Dignited Staff

Leading property portal Lamudi today launched its iOS app in Uganda as the company seeks to capture the growing smartphone market in the country. The launch of Lamudi’s iOS app follows the successful roll out of the company’s Android app in Uganda last month. The... Read More

Kenya’s largest online shopping company has unveiled its much awaited Marketplace, an online platform that will allow suppliers and entrepreneurs to sell their products directly to the company’s huge customer base. Entrepreneurs will decide what to sell and at what price, upload a picture of... Read More

Five startups will win a combined total of over fifty thousand dollars in funding at the PIVOT East finalists conference. The five startups will be selected from 25 finalists who will pitch to a rich audience of investors and industry stakeholders on 24th and 25th... Read More

25 exceptional mobile startups from across the region will compete to win market recognition and investor interest during the PIVOT East 2014 pitching conference which will be held on 24th - 25th June in Nairobi Kenya. The startups were unveiled today after an intense evaluation process by... Read More

MTN Uganda has started with its 2014 Internet Expos in Kampala where after it will go regional. The 2014 Expos are Internet themed exhibitions to showcase among other, MTN’s data products and services in an engaging, entertaining and informative set up. Launching in Kampala, this... Read More

PIVOT East, an innovative startups competition geared towards nurturing the growing ICT talent in East Africa, has unveiled semifinalist for this year’s competition. The competition opened a call for applications in February 2014 with startups from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia applying through an online portal (startups.pivoteast.com) To... Read More

Last week Barclays bank (Uganda) launched a new service for its clients that allows a Barclays’ bank account card holder to send money to anyone that can access a Barclays bank ATM. Barclays becomes the first bank in the country to launch such a service and... Read More

Dalberg Global Development Advisors are coming to Uganda to present a finding of their 2013  study and report about the impact of internet in Africa. This will be in partnership with Mobile Monday Kampala Uganda and Google for Entrepreneurs. The report describes the role of Internet... Read More

There is a call for expressions of interest in the Agri - Hack Championship from 4th to 8th November in Rwanda. The Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) Rwanda, are organizing an international conference... Read More