Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN has been ranked as having the best network in Uganda for both data and voice in 2022 following an independent network test from a global firm, Rohde & Schwarz. Rohde & Schwarz, an internationally recognised electronics group specializing in the fields of electronic test equipment, …
Read More »TikTok honors top African content creators
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | TikTok, a short video-sharing platform owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, awarded last weekend TikTok creators from across sub-Saharan Africa for the immense talent and creativity they brought to the platform in the past year. TikTok’s inaugural award ceremony took place in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, following …
Read More »Bird strike forces Uganda’s Bombardier back on ground
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For the second time in a week, a flight from Entebbe International Airport has been disrupted by a bird strike. A Uganda Airlines CRJ-900 ‘Bombardier’ was forced to abandon flight UR-710 at 3.45pm on Monday, after a bird strike during take off. According to the …
Read More »RED FLAG: Blockchain Uganda distances itself from Kampala Blockchain Summit
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Blockchain Association of Uganda has urged extra caution for all those who wish to attend the Kampala Blockchain Summit due tomorrow. In a statement signed by Uganda Blockchain chairman Kwame Rugunda, the association said they have been forced to raise a red flag …
Read More »Exam bodies seek more funding in new financial year
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Examinations boards under the Department of Business Technical Vocational Education and Training (BTVET) have courted Parliament’s Education and Sports Committee for more funding in the 2023/2024 Financial Year. The Committee chaired by John Twesigye Ntamuhira received the proposed budget estimates for the boards on …
Read More »EVs: Why African govts are reducing tax on eco-friendly cars
A number of African governments are introducing tax cuts and other incentives to boost the e-mobility industry and drive the demand for eco-friendly vehicles Tunis, Tunisia | BIRD AGENCY | Tunisia has become the latest country to introduce e-mobility incentives as governments across Africa bet on tax breaks and other …
Read More »Makerere, Kyambogo universities to benefit from EACOP surveyors programme
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students from Makerere, Ndejje and Kyambogo university will starting this year benefit from a skills and knowledge development partnership between The East African Crude Oil pipeline Company (EACOP) Ltd and the Institute of Surveyors of Uganda (ISU). The initiative will provide a three-months training and …
Read More »FULL JUDGMENT: ‘Computer Misuse Act of 2011’ null and void
Justice Kakuru who wrote the main judgment agreed with the petitioners that the petition raises an issue for constitutional interpretation and that the section infringes on the freedoms provided for under article 29 of the constitution Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has declared section 25 of the Computer …
Read More »ENTEBBE: Bird strike forces Turkish Airlines back on ground
✳ CLICK TO FOLLOW LIVE UPDATE Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Turkish Airlines flight number 606 was today forced to return to the ground after a bird strike during take-off. The A330 however had to fly around Kampala and Entebbe for over an hour to burn fuel to achive the right …
Read More »LG Electronics’ operating profit tumbles 91.2 pct in Q4 of 2022
Seoul, South Korea | Xinhua | South Korea’s tech firm LG Electronics saw its operating profit tumble in the fourth quarter of last year, the company said Friday. Preliminary operating profit came to 65.5 billion won (51.9 million U.S. dollars) during the October-December quarter, down 91.2 percent from a year earlier. It missed …
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