Uganda has received an additional 586,080 Covid-19 vaccine doses. The doses include 300,000 Sinovac vaccine doses donated by the Chinese government and the rest are AstraZeneca vaccine doses from the Norwegian government through the Covax facility. This brings the total number of vaccine doses received to 1.7 million doses through
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Samuel Ssegawa, 31, abandoned boda boda riding for studies. He scored 15 aggregates at Hilton High School. Samuel Ssegawa, a 31-year-old man, a resident at Kyetume, Mukono was one of the lucky candidates who passed with flying colours in the recently released Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) by Uganda National Examination Board on Friday.
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Uganda and other African countries need policies to support fuel economy or risk losing substantial amounts of revenue in oil and gas imports. One such policies would include taxes on vehicles with high carbon emissions and incentives to promote the uptake of electric vehicles as well as those with clean
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Kabalagala Police have recovered a-month-old child stolen from Naguru hospital in Nakawa division, a Kampala city suburb after a month-long search. Cosmas Baguma, a resident of Kikulu zone of Kisasi in Kawempe Division says that someone stole the baby from Christine Kisime on June 29, 2021, who was taken care
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Unidentified people are holding Godfrey Muwonge, the nephew of Bukomansimbi district LC V chairperson for ransom. The suspected kidnappers reportedly grabbed Muwonge from Bulenge village in Bigasa parish around 8 pm on Sunday night on his way home. Witnesses say two men jumped out of a Premio car parked by
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The just released FY21 financial results for Uganda Breweries Limited, whereas have posted positive growth, indicate however, that a tough operating environment and the growth of the Informal alcohol sector have stifled what would otherwise have been an excellent net sales performance by the brewery. “The closure of Bars and
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UNRA has commenced the long-awaited maintenance works on the Kampala–Jinja highway Manufacturers, led by Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda (Century and Rwenzori Bottling Companies), Friday applauded the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) on commencing the long-awaited maintenance works on the Kampala–Jinja highway. Starting at the famed Coca-Cola Namanve and Kigunga
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has relaxed the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions that he had announced on June 18. The relaxed restrictions include lifting a ban on private and public transport and the inter-district movement ban, among others. However, the president said that private cars are only allowed to carry three people
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The Judicial Service Commission- JSC has promoted 11 judicial officers to the office of Registrars and Magistrates in the Judiciary. Those promoted are Chief Magistrates Mastulah Mulondo and Alum Agnes Kwasa who shall now serve at the rank of Assistant Registrar. Seven Grade One Magistrates Esther Nalungi, Gordon Muhimbise, Freddie
Read MoreThere are increased calls for reopening the country although the COVID-19 situation remains alarming, with more deaths and a relatively high number of infections, after a 42-day lockdown instituted in June. Medical experts say that the lockdown was instituted based on science in consideration of the 14-days incubation period for
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