Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked the government to provide an evaluation of the four months COVID-19 lockdown. In March, President Museveni announced a lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. It involved the closure of public places such as schools, worship …
Read More »Government to reopen 48 arcades in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to 50 arcades have so far adapted to the standard operating procedures set by the government as a precondition for their reopening. The government had maintained lockdown restrictions on arcades because of difficulty to avoid close contact between people in the wake of …
Read More »Foreign Affairs Ministry investigating leakage of diplomatic correspondences
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is investigating the leakage of diplomatic correspondences concerning details of Ugandans in South Africa affected by COVID-19. A copy of the brief dated 10th July written by Uganda’s Acting Commissioner in Pretoria, Kintu Nyago addressed to Foreign Affairs Minister, …
Read More »COVID-19: Countries Headed in the Wrong Direction- WHO
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Countries are not doing enough to stop the spread of COVID-19, this is according to the World Health Organization-WHO. This comes as the world is experiencing an increase in the number of cases that are reported daily globally. Data from WHO shows that by Monday …
Read More »No return to ‘old normal’ for foreseeable future: WHO chief
Geneva, Switzerland | XINHUA | There will be no return to the “old normal” for the foreseeable future as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and too many countries are still headed in the wrong direction, the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday. “The virus …
Read More »This is how politicians can best use social media to campaign
COMMENT | Micheal Ayebale | The ongoing debate as to which direction Uganda’s next election will take still rages on across all media, especially social media. Will it be a ‘scientific election’, that is predominantly played on media platforms like radio, TV and social media, or the traditional one …
Read More »White House presses FDA to reconsider controversial hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 treatment
Washington, US | XINHUA | The White House is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reinstate its emergency use authorization (EUA) for hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug touted by U.S. President Donald Trump to combat COVID-19, media reported. Weeks ago, the FDA revoked the EUA that allowed for hydroxychloroquine …
Read More »Nearly 10 mln children “may never return to school” after COVID-19 pandemic: charity
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Some 9.7 million children worldwide “could be forced out of school forever” by the end of this year, as a result of increasing poverty and budget cuts incurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, London-headquartered charity Save the Children warned Monday. In 12 countries, mainly in West …
Read More »Plastic wastes provide much needed shield for medics in COVID-19 fight
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the country continues to register cases of COVID-19, many health facilities are increasingly facing a shortage of personal protective gear owing to high demand. The situation has since put lives of front line health workers at risk. A group of environmental activists have …
Read More »Countries advised to change tax systems amid COVID uncertainty
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the wake of the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, tax systems should be reformed and tax avoidance and evasion reduced to ensure an economic recovery in which everyone pays their share, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. Taxes pay for many of the things …
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