Tag Archives: COVID-19

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |  XINHUA  |  The 34th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) kicked off virtually on Saturday amid COVID-19 concerns and a joint commitment in the fight against the pandemic. The AU summit is being held under the theme of “Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  | The number of people who have received a COVID-19 vaccination now exceeds those reportedly infected, the head of the UN’s health agency said, while warning that after inoculating their own health workers and older people, countries must share doses with others, to eradicate the deadly …

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The management of Soroti Fruits Factory in Teso region has registered good recovery in its sales that had nearly collapsed after government shut down several sectors as a preventive measure on Covid-19. Douglas Kakyuku Ndawula the factories executive director during an interaction with URN said …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Members of the Health Committee of Parliament want financially stable Ugandans to pay for COVID-19 vaccination, and let the government allocation go to the less privileged and most vulnerable communities.   The Ministry of Health announced earlier that it has placed an order for 18 million …

Sluggish productivity growth appears paradoxical given advances in digital and artificial intelligence COMMENT | DALIA MARIN | Since the mid-2000s, productivity growth in advanced economies has been anemic. Average annual productivity growth in the United States from 2005 to 2016 was just 1.3%, less than half of the 2.8% annual …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  President Yoweri Museveni has noted that the government might consider easing restrictions imposed on the performing arts sector, cinema halls and bars. The entertainment sector has remained closed since the initial lockdown imposed to forestall the outbreak of coronavirus disease. According to the government, the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Uganda National Bureau of Standards has warned the manufacturers, importers and dealers in facemasks and face shields to strictly follow the standards.  This comes ahead of the reopening of the education sector by the government, which would see the demand for facemasks and shields …

COVAX Starts Shipping COVID-19 Vaccines to Africa This Month Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | Uganda will be one of the beneficiaries of a COVAX initiative that will deliver lower cost COVID-19 vaccines to African countries this month. Uganda will purchase her share of 3.5million vaccines at $7. President Yoweri …

BACK TO SCHOOL PLAN Already at school P7, S4 & S6 March 1 – P6, S3 & S5 resume studies April – S1,S2,P1,P2,P3,P4,P5 staggered back July – School year 2020 ends UNEB schedule PLE March 30th & 31 UCE exams March 1 …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Gulu University Council will amend some sections of the Students’ Guild Constitution to allow for virtual elections. The proposed amendment follows the postponement of the guild elections that was slated on 26th January. The exercise was supposed to be conducted by online voting but …