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Apple launched its new Liquid Glass interface for iOS 26 but users complain about readability problems. The transparent design makes notifications hard to see and Control Center buttons blend with background wallpapers. Social media users shared negative feedback about the major visual overhaul...

AMD grabbed huge chunks of the server computer chip market during recent years. The company started with zero market share back during 2017 but climbed to nearly 40 percent during early 2025. Mercury Research analysts predict AMD could reach 50 percent market control within coming years. The...

Uganda stopped using automated speed cameras after angry drivers complained about unfair penalties. The Works Ministry announced the suspension on Wednesday night and said the ban starts at midnight. Transport Minister Katumba Wamala will explain the government's next steps on Thursday...

A Kampala court threw out charges against three activists who stripped near Parliament during anti-corruption protests. Norah Kobusingye, Praise Aloikin Opoloje, and Kemitoma Kyenzibo faced common nuisance accusations after their September demonstration. Police arrested the women for marching...

The European Union took Uganda off its dangerous money laundering watch list on Tuesday. Brussels officials said the African nation fixed problems with financial crime prevention systems. Uganda joined the blacklist during 2020 after international inspectors found weak banking controls. The...

A Kabale court ordered Bishop Asili Memorial School to pay 25 million shillings to a father who lost his daughter for five years. The school released the girl to her mother without asking the father first back during 2018. Mr. Ruzindantaro discovered his child had vanished when he visited the...

Uganda wants to grow its economy ten times bigger and reach $500 billion worth of business activity within 16 years. Bank of Uganda deputy governor Augustus Nuwagaba said the country can achieve this goal with major changes to how it operates. The nation must create more than one million jobs...

Property owners from eastern Uganda promised to pay rental taxes after education meetings with revenue officials. The Uganda Revenue Authority visited Soroti and Moroto districts to teach landlords about tax rules. Caroline Eyapu from Soroti said taxes help build better roads and security lights...

Somalia told international partners to stop using an old coordination system. The government sent a letter to UN representative James Swan asking for changes. Officials want to end the C6+ framework that started after 2010. Foreign Minister Ali Omar said the country changed since those early...

aBi Development met with coffee industry leaders at Kampala Serena Hotel on Tuesday. The company partnered with Mastercard Foundation to discuss helping young women start farming businesses. Government officials and bank representatives joined the meeting about coffee sector growth. The groups...

Stanbic Bank Uganda created a new way for parents to pay school fees using American dollars. The Flexipay app lets families send money directly to international schools without changing currencies first. Parents can avoid extra costs and complicated money exchanges that eat into their budgets...

Maxwell Kuwembula Mugude died when his car hit a sugarcane truck early Thursday morning. The Kamuli District leader crashed around 4:40 am on the Kayunga-Galiraya road near Nakifuma. Police spokesman Patrick Onyango confirmed the accident happened between two vehicles. Kuwembula drove a Pajero...

Ronald Amanyire works as a road safety officer for Uganda's transport ministry. He says private companies took over the country's speed camera system. The system was supposed to make roads safer but turned into a money maker instead. Amanyire warned officials about problems with the cameras but...

Political Actors Dialogue members want President Mnangagwa to pay attention to them again. The group says government officials have ignored their calls for meetings since the 2023 elections ended. Divine Hove from the Nationalist Alliance Party confirmed they finally met recently after months...

A former company accountant worked with armed criminals to steal money from his workplace. George Tarisai Marume helped robbers take cash from Steelmate Investments during December 2023. Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei found him guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery. The court sentenced...

Geo Pomona Waste Management started picking up trash from homes across Harare. The private company launched door-to-door garbage collection after the city council said it could not handle the job. Residents expressed happiness as they watched refuse trucks arrive at their neighborhoods. The...

A court cleared former NSSA investment director Brian Murewa of fraud charges. Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei dismissed the case after state prosecutors failed to prove their accusations. Murewa faced claims he stole 25,000 dollars during a guest house purchase for the pension fund. His...

Two women used fake school certificates to join nursing school at Chitungwiza Central Hospital. Paidamoyo Samantha Muchira and Makanaka Chatikobo submitted false Ordinary Level documents during their applications. The pair studied nursing for one full year before officials discovered their...

Gospel singer Sabastian Magacha earns about 500 dollars each month from his music career. The artist wants to pay 100 dollars monthly for his six-year-old daughter's care. Magacha says he takes care of his wife and two other young children with his income. He spends 250 dollars on rent and 70...

Zimbabwe will host a major women's tourism conference during 2026. The United Nations Tourism organization picked the country at meetings held recently across Nigeria. First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa earned praise for programs that help female business owners succeed. Her projects teach women...