TECH NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyosk, a tech-led company that connects informal retailers and other similar outlets directly to fast-moving consumer goods companies is transforming Uganda’s retail system and is expected to positively impact the economy. The digital platform, founded in Kenya by technopreneur Raphael Afaedor opened its offices in Uganda …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Today, Housing Finance Bank officially launched its Government Securities Portal with a campaign dubbed” Invest On The Go” at Mestil Hotel and Residences, Kampala. The online portal, which is housed on the Bank’s website allows customers to buy Treasury Bills and Bonds from …

COMMENT | Lydia Mirembe | There was a time when the retirement benefits sector in Uganda was defined by gross mismanagement, lack of transparency and accountability, outright corruption and brazen embezzlement of savers’ money. The establishment of a Sector Regulator since 2011, has provided a foundation for continued improvement in scheme …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory letter to the China News Service (CNS) on its 70th founding anniversary, stressing the importance of innovating the discourse system and improving the capacity for international communication. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) …

Xente Launches Visa Business Cards in Partnership with Visa Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG |  Godfrey Kabbyanga Baluku, State Minister for ICT and National Guidance, has said that by Xente attracting a partnership with Visa – the world’s leader in digital payments – Ugandan innovators have shown they can have an …

Stockholm, Sweden | Xinhua |  Patients on life-sustaining medical equipment may be in danger this winter as there is a possibility of power cuts in Sweden due to the energy crunch, according to a government agency on Sunday. “There is always a risk for people who need life-sustaining machines or …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An expert study on the status of cyber-security reveals wide-ranging levels of vulnerability at leading organisations that handle large volumes of personal data. The study done over the last two years by Peter Bill Kisitu, a cyber-security analyst and researcher at BitSight, a cybersecurity …

  AVIATION DIGEST | JARED KALERA | Two aviation and air travel critics, Noel Philips and Josh Cahill were In Uganda recently to have a feel of travel to and from Uganda by air . No better way could they do this than by Uganda Airlines. Their YouTube channels jointly have …

Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Xinhua | China is ready to work with Russia in extending strong support to each other on issues concerning their respective core interests, Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, here on Thursday. Xi met with Putin at Forumlar Majmuasi …

Police have used “Fog Reveal” to search hundreds of billions of records from 250 million mobile devices New York, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. police agencies, without search warrants, have been using an obscure cellphone tracking tool to follow people’s movements, a U.S. media outlet has reported. According to public records …