Seoul, South Korea | AFP | The World Taekwondo Federation has changed its name to World Taekwondo after becoming uncomfortable with the “negative connotations” of its acronym, WTF. The body has been named World Taekwondo Federation since 1973, but it has been considering a change since the slang abbreviation ‘WTF’ …
Read More »CRICKET: Kohli turns off social media ahead of Pakistan clash
London, United Kingdom | AFP | India skipper Virat Kohli admitted Saturday that he is steering clear of social media ahead of Sunday’s high-profile Champions Trophy final against bitter rivals Pakistan. Kohli, one of the superstars of world cricket, commands almost 16 million followers on Twitter and 14 million on …
Read More »Ethiopia mobile internet still off after a week
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | Ethiopians were still unable to surf the web via mobile networks on Tuesday, despite government claims the nationwide internet shutdown, which began a week ago, had been lifted. Africa’s second most-populous country turned off its internet access without warning or explanation last week, briefly …
Read More »Kanye West exits social media
New York, United States | AFP | Rap superstar Kanye West, long a prolific user of Twitter, has disappeared from social media after months of erratic behavior. The husband of reality television star Kim Kardashian appeared to have deleted his accounts on Twitter and Instagram, with searches Friday for his …
Read More »WhatsApp hitch Wednesday night causes worldwide apprehension
Ugandans Wednesday night took to social media to complain after they realized they could not use WhatsApp to send or receive messages. The problem that started soon after 11pm, was first thought by many, to be a local problem. It soon turned out that it was a worldwide problem, as the …
Read More »Uganda mulls over drinking, gambling hours
Uganda is considering regulating drinking hours to check increasing alcohol abuse, which President Yoweri Museveni says, affects productivity at work. Museveni stated on Monday that one of the big challenges the country must address in order to improve productivity of labour, is the problem of alcoholism and gambling. “I note …
Read More »Stella Nyanzi teaching Luzira inmates English
Prominent female academic and activist Stella Nyanzi is “doing very well” at Luzira prison and is already involved in teaching English to inmates, her lawyer Nicholas Opiyo has said. Opiyo told BBC today that Nyanzi is teaching English in her spare time at Uganda’s Luzira Prison where she is in custody …
Read More »LIVE: Jeff Koinange Live….on NBS TV
Jeff Koinange, and equally combative Ugandan journalist Andrew Mwenda, will be guests in tonight’s NBS TV Frontline show. The Kenyan journalist and talk show host of Jeff Koinange Live will feature in what is expected to be an explosive analysis of social media, freedoms and corruption in East Africa. The one and only …
Read More »What Dr Stella Nyanzi told court
Prominent academic and activist Doctor Stella Nyanzi on Monday denied charges of cyber harassment and offensive communication that have been read out to her this afternoon. Her appeal for bail was not granted, as she was remanded to Luzira prison until April 25 for court to hear her response to the state …
Read More »NO BAIL: State asks court to order mental check on Dr. Nyanzi
Court has declined to hear Dr.Stella Nyanzi’s bail application until after disposing the state’s application demanding a mental check of the academic. Dr. Nyanzi has been remanded to April 25. Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate James Eremye on Monday ruled that Dr.Nyanzi goes ahead to answer to the charges against …
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