A quarter of US merchants are adding or planning to offer QR payments in the next three years with slightly higher proportion of UK merchants following the same trend. But the spread of QR codes in retail is not only about payments. More than 80% of retailers believe offering QR code scanning for pr
Online 'advisors' have been telling benefits claimants how to maximise their government handouts while also reaping in hundreds of thousands of pounds. Accounts on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube have gone viral, with followers sharing success stories of how they bagged benefits by following thes
The Ugandan government has petitioned the Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court for permission to access and extract electronic data from phones belonging to jailed Opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye and two of his associates.
Company directors and secretaries have been called upon to rethink governance in an AI-driven world and explore ways to foster more objective, transparent, and effective decision-making processes.This call was made during the 14th Annual Directors and Company Secretaries Conference, held u
Airtel Money and Mastercard have unveiled a new virtual card that enables customers in Uganda to shop using their mobile money account at more than 100 million merchants across 200 countries through Mastercard’s global network.Airtel Money Uganda Managing Director, Japhet Aritho hailed t
A Ugandan woman was arrested at Entebbe International Airport after attempting to smuggle 76 smartphones.The woman, who has not been publicly identified, arrived at the airport disguised as heavily pregnant.
Security agencies led by the Directorate of Crime Intelligence’s (DCI) Flying Squad are intensifying efforts to recover a gun mysteriously stolen from the son of a high-ranking army general.The incident, which o
A tragic situation has shaken Buikwe District, where eight people linked to a controversial religious group have died. The most recent victim was a six-year-old boy, leaving the community heartbroken and angry.The
For the past five months or so, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has been at loggerheads with Uganda’s biggest telecommunications company, MTN.This follows an audit carried out by SafariTech - a Kenyan company tha
(Mbale) â On November 16, 2024, a violent attack involving Imbalu boys was reported in Katwaka Cell, Bumagenyi Ward, Industrial Division, Mbale City. The group, armed with pangas, sticks, and stones, targeted several individuals, injuring a man and robbing others of their belongings.The vic
