The Kampala Central MP, Muhammad Nsereko has called for relaxation on payment of loans, rent and utilities to Ugandan business community cope with effects of the deadly COVID-19 aka Coronavirus. Nsereko (pictured) made the call today while addressing journalists at Parliament where he urged the public to take the global
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The first batch of medical equipment donated by a Chinese billionaire to help fight coronavirus in Africa arrived in Ethiopia on Sunday. Jack Ma, the co-founder of the online store Alibaba, is sending millions of test kits, surgical masks and protective clothing to the continent, where now more than 1,000
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Justice Musa Ssekaana of the High Court has thrown out an application by former National Drug Authority (NDA) Head of Drug Assessment Florence Nakachwa Obiocha seeking to block the renewal of Dr Medard Bitekyerezo’s contract as the agency’s Board Chairman. Dwelling on her affidavit, and a supplementary document filed by
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The Government of Uganda is set to borrow about Shs720bn as the economy struggles in the face of the COVID-19 aka Coronavirus pandemic. According to Matia Kasaija, the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda Revenue Authority’s revenue collections will register an additional shortfall of about Shs82.4 billion for
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has issued new guidelines to the country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Museveni was on Sunday addressing the country after it registered it's first Covid-19 case. In the address, Museveni advised against using elbows to greet saying it is 'idiotic' He also advised that
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Uganda's Ministry of Health has confirmed the country's first case of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). The confirmed case is a 36 year old Ugandan male who arrived from Dubai today, Saturday 21st March 2020 aboard Ethiopian Airlines at 2:00am. "During the screening process at the airport, his temperature was 38.7. This
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Uganda's health ministry has revealed that seven people have tested negative for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. The ministry revealed this on Friday saying the samples were got from the capital, Kampala and Kanungu district, in the western part of the country. "Samples from 7 suspected cases with
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The Uganda Government has revealed that the projection for economic growth in FY2019/20 has been revised downwards from 6.0 percent to between 5.2 -5.7 percent depending on the severity of the COVID-19 impact on Uganda. This is contained in a statement on the economic impact of COVID-19 on Uganda presented
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While the African Energy Chamber has a fundamental belief that we have to let the market work for itself, it encourages African countries that have engaged petroleum operators and local service companies to find ways to relieve the burden on exploration programs and local companies. The Chamber considers this of
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By Dr. Enock Nyorekwa Twinoburyo Across the globe, nearly everybody -- from urban to rural populations, the aged and the young alike are talking about the novel Coronavirus (aka COVID-19), owing in part to World Health Organization declaring it a pandemic. As I write this article, I have been advised
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