But for tech savvy investors, this is a moment of opportunity to invest to capitalise on the upturn as soon as it comes Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | African hotel development had returned to growth at the start of 2020, with more than 78,000 rooms in 408 hotels in …
Read More »COMMENT: Is 2021 ‘scientific election’ informed by science, panic or opportunism?
Analysis of Uganda’s COVID-19-defined general elections COMMENT | JOSEPH MUKASA NGUBWAGYE | Last week, the Electoral Commission (EC) of Uganda launched a new road map for the 2021 general elections. The most controversial pronouncement was that the process, including campaigns and polling, will be “scientific”. In his words, the EC Chairman …
Read More »Ultraviolet light reduces coronavirus transmission indoors: int’l research
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | An international research team suggests the use of ultraviolet light indoors to reduce the transmission of coronavirus, the northern Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) said on Tuesday. The recommendation is included in a study published in the journal ACS Nano, written by researchers from the …
Read More »South Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 100,000
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa has exceeded the 100,000 mark to reach 101,590, according to the latest official update released early Tuesday. Sixty-one more deaths related with COVID-19 were added to the national death toll which now stood at 1,991, …
Read More »No other developed country “doing so badly” in fighting COVID-19: NYT columnist
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The United States “is too broken to fight” the novel coronavirus, and “no other developed country is doing so badly,” a columnist for The New York Times wrote on Monday. “Graphs of the coronavirus curves in Britain, Canada, Germany and Italy look like mountains, with steep …
Read More »UGANDA: Coronavirus cases at 797, with 699 recoveries
🔺 23 new cases 🔺 10 of them from Tororo (quarantined people) 🔺 Total confirmed cases 797 🔹 Total Deaths: 00 🔸Total Recoveries: 699 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty three new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed by the Ministry of Health. This brings the number of cases confirmed in Uganda to …
Read More »COVID-19 poses serious impact on Africa’s health, security and economy: AU
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The African Union (AU) on Monday said the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has posed serious impacts on the African continent’s health, security, and socio-economic conditions. “The present COVID-19 pandemic has serious health, security, and economic impact for the continent,” the AU said in a statement issued on …
Read More »Amuru leaders demand mandatory COVID-19 tests
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district leaders have asked the government to consider mandatory COVID-19 testing of all area residents following an increase in community infections among residents of Elegu township in Atiak sub county. The cases are expected to have been people who made contacts with truck …
Read More »COVID-19 education response plan a white elephant – Prof. Masagazi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education expert and veteran educator Professor Fred Masagazi Masaazi has described as a white elephant, an education response plan mooted by the Ministry of Education in response to the continued closure of schools. The Ministry of Education launched the plan as one of the …
Read More »MUSEVENI: Too risky to open schools, salons, arcades
📌 Salons to remain closed 📌 Arcades remain closed 📌 Schools remain closed 📌 Curfew to stay 📌 4 instead of 3 in private cars 📌 Restrictions on Boda Bodas remain 📌 Restrictions on Religious gatherings remain Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said government will …
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