The government of Tanzania has launched a new digital platform that allows citizens to communicate directly with leaders in the health sector. The platform aims […]
Category: Science and Technology
NASA Astronaut Suni Williams Retires After 27-Year Career and Historic Nine-Month Space Mission
Veteran NASA astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams, who spent an unexpected nine months aboard the International Space Station (ISS) following technical problems with an experimental spacecraft, […]
Tanzania Sets Sights on 130MW of Geothermal Power by 2030 to Boost Energy Security
Dar es Salaam — Tanzania has set an ambitious target of generating 130 megawatts of geothermal power by 2030 as part of its broader strategy […]
Elon Musk Restricts Grok AI Image Editing to Paid X Users After Deepfake Backlash
Elon Musk’s platform X has limited its AI image editing tool, Grok, to paying subscribers following widespread criticism over the creation of sexualized deepfakes. The […]
UCC Clarifies Starlink Status, Says Firm Has Not Met Licensing Requirements in Uganda
Uganda’s communications regulator has clarified that Starlink is not licensed to operate in the country, stressing that its actions against the satellite internet provider are […]
Starlink Accepts Government Request to Block Ugandan Users Ahead of Polls
Starlink, the satellite internet provider, has complied with a request from the Ugandan government to block its internet services for users in the country. This […]
Starlink Disables Satellite Internet Terminals in Uganda Pending Operating Licence
Starlink, the satellite internet service provider, has disabled all of its satellite internet terminals in Uganda following a directive from the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). […]
From Screens to Seas: How MrBeast and Mark Rober Mobilised Millions to Remove 34 Million Pounds of Ocean Trash
What began as an ambitious online challenge has turned into one of the largest creator-led environmental clean-up efforts in history. Popular YouTube creators MrBeast (Jimmy […]
Kenyan Astrophysicist Harold Safary Makes Historic Discovery of Second Asteroid
Kenya has achieved another major milestone in space science with the discovery of a second asteroid by Kenyan astrophysicist Harold Safary. This remarkable achievement has […]
Uganda Tightens Rules on Starlink Equipment Ahead of 2026 Elections
The Ugandan government has introduced new restrictions on the importation of Starlink satellite internet equipment, requiring written approval from the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) […]