile phone companies [telecom companies] came to Uganda. These came... Read More
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What you missed at the Social Media Awards 2015
Esoteric. Eclectic. Eccentric. If one could borrow any three rhyming adjectives to describe the awards night, the aforementioned would be atop the favorites list. It's Saturday, 7th March 2015, at Golf Course Hotel, Kampala. Welcome to social media awards 2015. Time-check, 8p.m, the event has... Read More
Here is why Google’s BebaPay was killed
This week, on Monday, BebaPay's support page announced that they were discontinuing the service come 15th March, about a month's time to be precise. BebaPay was an Equity Bank product powered by Google through its Near Field Communication (NFC) technology which enables commuters to simply... Read More
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