Lilongwe, Malawi | XINHUA | Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has fired the commissioner for the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) and a co-chairperson of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 for failing to demand accountability on funds spent on fighting the pandemic. Chakwera has also ordered an immediate overhaul …
Read More »Can Ugandan children do without kindergarten?
Educationalists maintain pre-school is critical in children’s physical, mental and psycho-social development Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | How do you home-school a three year old without going nuts? Maximum respect to kindergarten teachers,” a young Ugandan mother posted on her Facebook page on Feb.11. Thousands of Ugandan parents have …
Read More »COMMENT: How Covid-19 widened cracks in East African Community
Regional Integration amidst a Pandemic: Covid-19 and the East African Community COMMENT | Prof. Kasaija Phillip Apuuli | The 2019 United Nations Economic Commission for Africa’s (UNECA) Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII) ranked the East African Community (EAC) as the most integrated Regional Economic Community (REC) in Africa with a …
Read More »Private universities resume ahead of official March 1 date
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students in private universities based in Kampala are having face to face lectures before the official dates set for reopening by Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Education and Sports directed on February 9th, 2020 that Universities and other tertiary institutions would start face to …
Read More »Zimbabwe begins COVID-19 vaccination next week
Zimbabwe to vaccinate all of its eligible population on a voluntary basis free of charge Harare, Zimbabwe | XINHUA | Zimbabwe is scheduled to roll out its COVID-19 vaccination program next week after it receives the first batch of vaccines from China, Deputy Health Minister John Mangwiro said Friday. The …
Read More »Covid-19 rescue packages were misinformed – Private sector
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private sector leaders and financiers are calling for a review of the government stimulus package announced mid last year saying the measures were not well informed and are not bearing the expected fruit. The government announced more than 1 trillion Shillings in stimulus cash in …
Read More »Health workers in Lira trained on Covid-19 Rapid Diagnostic Tests
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira district has trained 20 medical workers from different health facilities to conduct the Rapid Diagnostic Tests – RDTs for Covid-19. The health workers are from Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Pentecostal Assemblies of God health center IV, Amach and Ogur health center IV. The training …
Read More »WHO says COVID-19 fatalities in Africa surges amid new variants
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The number of COVID-19 related deaths in Africa has spiked as the continent grapples with local transmission of highly contagious strains of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa said the death toll from the pandemic …
Read More »Bars operating behind closed doors
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bars and clubs across the country are continuing to operate behind closed doors during day and night despite the ban by the government to curb the spread of coronavirus. The government shut down bars and clubs in March last year on orders of President Museveni …
Read More »Experts warn of organized crime as private pharmacies push to import Covid-19 vaccines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health experts have asked the Ministry of Health to be keen on who they accredit from the private sector to be importers of the Covid-19 vaccine. This comes amidst piling pressure on the Ministry by the private sector to be allowed to avail doses for …
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