Kenya's doctors' union has issued a 21-day strike notice to the government after losing 10 members to the coronavirus in the last four days. The doctors accuse the government of exposing them to Covid-19. Four doctors died last Friday alone, although it is unclear if they had contact with coronavirus
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Independent Presidential Candidate, Joseph Kiiza Kabuleta (pictured) has said his government will not allow any idle land without being used for agriculture should he be voted as Uganda’s next President. Kabuleta was speaking during a radio talk show in Paidha to push his financial liberation campaigns in West Nile.
Read MoreThe conflict has forced thousands of civilians to cross the border into Sudan Forces in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region have fired rockets at airports in a neighbouring state, as their conflict with the government grows. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which controls Tigray, said it had targeted the two
Read MoreCoca-Cola Partners With Social Media Influencer Esther’s ‘Birungi Charities’ In the latest PadThruCovid Campaign outreach
Over 100 girls are set to benefit from an outreach organized by Birungi Charities a Non-profit organization involved in social advocacy through PadThruCovid campaign that was launched during the Covid-19 lockdown. The campaign seeks to boost menstrual hygiene of under privileged girls around the country. So far, the campaign has
Read MoreMinistry of Health has changed guidelines on burying COVID-19 victims, with families now allowed to bury relatives who have succumbed to the deadly disease. The government had initially taken up the burial arrangements to guarantee safe and dignified burials, commonly used when dealing with highly infectious diseases. Previously, the Uganda
Read MoreChairman of Bar Owners Association, Geratgu Tesfalem addressing the press Uganda Bar Owners Association has appealed to government to open bars and pledged to observe all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) put in place, saying that they have made losses in billions of shillings due to COVID-19 induced lockdown restrictions. Addressing
Read MoreZambia faces a crucial vote that could see it become the first African country to default on sovereign debt payments since the outbreak of the coronavirus was declared a global pandemic almost eight months ago. Holders of its $3 billion in Eurobonds attending meetings at a law company in London
Read MoreUganda Revenue Authority (URA)’s ‘eBomba ya Business’ summits that are intended to re-ignite Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from the COVID-19 aftershocks, will kick off tomorrow. This is part of URA’s Taxpayer Appreciation Season (TPAS) 2020. According to Ian Rumanyika, the Public & Corporate Affairs Manager at URA, the eBomba
Read MoreEmma Mugisha the Executive Director of Stanbic Bank, Ms. Grace Muliisa the Head of Personal and Business Banking of Stanbic Bank, Hon. Amelia Kyambadde Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperation and Ms. Anne Juuko Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic Bank posing for a picture at the launch. In efforts to
Read MoreCoBA will help drive more actions such as the recent Champions of Change Queen Mothers’ workshop held in Ghana, to help build community capacity and reverse the 80% drop in blood collections in Ghana due to COVID-19. A collaboration of stakeholders in the public and private sectors across sub-Saharan Africa
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