Cost of sending money to Uganda remains high at 8.7%, double the (SDG) target Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged the world over the last 18 months has cut by 26% the amount of money Ugandan migrant workers sent back home over the same …
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The sector is showing signs of recovery as tourists starts to arrive in the country amid the pandemic Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s foreign exchange earnings from tourists’ arrivals fell 72.7% to US$440 million in 2020 highlighting the adverse effects of coronavirus pandemic on the country’s tourism …
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People may not be paying enough attention to meaningful goals | DANIEL B. LE ROUX | A defining characteristic of the way many people live today is persistent online connectedness. Since the introduction of smartphones about 15 years ago, the rapid and broad adoption of these devices has had an …
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Children reveal why they are not returning to school | THE INDEPENDENT | To limit the spread of Covid-19, President Yoweri Museveni ordered the closure of all schools on March 18, 2020. The closures affected an estimated 73,200 schools, more than 15 million students, and 548,000 teachers. In October 2020, …
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95% of Ugandans interviewed in January expected pandemic to get serious in June Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | As President Yoweri Museveni mulls over the idea of forcing Ugandans into another lockdown to contain a resurging and more virulent Coronavirus, which has infected over 5,000 people in days, …
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How Uganda’s tax policy on real estate has destroyed the once thriving sector and stifled economic growth THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | This week, the government will read the 2021/22 budget. Given the poor performance of the economy, government is proposing new taxes. For instance, it has …
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Why and how security agencies fail | THE INDEPENDENT | The June 01 shooting of army Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala in a suspected assassination attempt has reawakened interest in the wave of unexplained and puzzling killings that have occurred in Uganda since 2012. Gen. Katumba’s daughter, 32-year old medical doctor …
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Why security must conduct better investigations Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The June 01 shooting of Gen. Katumba Wamala, a former Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and most recently, minister of Works and Transport, has brought police murder by assassination investigations back into the spotlight because of the …
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Speech delivered amid soaring COVID-19 cases and insecurity fears after Gen. Katumba shooting Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The preparation for the State of the Nation Address started off on a wrong note the previous day- mass vaccination against covid19 at Kololo Independence Grounds was halted to prepare for …
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Weakened by huge inequalities in vaccine access and major economic divergences the institutions that have underpinned international solidarity for decades are now reaching their limits COMMENT | EMMANUEL MACRON, PAUL KAGAME, CYRIL RAMAPHOSA AND MACKY SALL | The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that we can no longer treat seemingly …
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