Two Ugandan pentecostal leaders have divided opion with their views on the coronavirus pandemic. A clip with Prophet Elvis Mbonye of Zoe Fellowship, has been making rounds in which he says God gave him a vision about the outbreak of the virus that started in China last year. According to
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Nigeria has discharged 11 people who were being treated for the coronavirus in hospital. Meanwhile, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 10 new cases of the virus, bringing the total number of recorded cases to 184. The authorities say they have increased their testing capacity and can now
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Five Rwandan soldiers have been arrested after residents of a slum in the capital, Kigali, alleged that they raped women as they enforced a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the army has said. Residents of Nyarutarama have been telling the military prosecution office that the soldiers also
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Two African football legends have condemned comments by two French doctors who recently suggested, in a TV discussion about medical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine, that they be used on Africans first. Didier Drodga said that the suggestion was taking "African people as human guinea pigs," adding in another tweet
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Government is planning to tax Ugandans who sell land that isn’t a business asset. This plan is contained in the five tax amendment bills that were tabled before Parliament by the Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija, setting in motion the scrutiny of the 2020/2021 National budget. The bills include; The
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Uganda’s Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija (pictured) has revealed that Uganda has already applied for US$200 million (about Shs761.7bn) loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank as a result of low revenues collected. The Minister made the remarks during Thursday’s plenary sitting. “Our
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Members of Parliament have urged the executive to declare a state of emergency in the face of the current COVID-19 crisis. This call followed presentation of four statutory instruments that legalise the presidential directives on actions against COVID-19 pandemic. In a sitting of Parliament on Thursday, 02 April 2020, Bugiri
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Emirates SkyCargo will continue to operate cargo flights to Entebbe International Airport thereby facilitating the movement of goods during this uncertain time. Emirates will operate two weekly cargo flights every Friday and Sunday and these will touch down at the airport at 14:00hrs and depart at 16:00hrs.The airline has deployed
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After a string of losses in last couple of weeks, the local currency took a breather. The shilling stabilized, trading in a narrow range of 3785/3795 . Demand remained subdued amid tight liquidity conditions. As part of its open market operations, the Central Bank was in the market mopping up
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Rwanda's President Paul Kagame The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Thursday approved the disbursement of US$109.4 million (Shs416.29bn) to be drawn under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF). This will serve to meet Rwanda’s urgent balance of payment needs stemming from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The
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