Some of the cross border traders stuck with their goods in Mpondwe on Thursday Business in Mpondwe Town Council, Kasese District has been paralysed over the last two days as Democratic Republic of Congo nationals protested the presence of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in their country. The UN mission has more
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Tanzanian auditor-general has revealed how the country's national airline revived by former President John Magufuli and touted as a success made big losses over the last five years. Charles Kicheere announced this while releasing the audit report for the 2019/2020 financial year, saying the airline had made losses of 150
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Kenya has banned the importation of vaccines by private entities A private company that imported the Sputnik V vaccine to Kenya is seeking to re-export it back to Russia. This comes a week after the health ministry banned the importation, distribution and administration of Covid-19 vaccines by private entities. Dominic
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The Inspector-General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola (pictured) has backtracked on his statement in which he appeared to endorse police brutality against journalists. Today, he told a parliamentary committee that "it was a joke."Ochola, early this year told a joint security press briefing that the police would continue beating journalists
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Government proposal to make amendments to the Traffic and Road Safety Act to impose a Shs200,000 in annual license fee for car owners has attracted fierce criticism. Civil Society Activists under their body, Tax Justice Alliance Uganda have described as irrational the proposal by Government to impose Shs6m monthly fine on motorists who refuse
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Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng getting her COVID-19 jab The commitment by the COVAX facility to provide Uganda with over three million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the first half of 2021 will be delayed, the World Health Organisation Uganda Country Representative Dr Tegnen Yonas Woldermariam said on Thursday.Dr
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Bishop Paul Ssemogerere after celebrating a mass at his home at Palm Sunday Pope Francis VI has appointed the Bishop of Kasana Luweero, Paul Ssemogerere , as the Apostolic Administrator of Kampala Archdiocese, until a substantive Archbishop is appointed. This was announced by the Pope’s representative to Uganda, (Papal Nuncio)
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Uganda will not discontinue the use of the AstraZeneca jab in immunizing people against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) with the raising fears of blood clots and low platelet counts as side effects of the drug, experts have said.The experts said on Thursday that the AstraZeneca drug that they have so far
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President Samia has said government must not be seen to curtail media freedom Tanzania has clarified that the lifting of a media ban announced by the country's new president only applies to online television. President Samia Suluhu Hassan had on Tuesday directed authorities to lift a ban on media outlets, imposed
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The late Kampala Archbishop Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga The Roman Catholic Church in Uganda continues to seek answers to questions on what could have led to the death of Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga as well as the former Bishop of Masaka Diocese John Baptist Kaggwa, earlier in the year.While Archbishop
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