US President Donald Trump has warned Americans to prepare for the "toughest week" of the coronavirus pandemic yet, predicting a surge in deaths. At his daily briefing, Mr Trump said "there will be death" in a grim assessment of the days ahead. He sought to reassure the worst-hit states, promising
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Raxio Data Centre and the Uganda Internet Exchange Point (UIXP) have signed a deal that will expand the UIXP’s peering network into the country’s first Tier-III carrier neutral data centre. The UIXP currently interconnects 28 networks which exchange over 10 gigabits of Internet traffic on a daily basis. This deal
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The Stanbic Purchase Managers Index (PMI) for March has recorded the first decline in activity. This is due to the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic which has led to fall in new business, company shutdowns and issues with the supply of materials in, thus pushing the Ugandan private sector
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Government through Ministry of Education and Sports has stopped Christian University (UCU) from offering online examinations to their students until the Coronovirus crisis is contained in the country. The announcement was made by Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni (pictured) on Saturday while addressing the nation on Ministry of
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It’s a public secret that Uganda is one of the most enterprising countries in the world. To affirm this, a Ugandan Doctor, Dr. Abudallah Katongole has invented reusable medical overalls as the country battles deadly COVID-19 disease that is caused by the Corona Virus. With this innovation, health practitioners who
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PRESS RELEASE The Police have arrested two of their colleagues and a member of a village defence unit who reportedly beat up a pregnant woman they accused of flouting orders against crowding in bars and public spaces. The arrest followed a directive by President Museveni today (Saturday) after he received
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Uganda's property magnate, Sudhir Ruparelia, the founder of Ruparelia group and chairman of Ruparelia Foundation has contributed two brand new vehicles model- Tata Xenon pickup trucks towards championing the fight against Coronavirus in Uganda. According to reports, the cars have been made available for the Taskforce which is headed by
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City tycoon, Hamis Kigundu through his Ham Foundation has donated Shs100 million cash towards the food relief distribution program that is targeting vulnerable people affected by the lockdown aimed at combating COVID-19 pandemic. Kigundu handed over the cash this morning to Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda who flagged off distribution of
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Broadcasters in Uganda under their umbrella body, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) have condemned the brutality, harassment, and attack on ordinary Ugandans and journalists by security forces while enforcing the COVID-19 lockdown and curfew. It should be noted that on Monday, March 30, 2020, President Yoweri Museveni declared a
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The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors Friday approved a first set of emergency support operations for developing countries around the world, using a dedicated, fast-track facility for COVID-19 (coronavirus) response. The first group of projects, amounting to $1.9 billion (Shs7.2trillion), will assist 25 countries, and new operations are moving
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