Netflix expands password sharing crackdown around the world

By Lisa Richwine Netflix Inc on Tuesday expanded its crackdown on password sharing to the United States and more than 100 other countries, alerting users that their accounts cannot be shared for free outside of their households. The streaming video pioneer has been looking for new ways to make money as it faces signs of…

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Young People Prepare for East Africa Economic Transformation

By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin – updated at 1557 EAT on Saturday 27th May 2023 EMBRACE East Africa has today organized a Strategic meeting for Kampala Youth Leaders ahead of the Launch for Kampala on 10th June 2023. Malcolm Isaac Bulamu, CEO of EMBRACE says they are taking a 3 pronged Approach to transformation of the…

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Uganda to export 3,000 nurses to UK, Middle East

The leadership of Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union (UNMU), has said engagements are underway to send some of the 3,000 well-skilled nurses who are not employed by the government, to work abroad. This was revealed to this publication yesterday by Mr Justus Cherop, the president of UNMU. He was commenting on ongoing plans by some…

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Tributes flow for Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll Tina Turner

Summary Tina Turner – the singer who became a superstar with hits like The Best and What’s Love Got to Do With It – has died in Switzerland aged 83 after a long illness Dubbed the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, she was famed for her raunchy and energetic stage performances and husky, powerful vocals…

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60 Years of African Unity – What’s Failed and What’s Succeeded

ANALYSIS – By Keith Gottschalk Africa Day this year marks 60 years since the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The anniversary begs the question: How much of the vision of the OAU’s founding fathers has been realised 60 years on? What would not be there but for the efforts of the organisation and its…

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Dangote Launches Africa’s Biggest Oil Refinery

History was made as President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the first indigenous refinery in Nigeria, the U.S.$18.5 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery, in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, owns the new refinery, which aims to address the ongoing fuel shortages in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer. The refinery is expected to boost domestic refining capacity, getting rid…

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