Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nnabagereka of Buganda, Sylvia Nagginda has reiterated the importance of technology in the celebration and preservation of the kingdom’s cultural heritage. She was speaking the close of this year’s Ekisaakaate Kya Nnaabagereka, that has trained over 600 children aged 6-18 years, both boys and girls …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The latest data on mobile telecommunications services in Uganda shows a mixed picture regarding quality, both some providers improving and others declining. The country has four mobile network operators: Uganda Telecommunications Corporation Ltd (UTeL), MTN, Airtel, and Tangerine Communications Ltd (Lycamobile). The companies are given …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s State Minister for Gender, Labour, and Social Development in charge of Children and Youth Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi has just confirmed on X aka twitter, that Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) CDF Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s account has been deactivated again. It was not immediately clear …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese internet users on a popular social networking platform have noticed a sudden influx of foreign newcomers who claim to have migrated from TikTok due to concerns about a potential ban by the U.S. government within the week. On Xiaohongshu, a Chinese platform with combined features …
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HAIYANG, Shandong | Xinhua | A Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) rocket lifted off on Monday in east China’s Shandong Province, sending the satellite group CentiSpace 01 into the planned orbit. The rocket blasted off at 11 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the sea near the city of Haiyang. Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center …
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SAN FRANCISCO, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. social media giant Meta announced Tuesday that it is ending the “Third-Party Fact-Checking” program and replacing it with the “Community Notes” system for content management. The shift would start in the United States. Supporters believe this step signifies Meta’s attempt to …
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Tyme’s unicorn status throws down the gauntlet for African startups in 2025 SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Tyme’s US$1.5 billion valuation after a US$150 million investment in the digital bank by Nubank has pushed it into the elite unicorn club and helped lift the gloom that had descended on …
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TOKYO | Xinhua | A Japanese cybersecurity firm has identified distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks targeting 46 companies and organizations in Japan, local media reported Sunday. Trend Micro identified and analyzed networks called botnets that were highly likely used in the DDoS attacks, in which massive amounts of data …
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NEW YORK | Xinhua | United Airlines Holdings Inc. expects to begin using SpaceX’s Starlink for inflight Wi-Fi in the spring, an earlier-than-expected rollout for the first major U.S. carrier to use Elon Musk’s satellite business. But only members of the carrier’s loyalty program will get the service free, said …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Issuance of the digital registration plates for private and public motor vehicles is set to commence on Monday. In November 2023, the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS) Project was launched and Digital number plates were rolled out starting with government vehicles. In November 2024, the …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
