A Malawi court delayed the trial of actor Phwedo until July 10, 2025. The performer faces charges for sexual contact with a minor and child kidnapping. Police arrested him on April 22 but he walks free on bail. Magistrate Benjamin Chulu wants proof of the victim's real age. The prosecution must bring the national ID card used during school exams.
Government lawyers brought papers from the exam board but forgot the ID card. The court gave them seven more days to find the document. Defense lawyer Khwima Mchizi said prosecutors handled the case poorly. The magistrate wants to know why the state team ignored his earlier order. Court officials need the ID to confirm how old the victim was during the alleged crimes.
Intel stops making the Arc A750 graphics card after June 27, 2025. Companies must place final orders before that date or miss out completely. The chip maker will ship all remaining cards through September 26, 2025. System builders need to check their stock levels and order what they need. Intel sales teams stand ready to help customers during this transition.
The Arc A750 hit stores during October 2022 as a mid-range gaming option. Intel built the card with 8GB of fast memory and 3,584 processing cores. The graphics chip runs at speeds up to 2,400 MHz and needs 225 watts of power. Gamers could play modern titles with ray tracing effects turned on. Creative workers also used the card for video editing and 3D rendering tasks.
AMD showed off its next server chip called Venice at a tech conference. The company plans to release the processor next year with 256 cores. Current AMD server chips only have 192 cores at most. Venice uses the new 2nm Zen 6 design to pack more power into data centers. Server companies will be able to run bigger workloads with these chips.
The Venice processor supports 128 PCIe 6.0 lanes for faster connections. Memory speeds reach 12,500 transfers per second on 16 channels. Each channel handles 64 bits of data at once. All channels working together deliver 1.6 terabytes of bandwidth every second. AMD says Venice performs 70 percent better than older chips.
Each core on Venice runs 27.5 percent faster than previous designs. The chip...
Lexar launched the NM990 series for people who need fast computer storage. The drives work with PCIe 5.0 connections and come in three sizes. Gamers and content creators can buy 1TB, 2TB, or 4TB models. Each drive measures 22mm wide and 80mm long. The company built these drives for heavy computer tasks.
The drives read data at speeds up to 14,000 MB per second. Write speeds change based on storage size from 7,500 MB/s to 11,000 MB/s. Random operations reach 2 million read IOPS and 1.5 million write IOPS. The 8-channel controller helps manage all this speed. Users can transfer large files quickly with these drives.
Heat management keeps the drives running smoothly during long work sessions. Lexar added graphite stickers and Thermal...
People who support General Muhoozi Kainerugaba marched to the German Embassy on Friday. They wore shirts with his picture and carried signs. The group accused Ambassador Matthias Schauer of working against Uganda. Michael Mawanda led the protesters from their offices to the embassy building. Police watched the demonstration but nobody got hurt.
The protesters could not enter the embassy because it was closed. They left a letter for the ambassador at the gate. Mawanda said they followed the rules about diplomatic buildings. He told the crowd they would not force their way inside. The group said the ambassador was hiding from them because he knew he did wrong things.
The protesters chanted slogans about ending colonial times. They...
A police officer faces charges after authorities say he stole building supplies worth millions of shillings. Superintendent Avito Begira works as a human resource officer for Wamala Region police. He lives in Lunya Zone and appeared before Makindye Chief Magistrate's court. The officer denied taking any construction materials. Magistrate Igga Adiru ordered him held until June 19 as the case moves forward.
Police say Begira took 380 iron sheets and 250 poles from a construction site. He also grabbed 15 cement bags and various tools like hammers and saws. The stolen items belonged to Kato Bumali and were worth about 16.6 million shillings. Officers from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit made the arrest. The incident happened at...
Equity Bank Group starts major ethics reforms across East Africa. CEO Dr. James Mwangi announced the changes during a meeting with investors. The bank operates across Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo. Leaders want to build trust through better transparency and responsible banking. The new program makes accountability important for all workers.
The bank checks staff performance more carefully and looks for conflicts of interest. Senior employees must follow the same rules as everyone else. David from compliance says the equal treatment sends a strong message. Managing Director Gift Shoko spoke to Uganda staff about creating fair workplaces. The bank teaches ethics training and protects workers who...
Muslim women lawyers want Uganda's top court to force the government into action. The Islamic Women Initiative for Justice demands lawmakers create Qadhi Courts for religious matters. Article 129 of the 1995 Constitution promises these special courts but they never started. Parliament must pass laws to make the courts work properly. Women say they cannot access fair justice without these religious tribunals.
The Constitutional Court heard arguments from five justices during Wednesday's session. Lawyer Kenneth Ssebabi Kakooza represents the Muslim women against government officials. He says the state ignores its duty to provide equal justice access. Muslim women handle marriage and divorce cases through informal systems without legal...
Talkio Mobile teams up with Interswitch to reach more people across Uganda. The phone company will use Quickteller's 20,000 agents to sell airtime and data. Customers can buy phone services at agent locations around the country. The deal helps Talkio Mobile grow faster than before. Interswitch brings payment technology to make transactions easier.
People can purchase SIM cards and do mobile money deals soon. Quickteller agents will handle these services for Talkio Mobile customers. The partnership adds more ways for people to access phone services. Agent locations spread throughout Uganda for better coverage. Mobile payments become simpler through Interswitch systems.
CEO Vianne Allan Ahura says the deal brings services closer to...
