In a live poll conducted by Africa.com on April 22 as part of its webinar series, Crisis Management for African Business Leaders, nearly 70% of webinar participants predicted that their business revenue will decrease by more than 10% next month. 47% indicated that they expect their revenue to decrease by
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Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has gone bare-knuckles, directing Parliament’s Rules, Privilege and Discipline Committee to investigate Minister of Trade, Amelia Kyambadde and Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine for allegedly bringing Parliament into disrepute after refusing to per take of the Shs10bn COVID-19 Money allocated to Parliament. "I think
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By Sam Evidence Orikunda I remember reading a story somewhere of an old man who would send grandchildren (Bazukulu) to pick ripe mangoes and later bring to him. He would pick all the ripe mangoes for himself and leave the raw mangoes for the children. Even when the young ones,
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President Yoweri Museveni Friday flagged off vehicles to help the Ministry of Health in the fight against COVID-19. The President noted that his intention is that Uganda builds a crisis fleet for the Ministry of Health and the country. “This fleet will be spared for times of crisis like these
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President Donald Trump’s briefing on Thursday was devoted in part to a presentation from a Homeland Security official who offered data suggesting the coronavirus does not survive as long in high humidity and sunlight. The presentation came from William Bryan, an official with the Department of Homeland Security, who said
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Tanzania’s delay in enforcing stricter measures to prevent further spread of coronavirus in the country, could have led to the spike in positive cases, according to the World Health Organizaton (WHO). The body's Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti says there are concerns about the rise of cases reported in
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Corruption cases, misuse of public office and resources have increased following the outbreak of COVID-19 in Uganda, the Inspectorate of Government has revealed. "The Inspector General of Government (IGG) charged with mandate of fighting corruption and abuse of office is receiving complaints if allegations of gross corruption, bribery, abuse of
Read MoreCorruption cases, misuse of public office and resources have increased following the outbreak of COVID-19 in Uganda, the Inspectorate of Government has revealed. "The Inspector General of Government (IGG) charged with mandate of fighting corruption and abuse of office is receiving complaints if allegations of gross corruption, bribery, abuse of
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It was range bound trading for the local currency. At the opening bell, UGX was stable, but ceded some ground mid week as pockets of demand emerged mainly from corporate players. Trading was in the range of 3780/3790 during the week ending April24, 2020. Towards the end of the trading
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CDF Gen. David Muhoozi receives masks from Fairway Hotel MD Azhar Bandali Jaffer Fairway Hotel Kampala on Monday April 20, 2020, donated a consignment of surgical masks to Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA as part of their contribution to the fight against the spread of
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