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South Africa bans alcohol sales to suppress COVID-19 spread
Coronavirus is spreading rapidly in South Africa, a development that has prompted officials to announce a host of new measures and restrictions. The country now accounts for about 40 per cent of all...
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Positive test humbles Brazil president to wear mask, social distance
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro spent his first week in isolation doing the things he'd scoffed at for months: wearing a face mask and practising social distancing. Bolsonaro, who said last Tuesday...
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Kenya, Rwanda record spike in COVID-19 cases, deaths
The East African region Monday recorded a spike in coronavirus cases, with Kenya registering its highest daily deaths, 12. So far, at least 197 people have died of coronavirus in Kenya while the number...
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70% of ambulances in Uganda substandard, lack trained personnel - survey
70 per cent of ambulances used in Uganda to ferry patients to hospitals lack equipment, medical supplies and trained personnel, a survey conducted by Makerere University School of Public Health has...
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200 boda bodas impounded in Kampala over carrying passengers
Over 200 motorcycles have been impounded by police from Kampala metropolitan area for allegedly violating presidential directives barring against carrying passengers. According to Kampala...
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Kenya buries first doctor to succumb to COVID-19
Kenyan doctors are continuing to treat scores of coronavirus patients, a day after paying final respects to the country's first doctor to succumb to the virus. Health officials in protective clothing...
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East African Court dismisses with costs Uganda age limit case
The East African Court of Justice has dismissed with costs the consolidated case filed by seven opposition politicians and activists challenging the removal of the age limit law from Uganda's...
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BBS TV, CBS plot to cash in on digital campaigns
Buganda kingdom owned BBS TV (Terefayina) and CBS radio have launched a campaign program, Vvaawo Mpitewo targeting prospective candidates canvassing for votes ahead of the 2021 general elections....
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Uganda High Commission in S.Africa under fire over COVID patient details
The ministry of Foreign Affairs is investigating the leakage of diplomatic correspondences concerning health details of Ugandans living in South Africa affected by COVID-19.A copy of the brief dated...
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Russia completes safe Covid-19 vaccine trial
Russia has become the first country to have completed clinical trials of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate, after Sechenov University said that it had concluded its study. According to Sechenov University...
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Adopt universal health coverage to fight Covid-19
According to the first global monitoring report published by the World Health Organization, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is viewed as an intervention that enables all people to receive the health...
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RDCs demand monthly pay after termination
Ten former resident district commissioners have presented a petition to the speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga asking to be paid allowances after they retire or are sacked. Former resident district...
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With arcades closed, desperate traders turn to open-air shops
Faced with the grim prospect of their shops in downtown Kampala arcades not re-opening soon, desperate out-of-work traders have found novel ways of earning an extra penny to survive the long...
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Political activism is the very definition of Doreen Nyanjura
On June 18, Kampala lord mayor Erias Lukwago named the Makerere University woman councillor, Doreen Nyanjura, as his deputy. Nyanjura took over from Hajjat Sarah Kanyike who had been named by President...
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Colonel Kaka’s grim crimes
Before his death grip on ISO was shaken last week by the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence, CMI, night raid on his safe houses in Kampala, Col. Frank Bagyenda Kaka had successfully steered the...
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Winnie Kiiza bows out of elective politics
The former Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP) and Kasese Woman MP, Winfred Kiiza has announced plans to quit elective politics when her current term of office expires.She announced the decision...
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FDC rejects Nabilah Naggayi's nomination forms for Lord Mayor
The opposition party, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party has rejected MP Nabilah Naggayi Ssempala nomination forms, a blow to her attempt to contest for the position of lord mayor in Kampala using...
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Arua police officer shoots man over face mask
A 30-year-old man in Arua district is nursing an injured foot after being shot by a police officer for allegedly failing to wear a face mask. The gunshot victim is Bazil Asindua, a resident of Ediofe...
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Tullow shareholders approve Shs 2tn sale of interest in Uganda oil
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) shareholders have approved its sale of the interest in Uganda’s oil industry, removing one of the key hurdles for the transaction to be concluded.Tullow Oil said in April that...
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All MPs, parliamentary staff to be screened for COVID-19 - Kadaga
Starting tomorrow, July 16, all legislators are to be screened for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has said. The decision to test the 452 MPs and 400 staff followed...
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