Uganda

Young, Famous & African: Netflix reveals cast members

Netflix has announced the cast for the streamer’s upcoming reality series, Young, Famous & African, featuring stars from across the African continent. The list was…

The who, what and why of the Ugandan Knuckles meme

The internet is an odd and confusing place, and the gaming world’s latest meme is solid proof of this. If you haven’t yet heard…

Watch: Uganda’s politicians clash in Parliament in violent viral video

If you thought the EFF being thrown out of Parliament was spectacular, this video of Uganda’s Parliament this week will likely change those perceptions….

Uber celebrates its 4th birthday in Africa

Uber today celebrates its fourth anniversary in Africa. Our sister site Ventureburn first revealed the company’s plans for an African expansion in July 2013….

Facebook digging the dirt to bring internet to Uganda

Not content with launching satellites or unmanned solar-powered gliders, Facebook is taking a more based approach to bringing internet to Africa. According to a…

Screw the robot apocalypse, our tech future is all about doing good

After a 20-something-hour flight, I am about to face an immigration officer in the United States – not always the best experience. It’s my…

Hey MTN, MetropolitanRepublic, meet the real face of Ugandan education

There is a primary school in Uganda at the foot of a dormant volcanic crater. It is not unlike many schools in this country….

Are social networks really killing the web?

Occasionally I stumble on blog posts describing how social networks are killing the internet. The claim is that people are becoming locked into social…

Kony 2012: The most viral video in history

Invisible Children wanted to make Joseph Kony’s name known around the world. Well the organisation has succeeded. The 30-minute documentary “Kony 2012” is now…

KONY 2012: A quest for justice via social media

Grabbing more than five of the top trending topics on Twitter, the harrowing tale of Invisible Children is well on its way to a…

The mobile phones landscape in Uganda [infographic]

The iHub Research team has been at work pulling together mobile phone stats for Uganda and collating them into an infographic. It’s good to…

Mobile web content in East Africa [Report]

Vodafone recently concluded a policy paper on “Broadband in Emerging Markets”, also titled “Making Broadband Accessible for All“. The position and reason for this…

Ugandan ISP reveals benefits of Google’s Global Cache

Take a look at the amazing chart below. Orange Uganda has seen local traffic jump from 3Mbs to over 30Mbs in just two weeks…

Who’s running the show at newspapers?

Blogging the African Leadership Conference in Kenya, Nairobi

Dr Peter Mwesige, Acting Head, Mass Communication Department, Makerere University and Former Executive Editor Monitor Publications in Uganda delivered an interesting speech on “African quality journalism”. He emphasised that if we treat the media “like any other business”, we distort the principles of journalism. He noted that there obviously needs to be a healthy mix with regards to the drive for profitability and good journalism, but that the drive for profitability seems to be affecting the craft of journalism. He’s right.

Meta AI with built in Llama 3 is on WhatsApp in South Africa

Jacaranda FM’s Good Morning Angels assists with R150,000 donation

Video: Huawei Freeclip unboxing

Cisco ramps up AI-era security with Hypershield

Vivo launches the Vivo V30 5G, we spot their secret

Huawei FreeClip review, enter a new era of the C-bridge

Sony introduces ULT Power sound series

Ford Puma review

R3 is the rightsizing of EV design

Ranger designers rethink mixed reality