Web & Social

TikTok has more active users in Uganda than any other social media platform, according to the Uganda Communications Commission's Q1 2026 Market Performance Report (PDF). As of March 2026, TikTok had 10.8 million subscribers — ahead of WhatsApp at 9.9 million and YouTube at 6.5... Read More

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is blocking portal access for taxpayers who have not replaced their Tax Identification Number (TIN) with a National Identification Number (NIN) — or a Business Registration Number (BRN) for companies and non-individual entities. The requirement comes from Section 4 of... Read More

Spotify is adding a new format to its app: narrated long-form magazine articles, produced by the company's in-house Spotify Audiobooks team and available starting today in markets where audiobooks are supported. This was announced at Spotify newsroom. The initial library has over 650 articles in... Read More

iXAfrica Data Centres will host Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's first East African region in Nairobi, the company confirmed Wednesday on day two of the AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya conference at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre. The partnership gives Kenyan and East African businesses their... Read More

Uganda's Ministry of ICT and National Guidance is calling on local developers, startups, technology companies, universities, and innovation hubs to submit working prototypes and enrol in a new National Innovator Registry — a database the government says Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) will draw on... Read More

Walmart has launched six new tablets under its Onn brand, all running Android 16 out of the box, starting at $97 for the entry-level model and $288 for the 13-inch flagship. The lineup splits into four "Core" models and two kids tablets. The cheapest is... Read More

Google's AirDrop-style file sharing feature is expanding to more Android phones, but the rollout is more selective than many users expected — and older Samsung flagships didn't make the first wave. According to a device list Google confirmed, Quick Share's cross-platform capability — which lets... Read More

Uganda's parliament has passed an amended version of the Protection of Sovereignty Bill that removes a provision requiring any Ugandan receiving money from abroad to register as a foreign agent, after the central bank warned the original text would cause an "economic disaster." The bill... Read More

Uganda’s proposed 2026 tax amendments introduce a subtle but far-reaching change: payments for software — including SaaS subscriptions like Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, cloud hosting, and other online tools — will now be treated as royalties instead of digital services. That one classification shift changes... Read More