African countries must carry out more coronavirus testing and make people use masks, a regional disease control body said on Thursday as cases topped half a million in the continent. New cases in Africa were up 24% over the past week, with data from governments and the World Health Organization
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The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development was tasked with getting street children off Kampala streets as a measure to contain the spread of the coronavirus among these youngsters. To that effect, Parliament allocated Shs2.4bn to Gender Ministry to carry out this exercise. However, street children are still roaming
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By Christopher Burke, WMC Africa Government support for the promotion of agriculture in the 2020/21 budget with the scrapping of VAT on agricultural equipment and processed milk are welcome steps in the right direction; however, care is required in the utilization of import duties to pursue import substitution associated with
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The Ministry of Health has confirmed 23 new cases of COVID-19 from tests done on 08 July 2020. The cumulative confirmed cases of Ugandans are now 1,000 while COVID recoveries are 908, the Ministry added. Of the 23 confirmed cases, 12 are Ugandan nationals who returned from abroad; 8 from
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Stephen Kaboyo, the Managing Director at Alpha Capital Partners On 7th July, BOU issued a circular to commercial banks warning them of the persistently high lending rates and indicating that if nothing is done, it could invoke section 39 of BOU act that gives the Central Bank powers in consultation
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President Lazarus Chakwera unveiled his 23-member cabinet/ Reuters photo Malawi's new President Lazarus Chakwera has named relatives as ministers in his new cabinet, sparking criticism. The president's former running mate in the 2019 elections Sidik Mia has been appointed minister for transport while his wife Abida Mia is the deputy
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Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, BoU Governor The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has warned banks that the Central Bank will not hesitate to take redress under statutory rate caps if commercial banks don’t reduce lending rates in tandem with the Central Bank Rate (CBR). CBR is a benchmark lending rate for commercial
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HIV-positive people on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment gained weight three times as fast as HIV-negative people of similar age, a large study has revealed. A new pooled analysis of randomised controlled clinical trials of people starting HIV treatment for the first time found that newer ARV classes were associated with greater
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Uganda’s coffee production has increased by 56% from 4.46 million (60kg) bags in FY 2015/16 to 6.950 million (60 kg) bags in FY 2018/19, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and. Fisheries (MAAIF) has revealed. Coffee is Uganda’s principal export. The volume of coffee exported also increased by 17% from
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A street vendor arranges a display of sandals for sale in downtown Kampala on June 23. Photographer: Esther Ruth Mbabazi/Bloomberg Uganda’s economy will probably expand at the slowest pace in more than three decades this year due to the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, a locust invasion and floods, the
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