Uganda’s Minister of Health, Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed that face masks aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19 will be distributed door-to-door via Government structures. FOR MORE INFO & LATEST UPDATES ABOUT COVID-19 SITUATION IN UGANDA CLICK HERE. She made the remarks today while launching the distribution of face
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Human Resource Managers have been urged to practice high levels of professionalism while executing their work in the different sectors. They have been urged to practice their ethical code of conduct, treat employees fairly and seek high levels of knowledge to save those at work to create better output of
Read MoreMPs on the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Wednesday quizzed officials from Mbale Regional Referral hospital over delays to complete the construction of the Shs22bn surgical complex (pictured) at the hospital that has stalled for 2 years. Dr. Emmanuel Tugaineyo Ituuzo, the Director Mbale Regional Referral Hospital led the officials
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By Denis Jjuuko As the United States of America was engulfed in flames following the killing of an African American, George Floyd, in police custody, an interesting story surfaced online. In the story, African Americans were urging each other to support fellow African American or black businesses. The story says
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By Anne Juuko, Chief Executive of Stanbic Bank Uganda Africa’s progress in empowering women risks being undone if authorities’ responses to the Covid-19 crisis do not take gender issues into account. Most notably, access to funding will be critical for the survival of many small businesses; yet we know that
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The Ministry of Health has confirmed eight (8) new COVID-19 cases from samples tested on 09 June 2020 bringing the total confirmed cases to 665. FOR MORE INFO & LATEST UPDATES ABOUT COVID-19 SITUATION IN UGANDA CLICK HERE. ”4 of the new cases are truck drivers while the other 4
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Exciting details have emerged of an economic plan by Aya Investments to support Uganda's economy post the COVID-19 lock down. We have learnt that Aya Investments owned by money magnate, Chairman Mohammed Hamid intends to inject billions of shilling in a project that will see the creation of a vast
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Treasury CS Ukur Yatani during a past press conference in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Kenya is still negotiating for a debt relief deal with China, Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani has said. Speaking to The Standard on phone yesterday, CS Yatani said Nairobi has opted for bilateral talks with Beijing. “The
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva (pictured) has revealed that by the end of 2020, 170 countries—almost 90 percent of the world—will be worse off with lower per capita income. Georgieva made the remarks in her opening remarks ‘From Great Lockdown to Great Transformation’ at U.S. Chamber
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The downturn in the Ugandan private sector as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continued in May, with further reductions in output, new orders and employment registered. That said, business sentiment returned to positive territory amid hopes of an improvement in activity once the pandemic subsides. The headline
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