Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bus owners and drivers have asked government to lift curfew times for buses and also allow buses ply border districts through a standard operating procedure. The bus drivers and owners were today appearing before the National Economy of Parliament which is scrutinizing the effect …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Vivo Energy Uganda, the distributor and marketer of Shell branded fuels and lubricants in Uganda embarked on a deep cleaning and sanitizing exercise at its Shell service stations countrywide in preparation for the resumption of vehicle traffic on the roads. The company said on May …
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Northern South Africa, South Africa | AFP | The charity pick-up truck rolled into a rural South African township laden with the usual boxes of bread loaves and assorted vegetables — and an unusual and especially prized gift: more than 50 kilogrammes (110 pounds) of fresh venison. The antelope had been …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Stock markets mostly rose and the dollar advanced Thursday, gaining traction from optimism over reopening economies and a huge EU coronavirus recovery package, dealers said. Asia bounded higher but Hong Kong failed to maintain early gains as investors fretted over a US decision to revoke …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several travelers have taken advantage of the return of private vehicles on Ugandan roads to ask for lifts to their destinations. On Tuesday, private vehicles returned to the road following the easing of the Covid-19 lockdown. In his last televised Covid-19 address, President Yoweri Museveni …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Secretary to the Treasury, Keith Muhakanizi has said Uganda will be lucky to grow at all in the calendar year 2020, underlining the extent of battering the coronavirus (COVID-19) has had on the country’s economy. Muhakanizi was today speaking at an event to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s fish exports have gone down by nearly 70 percent as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic according to the Uganda Fish Processors and Exporters Association (UFPEA). The Association’s acting CEO William Tibyasa Mwesigye says that Uganda exported 2,000 tons of fish in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The COVID-19 lockdown has affected the operations of village saving groups in Mbale district as members are failing to repay loans advanced to them. The banks give out loans to especially subscribed members who operate petty businesses and farming. The loans usually range from …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | MultiChoice Uganda, has through local content channel – Pearl Magic, launched Learning Time, an education segment on the channel dedicated to providing education support to students in Uganda while on lockdown. The segment is covering all the major subjects for Ugandan students and will run …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has observed a need to adjust the night time curfew time which currently starts at 7:00 pm to ensure that Ugandans are not caught on the wrong side of the law. The night time curfew has been running …
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