Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has registered an increase of 9.2 billion Shillings in non-tax revenue through the online filing of cases through the Electronic Court Case Management Information System -ECCMIS. The automated system tracks all aspects of a case life cycle from initial filing through disposition and …
Read More »Africa’s new online foreign exchange system will enable cross-border payments in local currencies
What you need to know INTERVIEW | CHRISTOPHER ADAM | The high cost of making cross border payments on the African continent has driven governments on the continent to seek options of settling trade and other transactions in local currencies. This has given birth to the Pan-African Payment and Settlement …
Read More »Universities warn against free online course scams
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In light of the ongoing holiday season, universities are cautioning parents and students about a surge in online short-course scams. With the popularity of online learning surging amid the COVID-19 pandemic, fraudulent schemes have emerged, targeting unsuspecting individuals. Scams have surfaced on Facebook and other …
Read More »Jimmy Spire’s ‘This Country Laughs A lot’ comedy goes online
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Jimmy Spire Ssentongo has taken his Afrigo-Band-style Comedy online after thrilling viewers at his first stand-up comedy special a few months ago. Spire pulled crowds at the National Theatre in Kampala when he hosted his first-ever stand-up comedy dubbed “This Country Laughs Alot” on …
Read More »New Property Company, RentBeta to drive online property deal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | RentBeta, is a digital financial solutions platform for managing rental properties and has been launched, tailored with extra service focused on making life easier for both landlords and tenants through online interactions. “Most landlords are on the lookout and some have adopted unreliable solutions to …
Read More »Do chatbots make dating online better or worse?
The case of Tinder and ChatGPT Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tinder and other dating apps have come to define modern dating, and notoriously so. Users download the Tinder app to their phones or other devices and can then view the profiles of potential dates nearby. If they think someone …
Read More »Hoteliers shift focus to online marketing in 2023
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoteliers in Uganda are set to focus on online marketing and training to boost customer experience and hit huge profits in the year 2023, Jean Byamugisha the Chief Executive Director of the Uganda Hotel Owner’s Association has said. Byamugisha says that 2023 is gearing up …
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They could be a path to higher education in African countries but awareness is low COMMENT | Mphoentle Puleng Modise | Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the largest regions in the world and has the lowest rates of participation in higher education anywhere in the world. The World Bank reported in 2020 …
Read More »UN chief calls for actions to stop online hate speech, extremism
United Nations, USA | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged the establishment of “guardrails” to prevent hate speech, extremism and misinformation. “The online world is one of the main reasons that hate speech, extreme ideologies and misinformation are disseminating so fast around the world,” said the UN chief, calling …
Read More »Online interaction can impact mood, concentration of young people: study
Sydney, Australia | Xinhua | A new research led by the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) has found that being judged online can negatively affect the mood and cognitive functioning of adolescents. The study, published in the Scientific Reports journal in December 2022, examined the impacts by having …
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