COMMENT | Lydia Mirembe | There was a time when the retirement benefits sector in Uganda was defined by gross mismanagement, lack of transparency and accountability, outright corruption and brazen embezzlement of savers’ money. The establishment of a Sector Regulator since 2011, has provided a foundation for continued improvement in scheme …
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Beijing, China | Xinhua | President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory letter to the China News Service (CNS) on its 70th founding anniversary, stressing the importance of innovating the discourse system and improving the capacity for international communication. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) …
Read More »ICT Minister Kabbyanga hails Ugandan innovators as he launches Xente Visa Business Cards
Xente Launches Visa Business Cards in Partnership with Visa Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Godfrey Kabbyanga Baluku, State Minister for ICT and National Guidance, has said that by Xente attracting a partnership with Visa – the world’s leader in digital payments – Ugandan innovators have shown they can have an …
Read More »Swedish agency warns of major risks with winter’s electricity shortage
Stockholm, Sweden | Xinhua | Patients on life-sustaining medical equipment may be in danger this winter as there is a possibility of power cuts in Sweden due to the energy crunch, according to a government agency on Sunday. “There is always a risk for people who need life-sustaining machines or …
Read More »Cybersecurity is weakest link in Ugandan Banks, Telecoms
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An expert study on the status of cyber-security reveals wide-ranging levels of vulnerability at leading organisations that handle large volumes of personal data. The study done over the last two years by Peter Bill Kisitu, a cyber-security analyst and researcher at BitSight, a cybersecurity …
Read More »AVIATION DIGEST: Annoying customer Care Services
AVIATION DIGEST | JARED KALERA | Two aviation and air travel critics, Noel Philips and Josh Cahill were In Uganda recently to have a feel of travel to and from Uganda by air . No better way could they do this than by Uganda Airlines. Their YouTube channels jointly have …
Read More »China will continue to work with Russia
Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Xinhua | China is ready to work with Russia in extending strong support to each other on issues concerning their respective core interests, Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, here on Thursday. Xi met with Putin at Forumlar Majmuasi …
Read More »U.S. police agencies illegally track people’s phones: report
Police have used “Fog Reveal” to search hundreds of billions of records from 250 million mobile devices New York, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. police agencies, without search warrants, have been using an obscure cellphone tracking tool to follow people’s movements, a U.S. media outlet has reported. According to public records …
Read More »Tororo’s RockCity Radio to go on air this year
President Yoweri Museveni gives radio sh200million boost Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tororo Broadcasting Network Limited radio (RockCity Radio) will go live this year. This assurance was given today after President Yoweri Museveni fulfilling a government sh200million pledge that was needed by the Tieng Adhola Cultural Institution (TACI) to complete …
Read More »Apple debuts iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max
San Fransisco, U.S. | Xinhua | Apple on Wednesday announced iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max powered by A16 Bionic, which feature the 48MP camera, Always-On display, Crash Detection, Emergency SOS via satellite, and new way to receive notifications and activities with Dynamic Island. The 48MP Main camera features …
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