Hackers were able to remotely install surveillance software on phones and other devices using a major vulnerability in messaging app WhatsApp, it has been confirmed. WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, said the attack targeted a "select number" of users, and was orchestrated by "an advanced cyber actor". A fix
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Convicted Boda Boda 2010 leader, Abdallah Kittata has been sentenced to eight years in jail by the General Court Martial. This comes a day after the same court convicted Kitatta and his bodyguard, Sowali Ngobi for illegal possession of firearms. The General Court Martial Chairperson, Lt. Gen. Andrew Gutti pronounced
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Journalists at 13 media companies in Uganda, who were ordered to be suspended by the regulator, will challenge the order in court on Wednesday. The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) told broadcast companies to take action against dozens of managers, programme heads and producers, over allegations they contravened broadcasting standards in
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The General Court martial has convicted Abdullah Kitatta, the Boda Boda 2010 Association patron and his bodyguard, Sowali Ngobi for illegal possession of firearms. The General Court Martial Chairperson, Lt. Gen. Andrew Gutti pronounced the duo guilty in his judgment delivered on Monday afternoon in a fully packed Makindye based
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The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) Government will not be in position to fulfill its pledge of constructing a least a secondary school in each Sub-County and a primary school in every Parish due to limited funding, the Minister of Education and Sports Janet Kataaha Museveni has admitted. The Minister,
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Equity Bank’s announcement that it had reached a deal to buy four regional banks has drawn interest to the ownership of the lenders and the state of their health. The bank’s Chief Executive James Mwangi announced plans to buy 62 per cent of Banque Populaire du Rwanda Ltd, 100 per
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The under fire Inspector General of Government (IGG), Lady Justice Irene Mulyagonja is pondering quitting her Shs37m job for a less paying one. This is after she applied for a job at the Judicial Service Commission as judge of the Constitutional Court that would see her take home about Shs20m
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Zimbabwe earned $2.7m (Shs10bn) for exporting 97 elephants to China and Dubai over a six year period, Tourism Minister Priscah Mupfumira has said, state-linked Chronicle newspaper reports She said the animals exported were sub-adults, meaning they were between two and thee years old. “Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority exported
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By Katusiime Kellen The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has released a list of ten crops where farmers last year earned a better price than others. The list, contained in the new Producer Price Index (PPI) for agriculture released on Thursday, is first-time of its kind by UBOS and the
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President Yoweri Museveni has launched phase four of the internet connectivity project for West Nile and Karamoja. The ceremony took place at St Charles Lwanga Secondary School grounds in Koboko district. The National Information Technology, Uganda (NITA-U), with funding from the World Bank, contracted Huawei technology to build this phase
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