In light of the Coronavirus pandemic and its effects on businesses, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has announced measures to ease the cash flow burdens of contributing employers and businesses in the private sector. Ugandan employers/businesses facing economic distress due to the pandemic shall be allowed to reschedule their NSSF contributions and pay them at a later date without…
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As one-third of the world population seems to have gone into “hiding”, fleeing the rage of Covid-19, the internet has become the nerve centre of professional and entertainment life across the globe. In the United States, all of this internet use is putting more pressure on the country’s broadband infrastructure, according to the Brookings Institution, a think-tank based in…
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African governments’ strict measures taken to spread the Covid-19 virus has boosted the use of digital technologies, according to the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA). These measures include, among others, travel bans, curfews, prohibition of mass gatherings, lockdown and self-isolation, closing of bars and schools. “Various governments have been quick to encourage mobile money…
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Ethiopia and Uganda have the highest coronavirus-related searches, according to data from global search engine giant Google. Google’s trending section is keeping tabs on how its users are searching for information on the coronavirus pandemic that has been ravaging the world for months. As of Monday 30th March 2020, Ethiopia was leading in global searches with a value of 100,…
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In your pocket, you carry a supercomputer that outperforms all the tech that landed Aldrin and Armstrong on the moon. Although you may have heard this claim before, it probably never really resonated with you. Now, if we rephrase that to “you carry a device in your pocket that stores almost every aspect of your life, from memories in the…
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The ban of social interactions and movements in the country has taken an obvious toll on businesses. However, those that were smart enough to embrace e-commerce or digitalization are reaping more from this ban than ever. In addition to the e-citizen Portal, which is a oe-stop online center for Ugandan government online services, the National Information Technology Authority of Uganda…
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AXESS Networks (AXESS), a global leader of satellite-based communications solutions, will further strengthen its market presence in the Middle East and signed a joint venture agreement with the Saudi Arabian communications provider Middle East Telecommunications Co. (METelecom). The intention is to provide end-to-end managed satellite communications solutions that are designed to enhance performances of customers operating in Saudi Arabia. AXESS…
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Tech is an ever-changing industry. Each year, new developments and challenges arise for professionals in the field. Technology leaders must be prepared to adapt to these obstacles as they come up and develop a plan for moving forward. A panel of Forbes Technology Council members was asked what challenges they’re facing this year and how they’re planning to overcome them. Read on…
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When Defender came to macOS as well as Windows, Microsoft announced that the name of the software was changing, from Windows Defender to Microsoft Defender. Hidden in the presentation was a hint about the future: a Linux laptop with a penguin sticker on. Now Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux is in public preview for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7+, CentOS Linux 7+, Ubuntu 16 LTS…
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ADVERTISEMENT: Ugandan Technopreneur and Glamour Technology’s proprietor Kenneth Ntulume has today launched a video conferencing platform called Collaborate Space. Collaborate Space is a powerful digital application with a full suite of audio, video, and meeting tools in a persistent space offering hundreds of Ugandan users a unified virtual meeting cloud place with messaging, calling and videoconferencing functions, Collaborate space is…
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