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‌4 Years of SafeCar: How SafeBoda listened to Ugandans and changed car-hailing https://techjaja.com/4-years-of-safecar-how-safeboda-listened-to-ugandans-and-changed-car-hailing/ Four years ago this September, SafeBoda took a bold decision to launch a car hailing service under the brand…

‌UCC Wants Your Opinion on Capital FM’s Takeover — After the Deal Was Already Done https://techjaja.com/ucc-wants-your-opinion-on-capital-fms-takeover-after-the-deal-was-already-done/ The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has opened a 14-day window for public comments on an application that…

‌AFCON 2027 Qualifiers: East Africa’s Mobile Sports Stress Test in 2026 https://techjaja.com/afcon-2027-qualifiers-east-africas-mobile-sports-stress-test-in-2026/ AFCON 2027 qualifying begins with a September window that will test more than national teams. Between September 21 and…

‌Samsung Took 8 Generations to Fix the Crease—The iPhone Duo Just Humiliated It in One https://techjaja.com/samsung-took-8-generations-to-fix-the-crease-the-iphone-duo-just-humiliated-it-in-one/ When Apple finally introduced the iPhone Duo, the immediate question wasn’t about its custom silicon or battery life—it…

‌Apple unveils the iPhone 18 Pro https://techjaja.com/apple-unveils-the-iphone-18-pro/ For years, Apple’s iPhone strategy followed a familiar rhythm: introduce a new generation of devices each year, offering consumers…

‌iPhone Duo, Apple’s first foldable phone, opens a new chapter https://techjaja.com/iphone-duo-apples-first-foldable-phone-opens-a-new-chapter/ For nearly two decades, the iPhone has followed a familiar formula: a single glass-and-metal slab that has gradually become…

‌IFA 2026: How TECNO is expanding beyond the Smartphone https://techjaja.com/ifa-2026-how-tecno-is-expanding-beyond-the-smartphone/ For a technology brand, an international trade show is about more than showing off new gadgets. It is an…

‌Creditchek Acquires Ugandan Core Banking Software Startup Algosys to Drive East Africa Expansion https://techjaja.com/creditchek-acquires-ugandan-core-banking-software-startup-algosys-to-drive-east-africa-expansion/ Creditchek, a financial technology infrastructure company building the data and technology infrastructure powering credit decisions across Africa, today announced…

‌Uganda’s SANDI AI Wins Africa’s $50K GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize https://techjaja.com/ugandas-sandi-ai-wins-africas-50k-gogettaz-agripreneur-prize/ Ugandan artificial intelligence startup SANDI AI Technologies has secured a major milestone after emerging as the Grand Prize Winner…

‌No more Bezels: The last millimeter was never about millimeters. https://techjaja.com/no-more-bezels-the-last-millimeter-was-never-about-millimeters/ For years, smartphone design treated bezels like a moral failing. Every generation promised to erase them. Every generation stopped…

‌Why Starlink is partnering with Ugandan Telcos instead of replacing them https://techjaja.com/why-starlink-is-partnering-with-ugandan-telcos-instead-of-replacing-them/ For years, expanding internet access in Uganda has largely followed a familiar formula: build more fibre networks, deploy more…

‌Roke Telkom and Paratus bring Starlink Enterprise connectivity to Ugandan businesses https://techjaja.com/roke-telkom-and-paratus-bring-starlink-enterprise-connectivity-to-ugandan-businesses/ Ugandan businesses are set to have more options for high-speed connectivity following the launch of Starlink enterprise services by…

‌Chil Group unveils e-Ward Round platform for rural specialist care https://techjaja.com/chil-group-e-ward-round-platform/ Chil Group today announced the launch of its innovative E-Ward Round Platform, a new digital health solution…

‌Uber exits Uganda after a decade of operations https://techjaja.com/uber-exits-uganda-after-a-decade-of-operations/ Ride-hailing company Uber has announced that it will end operations in Uganda, bringing to a close a decade-long presence…

‌Starlink internet is now officially live in Uganda https://techjaja.com/starlink-internet-is-now-officially-live-in-uganda/ On 1 September 2026, SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet account posted that high-speed, low-latency service is available nationwide, with a…

‌What TECNO’s IFA 2026 innovations could mean for Uganda’s digital consumer https://techjaja.com/what-tecnos-ifa-2026-innovations-could-mean-for-ugandas-digital-consumer/ For many Ugandans, the smartphone has quietly become much more than a telephone. It is a bank branch in…

‌Ugandan Banks turn to Tech, Patient Capital to power 10-fold growth ambition https://techjaja.com/ugandan-banks-turn-to-tech-patient-capital-to-power-10-fold-growth-ambition/ For years, the story of technology in Uganda’s financial sector has largely been told through mobile money, digital banking…

‌Govt To Merge Your National ID With Your Tax File https://techjaja.com/govt-to-merge-your-national-id-with-your-tax-file/ Uganda’s Cabinet has approved a shift that tax technologists have been building toward for years: the National Identification Number…

‌EBus Xpress Goes Bigger in Kira: Electric Buses, *165# Fares, Onboard Wi-Fi https://techjaja.com/ebus-xpress-goes-bigger-in-kira-electric-buses-165-fares-onboard-wi-fi/ EBus Xpress is adding three routes in the Kira corridor from 28 August 2026, stretching cashless electric transit beyond…

‌SmartLife Flexi Hits UGX 199B: Airtel Money Wants the Next 20 Million Savers https://techjaja.com/smartlife-flexi-hits-ugx-199b-airtel-money-wants-the-next-20-million-savers/ Uganda’s informal economy still runs on cash, irregular pay, and phones that rarely leave a pocket. That is the…