So far, there have been relatively few coronavirus deaths in Africa Africa could become the next epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. There was a sharp rise in cases in the past week. There have been almost 1,000 deaths and more than 18,000 infections
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The forex market was calm with the local unit trading flat for most of the trading sessions as market activity was at the lowest ebb. Market players were seen on the fence as demand dipped due to the lockdown. Trading was in a narrow range, holding at 3765/3775 on the
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Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga (pictured) has directed MPs from defending themselves against the Shs10bn that will see each MP walk away with Shs20m to reportedly help them fight COVID-19 in their constituencies. The Shs10bn is part of the Shs284Bn to mitigate the spread of Coronovirus in the country.
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The Ugandan government has cleared shipment of 250 kilogrammes of marijuana to Tel Aviv after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government agreed to pay $375,000 (about Shs1.5b) for dry cannabis flowers, Marijuana. A Kasese-based medical marijuana dealer- the Industrial Hemp (U) Ltd, used Turkish Airlines on Monday night to deliver
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The First Deputy Prime Minister, General Moses Ali (pictured) has refuted claims that Government has been giving out rotten beans, noting that all the food Government is distributing has been cleared by Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS). He was responding to Kasese Woman MP, Winfred Kiiza (FDC) who said
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Members of Parliament who are locked down in Kampala due to the COVID-19 guidelines issued by President Yoweri Museveni are worried of losing their seats after it emerged that their opponents are supplying relief food items in the constituencies. During yesterday’s plenary sitting, Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga called on Government to
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By Ian Rumanyika "Lesson number one is that a responsible brand or organisation should have a documented Business Continuity and Crisis Management plan to enable the business survive during and after any crisis and these should be customised to the particular business." Fact: no matter how well things are moving
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The Income Tax Amendment Bill 2020 has passed into law with amendments, leaving the Finance Ministry counting losses on revenue measures.A proposal to raise the tax on rental income from 20 to 30 per cent flopped after the deletion of clause 3, which had proposed the new tax measure.Withholding tax
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As a new measure adopted to further combat the spread of Covid19 at Uganda’s borders, all truck drivers driving into Uganda are required to present themselves to the Ministry of Health officials for testing. On the 12th of April, 2020 a truck driver enroute to Southern Sudan went through the
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China has been sending face masks and medical equipment to African nations Teams of Chinese doctors have set off to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso to support efforts to fight coronavirus pandemic, state-owned China Global Television Network reports. Their exact number unspecified, but they are drawn from Sichuan Province and Tianjin
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