Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has ordered schools at all levels to reopen on 29 June. He has also ordered a return to normalcy of all social and economic activities that had been stopped by coronavirus restrictions. Mr Magufuli issued the directives while proroguing parliament on Tuesday ahead of October general
Read MoreIf there is anything that will bring fire to the 2021 General Elections, it is the Youth and mostly those youth in informal sector who are unemployed and whose lives have been hit hard by this Covid-19 Pandemic. And it is not different from the youth of the new created
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Donation from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma arrived in Nairobi on 24 March The Kenyan authorities are investigating the disappearance of medical equipment donated to help stop the spread of Covid- 19. The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from the Chinese government included surgical masks, protective suits, isolation gowns and thermometers worth
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Tanzania's Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has said there are 66 active coronavirus cases in the country, the latest data by the government on the pandemic since it stopped giving updates on 29 April. Mr Majaliwa said the 66 patients were hospitalised in 10 regions and that the rest of the
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Uganda's Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija The East African countries national budgets for 2020/21 Financial Year will play a key part in boosting increase production and improving purchasing power, experts have said. While discussing the different budget allocations from East African states, in a virtual webinar organised by EY Uganda, Michael
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The Leader of Opposition Betty Aol Ochan (pictured) has this morning been involved in a minor accident in Bobi town in Omoro district. Ochan who doubles as the Gulu woman mp was coming to Kampala from Gulu with his driver Denis Nono, among other relatives with the LOP’s official vehicle registration number
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Taxpayers are set to part with Shs568.4m for MPs’ medical insurance. Parliament has already identified four insurance firms for this deal. In a tender calling for firms to express interest in providing medical insurance services to MPs, six firms expressed interest, but only four firms were successful while two were
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The local currency was range bound in a market characterized by minimal activity during the national budget week with markets keenly following new pronouncements that would define the direction of the unit going forward. The shilling was quoted at 3730/40 on the bid and ask.The interbank shilling was awash with
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The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed health care systems all over Africa and the world. Though African governments have taken measures to contain or fight the virus in the communities, putting in place specific measures to protect vulnerable populations such as detainees remain a challenge. If some critical measures are not
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Sanyu FM (88.2) is set to rule airwaves in Uganda after its owners decided to recruit the most celebrated presenters in the country. The Radio station falls under the Ruparelia Group of Companies owned by property mogul, Sudhir Ruparelia. FOR MORE INFO & LATEST UPDATES ABOUT COVID-19 SITUATION IN UGANDA
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