Finance Minister Matia Kasaija (pictured) is set to formally read the Shs45.49Trn 2020/21 budget on 11th June 2020, Speak of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has revealed. This was contained in the speaker’s communication to parliament during yesterday’s plenary sitting. The Speaker said the budget reading will be preceded by President Yoweri
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Uganda today, 12 May, 2020 confirmed four new COVID-19 cases from 1,478 samples of truck drivers, Ministry of Health has said. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 126 in Uganda. “…The new cases include: 2 Ugandans, 1 Kenyan who arrived via Elegu and 1 Tanzanian who arrived
Read MoreBy Eng. Irene Kaggwa Ssewankambo The history of the communications industry dates back to when messages were transported from one point to another by roadrunners and pigeons. This evolved into letter writing. Soon came inventions such as radio and telephone. Today we can have instant communication with almost anyone in
Read MoreThe banking sector registered impressive results in 2019 compared to 2018 despite loss-making banks increasing from five to seven. For starters, Uganda currently has 26 commercial banks. However, this analysis focuses on 25 banks given the fact that Afriland First Bank Uganda Limited joined the Ugandan market effective September 12,
Read MoreTanzania's President John Pombe Magufuli was conspicuosly missing as Rwanda's leader Paul Kagame hosted a consultative meeting on COVID-19. The virtual meeting held on Tuesday morning including Uganda's Yoweri Museveni, Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta and South Sudan's Salvar Kiir in attendance. "Earlier today, President Kagame chaired a virtual EAC Consultative Meeting
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International Nurses Day: Health PS Dr Atwine Appeals To Ugandans To ‘appreciate every nurse you know, meet’
As Uganda joins the rest of the world to commemorate International Nurses Day, the Health Ministry Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine is appealing to all Ugandans to appreciate nurses' efforts. "We are commemorating the International Nurses Day today. Your role in this is to appreciate any nurse that you know
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COVID-19 Crisis: Education Ministry Orders Arrest Of Unscrupulous Ugandans Selling Students’ Study Materials
The Ministry of Education and Sports Permanent Secretary, Alex Kakooza (pictured) has asked Local Governments and Police to arrest all individuals found selling the learners’ materials that were sent to districts across the country. In a circular sent out today, Kakooza described the actions as very unfortunate for the unscrupulous
Read MoreMore than half a million people in sub-Saharan Africa could die between now and next year from Aids-related illnesses amid the Covid-19 pandemic - unless governments move to address the issue. A modelling analysis done by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAids shows that the impact of a six-month
Read MoreMadagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has hit back at critics of an untested herbal tonic that he is promoting as a treatment for coronavirus, despite it not having gone through clinical trials. Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning against people using untested remedies for coronavirus. Africans deserved
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World Tourism Remains At A Standstill As 100% Of Countries Impose Restrictions On Travel
COVID-19 has placed the whole world on lockdown, with new research from the World Tourism Organization showing that 100% of global destinations continue to have restrictions on travel in place, and 72% have completely closed their borders to international tourism. From the start of the crisis, the United Nations specialized
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