Tokyo, Japan | AFP |  A Japanese minister in charge of cyber security has provoked astonishment by admitting he has never used a computer in his professional life, and appearing confused by the concept of a USB drive. Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, is the deputy chief of the government’s cyber security …

  UPDATE #WCL3  ➡ Uganda ?? To bat vs  Singapore ?? 204/10 in 49.4 ➡ USA ?? 230/7 in 50 vs Denmark ?? To bat Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Uganda will hope to maintain their perfect record against Singapore when they play their penultimate match of the World Cricket League Division Three in Oman today. The …

RESULTS #WCL3  ➡ *Kenya ??  178/4 beat Uganda ??  177/9 ➡ *Oman ?? 155/7 beat Denmark ?? 154 all out TOMORROW #WCL3  ➡ Uganda ??  vs Singapore 8.30am ➡ USA  vs Denmark ?? 8.30am Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Struggling Kenya still had enough Tuesday to virtually extinguish Uganda’s hopes of snatching a much sought place in World Cricket League Division Two. Uganda has …

TODAY #WCL3  ➡ Uganda ??  vs Kenya ?? 8.30am ➡ Oman ?? vs Denmark ?? 8.30am Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Uganda had better not be a one-batsman team if they are to keep any hopes of glory in the ongoing World Cricket League Division 3 tournament in Oman. Arnold Otwani has brought in nearly half of Uganda’s 365 runs as …

Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students at St Benards Mannya Secondary school in Kifamba sub county Rakai district have been instructed to return home following the inferno that razed down the boys dormitory last night. The fire left nine students dead. The decision to close the school has been …

  Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine Senior Three students of St Bernard’s Mannya Secondary School, in Kifamba Sub County Rakai district have died after a fire that gutted a students’ dormitory last night. Deputy Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango confirmed the incident saying arson was suspected and a warden …

  Beni, DR Congo | AFP |  Suspected Ugandan rebels killed six people, hacking one woman to death, and kidnapped five others — mostly children — in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s restive east, officials said on Sunday. Officials blamed the two attacks in Beni near the country’s border with …

Bobi Wine performs concert in Uganda as police watch on Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Ugandan pop star turned opposition MP Bobi Wine appeared on stage on the outskirts of the capital Kampala on Saturday, in a concert attended by several members of the opposition and watched on by a …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & UN NEWS |  A significant phase in the battle against the Ebola epidemic in neighbouring Democratic of Congo (DRC) started this week, with a visit of the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) to the epicenter in Beni, and first ever vaccinations locally for …

Day 2 #WCL3 ➡ Uganda ??  198/9 vs USA ?? 252/6 USA wins by 54 runs ➡ Oman ?? 186/6  Singapore ?? 185/9 Oman wins by 4 wickets Next Game Tuesday – Oman v Denmark, Uganda v Kenya Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Arnold Otwani again starred for Uganda with the bat, but it was not …