Pallisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The move by Pallisa town council authorities to stop restaurant operators from using firewood for cooking has faced resistance as owners claim that the price of biogas is high compared to firewood. On Wednesday, the authorities imposed a ban on firewood use in restaurants to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several city restaurants have increased the cost of meals to compensate for inactivity for the last two months because of the nationwide lockdown. Our reporter selected restaurants in Ntinda, Bugoloobi, Wandegeya and Kalerwe among others where the owners claimed that they had to revise …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Club, restaurants and entertainment owners association have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga seeking a phased reopening of the entertainment sector. The Association led by their chairperson Tesfalem Gherathu says that with over 70,000 bars, lodges and restaurants closed since March, an …
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Kampala, Uganda | PROSSY NANSUBUGA | The Club Restaurant owners Association of Uganda( CRAU) has today petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga to intervene in the reopening of bars, clubs and restaurants. Despite joining thousands of Uganda last month in donating cash towards the fight against Covid-19, the club …
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Libreville, Gabon | AFP | Amanda leans into the fridge, fishes out two ice-cold beers and quickly closes the door after taking a worried glance up and down the street. “No table, just chairs,” she says. The reason for the discretion: her tiny bar is welcoming customers on the sly, defying …
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Paris, France | AFP | The French government is expected to announce Thursday new measures to ease the coronavirus lockdown, allowing restaurants in areas where the outbreak remains contained to open as soon as next week. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will unveil the second phase of his plan to get the …
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Shanghai, China | AFP | A company run by Bruce Lee’s daughter is suing a Chinese fast food chain for allegedly using an image of the late martial arts film star without permission. Shannon Lee’s Bruce Lee Enterprises accuses restaurant chain Kungfu Catering Management of having used her father’s image …
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