Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has extended the nationwide coronavirus controls for 21 days. In his address to the nation at the end of an initial 14-day lockdown, the president said that all control guidelines previously announced will remain in place. The measures include closure of national borders, including Entebbe International
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The global economy will contract by 3% this year as countries around the world shrink at the fastest pace in decades, the International Monetary Fund says. The IMF described the global decline as the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It said the pandemic had plunged the world
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Uganda’s Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija (pictured) and his technocrats at Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development are possibly facing the toughest year of their lives. With the deadline to pass the 2020/21 National Budget fast approaching, Members of Parliament on Finance Committee have rejected several tax proposals that Kasaija
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Borrowers especially businessmen who had hopes of government helping them to repay their loans in light of the COVID-19 pandemic should think twice. This is after President Yoweri Museveni categorically stated that “government won’t pay your loans” but will engage banks to adjust on their conditions. He made the remarks
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The Central Motor Club, a member of the 15 motorsports clubs that form up FMU (Federation of Motorsports Clubs of Uganda) has donated food items and cash towards the fight against COVID-19. Vice President Kakeeto Saeed Ali who led this Donation this morning handed over items to Minister of General
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President Yoweri Museveni (pictured) has said the greed for money will kill Ugandans. The President made the remarks in reference to Ugandans who have defied some f the COVID-19 guidelines he announced earlier to make money. Addressing the nation on COVID-19 at State House Nakasero this afternoon, Museveni said when
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Ugandan opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi (pictured), popularly known as Bobi Wine, says he has partnered with an American businessman to airlift Africans being mistreated in China. This is after reports emerged of hundreds of Africans evicted from their homes and hotels in the Chinese city of Guangzhou over fears the
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board on Monday approved immediate debt relief for 25 poor countries. In a statement dated April 13, 2020, Kristalina Georgieva (pictured), Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said: “Today, I am pleased to say that our Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief
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Eleven more people have tested positive for COVID-19, raising Kenya's cases to 208. Making the announcement Monday afternoon, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe (pictured) said that one more death has been reported, raising the number of those who have died from the virus to nine. Mr Kagwe said that over
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Every new technology comes with its advantages and disadvantages, and electronic communication platforms are not an exception. Their tremendous benefits notwithstanding, electronic communication networks have facilitated increased production and sharing of false, offensive and illegal content. Unscrupulous content creators have taken advantage of the digital information age to publish and
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