The secretive world of naval underwater surveys rarely breaks the surface. Now recent events are briefly shining a light into the darkness. In the Adriatic a Croatian fishing vessel caught one of the U.S. Navy’s undersea sensor systems last week. That mysterious object has largely been explained. Meanwhile, China has
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The Uganda Communications Commission board, management and staff on Wednesday hosted the outgoing Minister of ICT and National Guidance Frank Tumwebaze to a cocktail in appreciation of his leadership of and contribution to the sector. Hon. Tumwebaze, who has been the minister responsible for the communications sector since 2016, was
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Total Uganda Limited and Stanbic Bank Uganda have this morning announced a partnership that will see customers with prepaid Total Fuel Cards top-up more conveniently at over 1,500 Stanbic Agents across the country. While launching the partnership at Total headquarters in Industrial Area in Kampala, the Total Uganda Managing Director,
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Bold Cashers Limited, a Ugandan technology company, has set its eyes on making Africa’s economies cashless with Cash Chat, a digital and social network mobile application. The mobile apple now enables users to transfer money across the globe. It also enables users to make money through targeted advertising on top
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The inaugural Social Media FestUg, an annual event organized by Spotlight Publications Ltd, the publishers of Business Focus is scheduled to take place on 25th January 2020 at Silver Springs Hotel Gardens, Bugolobi. Running under the theme; Redirecting Social Media To Impactful Social Networking Engagements, the festival will bring real
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By AFP Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei said Tuesday that "survival" was its top priority after announcing 2019 sales were expected to fall short of projections as a result of US sanctions. The global leader in telecom networking equipment has been effectively banned by the United States from working with American
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Africa's largest mobile operator MTN says it is reviewing allegations that it paid protection money to militant Islamist groups in Afghanistan. The allegations, made in a legal complaint filed in a US federal court on Friday, say the firm violated US anti-terrorism laws. It was filed on behalf of families
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The attention of the Uganda Communications Commission has been drawn to the headline, “Is Your SIM Card Safe?” in The New Vision of Friday, December 27, 2019. The gist of the news story is that seven suspects have been arrested in connection with irregular SIM card registration. According to the
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By Mirror It is the go-to messaging app for billions of people around the world, but WhatsApp has revealed that its app will stop working on Windows smartphones next week. While the app is currently available on select Windows smartphone, it will stop being available on December 31. WhatsApp said:
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Ethiopia has launched its first satellite into space to monitor climate change and improve research in agriculture and drought preparedness. The satellite, named ETRSS-1, was launched from China on Friday. The Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite-1, or ETRSS-1, was sent into space by a Long March 4B carrier rocket from the
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