WhatsApp users who do not accept its updated terms and conditions by the 15 May deadline will be unable to receive or send messages until they do so. Their account will be listed as “inactive”. And inactive accounts can be deleted after 120 days. Calls and notifications will still function for “a short while” but, TechCrunch reported, probably only a “few weeks”. WhatsApp announced the update in January. There was a backlash among many users who thought it meant the company was planning to change the amount of data it shared with its parent company, Facebook. It later clarified this…
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Tiger Woods was hospitalized after being involved in a single-car accident in Los Angeles Carlifornian, USA on Tuesday morning. “On February 23, 2021, at approximately 7:12 AM, LASD responded to a single vehicle roll-over traffic collision on the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes,” a statement from officials read. The golf legend suffered “multiple leg injuries,” according to TMZ. The outlet’s sources also reported that they do not believe alcohol was involved and police had not found “anything illicit inside the vehicle.” His agent, Mark Steinberg, released a statement as well, writing in part, “He is currently in…
Opera the Norwegian browser developer has announcing the launch of its new dedicated chat service Hype, built into mobile web browser Opera Mini. With the introduction of Hype in the Opera Mini browser, Opera is rethinking the concept of mobile browsers providing its users with a personalized, engaging browsing experience that enables seamless surfing, chatting and sharing content– without compromising speed or driving increased data consumption. “Chat services and browsers are apps people use every day and feel very personal about,” said Charles Hamel, Product Lead for Hype. “With the integration of Hype in Opera Mini, we are not only…
The Uganda Police Force has directed its commanders to intensify operations to crackdown on members of the public who violate Coronavirus guidelines including curfew and closure of bars. In a message dated February 22, 2021, the Police Operations Director, AIGP Edward Ochom says it has been noted that criminality has increased especially at night because of the failure to implement the guidelines. “It has been observed that boda boda riders are no longer observing curfew time as they are seen driving throughout the night. Equally, motor vehicles are not observing the 9pm curfew time and are seen at all times…
State House has dismissed claims that President Yoweri Museveni and his inner circle were vaccinated against Covid-19 without Ugandans’ knowledge. In their article- ‘ Chinese Covid vaccine secretly given to VIPs’, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) claimed Museveni was among the world leaders who got a Chinese vaccine. “In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte’s security detail got Covid-19 vaccines last year before their use was authorized. And in Uganda, members of President Yoweri Museveni’s inner circle were offered vaccines. In Uganda as in Peru, the vaccines were from China state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm,” alleged WSJ. However,according to Senior Presidential Press Secretary Don Wanyama,…
AGBL East Africa successfully installed the first five lasers spectrum flow cytometer in the African continent at the MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda. Dr. Stephen Cose, Lecturer in Immunology at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine/ Uganda Research Unit, expressed his satisfaction. “The addition of a high end spectral analyzer technology to our benches will add a lot to our research capabilities, it means much more reach when it comes to the number biological markers and accuracy of detection, the AGBL team was instrumental in introducing us to this brilliant technology and their team of experts…
Security agencies are investigating circumstances under which Robert Kyagulanyi’s armoured car was procured, transported and cleared by tax authorities, highly placed sources have said. Over the weekend, Kyagulanyi, the NUP president, revealed on his social media that his supporters had fundraised and bought for him an armoured car, one of the latest Toyota Land Cruiser series. It is comparable to the vehicles that make part of President Museveni’s motorcade. “A few weeks ago, these comrades surprised me when they informed me that they had succeeded in raising enough money for the vehicle, and here it is. I can’t thank you…
Veteran journalist cum NRM mobiliser Basajja Mivule Bwadene has unveiled a fuel guzzler just hours after National Unity Platform principal Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine unleashed his armored vehicle. Basajja Mivule was pictured exiting a Hilux double cabin hard body, file in hands and rocking his usual three-piece suits. Its registration number is UBJ 603K According to information from Mivule’s associates, he was gifted the car by President Museveni following his exploits in helping the party achieve popularity. Mivule was one of the NRM mobilisers who ferociously attacked NUP’s Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine during the campaigns. Balaam Barugahara,…
Ugandans do not know how to use expressways, and dual carriageway, implying that it will take a lot for the country to rip the benefits of the huge investment in such infrastructure projects. Several motorists drive from points where they are not supposed to, causing significant inconvenience to other road users on the dual carriageways. The Uganda National Roads Authority, UNRA, says this is a result of both lack of knowledge on the use of high-speed roads (highways) or expressways, or selfishness by motorists who disregard the rights and safety of others. In Uganda, basic rules include driving on…
The Supreme Court has today Friday evening dismissed a pettition in which National Unity Platform President Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi was seeking to file more 127 affidavits. Earlier Lawyers of President Museveni, the Electoral Commission and the Attorney General, had asked court not to allow Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert to file more affidavits to support his presidential election petition. During the hearing at the Supreme Court at Kololo in Kampala, the lawyers from the three respondents mentioned that if Court allows Kyagulanyi to file his affidavits now, it means that it might not be able to determine the case within the mandatory…