Web & Social

Lets make this clear; Mobile phones and mobile apps alone will not save Africa as you've read in several western media outlets. At least Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) doesn't believes so. That's why the University has launched a mid-range laptop dubbed... Read More

The Ministry of Education in Uganda has encouraged students to use smartphones, tablets and laptops to enhance their learning experience. The New Vision reports that the director of basic and secondary education, Dr. Yusuf Nsubuga said that ICTs should be used to enhance the learning... Read More

Hotels.ng, Nigeria’s largest hotel booking website, has secured an investment of $1.2 million from international investors EchoVC Pan-Africa Fund, a seed-stage technology fund, and Omidyar Network, the investment vehicle of eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. The funding round follows on from the company’s 2013 seed investment... Read More

Mozilla Festival East Africa (MozFestEA) is an annual event held in Kampala, Uganda organized by Mozilla Uganda Community with support from the MozFest London team and the Mozilla Foundation that brings together different groups of people to build open innovative solutions and to brainstorm ideas... Read More

CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, May 7, 2015/African Press Organization (APO) — DHL, the world’s leading logistics service provider, held its 5th annual Global Technology conference in Dubai last month, featuring a number of key sessions on doing business in Africa. Under the theme of “Connecting Markets, Trends &... Read More

Facebook has today opened up internet.org, its platform that provides basic information-orientated services for free in developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Facebook will now allow developers to create apps on the platform which will be available free of charge through partner mobile... Read More

Anne Kansiime a household name in Ugandan comedy, is one of Uganda's most successful comedians. She is traveling the world, with sold out shows and multiple awards. As part of her success, Anne Kansiime runs a YouTube channel that is Uganda's busiest most viewed channels.... Read More

June 15th is close. Very close. If you want to continue watching TV, you had better started making that switch from analogue to digital TV before Ugandan communication commission pulls the plug. The Kenyan communication commission already blacked out some TV stations in Kenya that... Read More

It's here and it's not going anywhere. Online shopping is the future of how you'll buy and sell stuff. Whether it's a new pair of shoes, jeans, vegetables or if you want to upgrade your Television, you'll most likely not walk into Game anymore, but... Read More