A new digital learning hub has been opened at Katwe Noor Secondary School in Kampala to improve access to technology, internet connectivity and digital skills for students and surrounding communities. The facility was established through a partnership between American Tower Corporation (ATC) Uganda, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Stanbic Bank Uganda, the Stanbic Kenya Foundation…
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has warned media houses against distorting information related to court proceedings at Mmengo Court. The warning was issued during a harmonisation meeting held at the commission’s headquarters in Bugolobi, bringing together three pastors: Robert Kayanja of Miracle Centre Cathedral, David Kiganda, and Jackson Ssenyonga. Kayanja had earlier petitioned the UCC,…
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has defended the government’s continued closure of Facebook, saying the platform was abused by users who violated the rights of others and ignored national communication regulations. Speaking at a joint stakeholders’ press conference on the management of the 2026 elections at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala, Dr Abudu Sallam Waiswa,…
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have decried the growing challenges they face in Uganda’s push towards a digital economy, saying the cost of technology and gaps in digital skills continue to hold them back. Uganda has, in recent years, promoted digital transformation as a key driver of economic growth. Yet SMEs, which account for about…
Stanbic Bank Uganda has announced a scholarship programme aimed at motivating Uganda’s digital creators ahead of the Stanbic Ongea Digital Creators Summit 2025, which will take place on December 11, 2025. The bank said the initiative is part of its wider support for the government’s digital transformation agenda, which seeks to drive economic growth by…
A seismic shift is underway in Uganda’s telecommunications sector, with data usage surpassing traditional voice calls as the preferred mode of communication, according to Airtel Uganda’s latest financial results. For the half-year period ending June 30, 2025, Airtel reported a 30.4% surge in data revenue, reaching Ushs 525.7 billion and accounting for nearly half of…
