* Just hours following the outage, scams, phishing emails, and other criminal activities started to target CrowdStrike customers concerning the incident, under the guise of customer service and technical support. * The fact that the largest global IT outage so far was caused not by cyberattacks or ill-intentioned actors but, …

Experts say that could lead to coups ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Governments that allocate substantial resources to the military can inadvertently increase the political power of the military. “This will in turn lower both civilian control and oversight and increase the risk of an unconstitutional change of government (coups),”says Nan …

In the face of growing repression, Ugandans continue to find new and creative ways to combat the entrenched system of state capture ANALYSIS | MICHELLE GAVIN | Ugandans have limited options when it comes to holding their political leaders accountable. Elections in the country have grown less and less credible over …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Breweries in partnership with the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has commissioned a Shs130m new sanitation block in Bukoto market, one of the suburbs of Kampala which currently has a population of about 500 people. This newly commissioned block is intended for use by …

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | US former President Donald Trump has all chances to win the presidential race after President Joe Biden’s decision not to seek reelection, if he makes no mistakes, a senior Russia lawmaker told TASS. “If Trump makes no mistakes and if he is not ‘removes’ this …

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Sunday his intention to drop out of the presidential race, after a growing number of Democrats expressed concerns over his viability in the election since a disastrous debate performance late last month. “While it has been my intention to …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students have appealed to the government to consider dropping tax levies on private education institutions and to accelerate the process of providing free sanitary pads to schools. While making submissions before the Education Police Review Commission, during its regional consultation meeting at Masaka Senior Secondary …

The prosecution and likely conviction of a popular, respected, charismatic author, will probably backfire COMMENT | SHASHI THAROOR | Last month, the lieutenant governor of Delhi granted the police permission to prosecute Indian activist and prize-winning author Arundhati Roy under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Back in 2010, Roy said …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Henry Ariganyira Musasizi has admitted that the government is struggling to trace the impact of Parish Development Model (PDM) program at grass root level across the country. Launched by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Building Review Board (NBRB) is seeking powers to enable it to move faster in the enforcement of the law. Anthony Rucukye the Manager of Investigations at the National Building Review Board told journalists that the law should be amended to provide for express penalties. …