Fellow Ugandans The COVID-19 Fund appeal made to selected Chief Executives for a contribution of UGX. 10,000/= by their employees, has raised concern. The COVID-19 Fund clarifies that this contribution is entirely voluntary. On 21st...
The Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Tony Elumelu, has stated that the Coronavirus Pandemic currently ravaging the world presents an opportunity to reset the African continent so that Africans can be...
President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday directed that only truck drivers with negative test results will be allowed to enter Uganda. The Ministry of Health met representatives of the Truck Owners and National Logistics Platform and...
Uganda's Minister of Health, Jane Aceng and State Minister for Health in charge of General Duties, Hon. Robinah Nabbanja on Friday commissioned the 1st Port Health laboratory in Mutukula, Uganda. This is a gene expert laboratory with...
Equity Bank Uganda has contributed half a Billion UGX in the form of 2 brand new Toyota double cabin pickups valued at UGX 400Million and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth UGX 100 Million to the...
The US embassy in Tanzania has warned that there is a risk of "exponential growth" of Covid-19 cases in the country, at a time when the government is not releasing data on new cases. It...
The Rural Electeification Agency (REA) is mobilising support for Uganda’s fight against COVID-19 from players in the energy sector. As a result, Orion Transformers and Electrics has joined the country’s fight against the spread of...
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has said it would be "madness" to hold general elections while still dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. He told the Ugandan broadcaster NBS that if the pandemic was not brought under...
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday hosted national prayers with an appeal to Ugandans to pray for an end to coronavirus. The prayers were televised and attended by a host of religious leaders and government...
As Uganda and East African region grapple with the problem of truck drivers spreading COVID-19, Cyclops Defense Systems, a security company has developed an application to fight the spread of coronavirus by tracking and monitoring...
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