Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has partnered with the private sector and civil society to prepare the public ahead of the planned blocking of counterfeit mobile phones and other communication gadgets from the market. After failed attempts to rid the market of sub-standard and counterfeit phones for more …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After making various attempts to switch off substandard cell phones in vain, Uganda Communications Commission-UCC has shifted focus on empowering Ugandans to enable them to make informed decisions when buying mobile phones. UCC has for more than ten years made various attempts to get rid …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Civil Aviation Organization-UCAA staff are no longer allowed to use mobile phones and other personal devices on duty at Entebbe International Airport. In a circular to the general managers of DAS, NAS/ENHAS, the principal immigration officer, all airline station managers, site manager trend events, …
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Kasenyi, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | What connection can there be, between a normal smart mobile phone and an increase in quality and quantity of fish catch from a lake? Well, on the trans-boundary Lakes Edward and Albert, between D.R Congo and Uganda, the two are very closely …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Uganda’s next war: Experts warn as phones of politicians are hacked THE LAST WORD Ethiopia’s failed reform: How Africa’s most successful economy has produced a political crisis that may tear it apart ANALYSIS …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Simi Technologies, the manufacturer of Uganda’s first mobile phones says it has recorded high sales during the first year of its operations compared to their project. Simi technologies has been in business for 13 months following its launch in late 2019. David Beecham Okwere, the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Statistics compiled by Criminal Investigations Directorate indicate Ugandans on average lose mobile phones valued at 4 billion shillings to criminals every year. Data for three years shows thugs stole 5,630 phones in 2019 which were worth 4.29 Billion Shillings. However, police investigators including the cyber-crime …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s first mobile phone and laptop assembly plant SIMI Mobile has been commissioned this afternoon in Namanve Industrial Park, Mukono district. The factory built by Chinese Electronics firm ENGO Holdings Limited was installed to produce 2,000 mobile phones, 1,500 Smart phones and 800 mini …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested one Allan Ggayi, who is suspected to be part of a gang that raided Kawempe retail and mobile money shops stealing over 160 telephones. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango says that Ggayi, a resident of Kyanja was intercepted at Bujuuko, along …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Chinese electronics firm, ENGO Holdings Limited, has joined Uganda’s industrial sector to domestically manufacture and assemble mobile phones, iPads and laptop computers. The firm is setting up its plant in Namanve, Uganda’s flagship industrial park. The construction works expected to last six months …
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