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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Xsabo Group through its corporate social responsibility arm, Xsabo Foundation has contributed Shs50million towards the fight against the spread of coronavirus pandemic in Uganda. The contribution was handed over to Prime Minister, Ruhakana Rugunda who also doubles as the Chairman of the National …
Read More »Simba Automotives joins COVID-19 fight
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Simba Automotives, a subsidiary of Shumuk Group of Companies has donated three motorcycles and a motorcycle ambulance to the government of Uganda worth Shs50million towards the fight against the spread of coronavirus pandemic. The donation was received by the Minister of Health Dr. Jane …
Read More »Over 100 arrested in Katonga region for defying presidential directives
Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 people in Mpigi, Butambala and Gomba districts have been arrested in a space of one week, for allegedly defying presidential directives for the control of coronavirus Disease-COVID-19. Majority of them were arrested from the suburbs of Mpigi town council, 11 were arrested …
Read More »Uganda can no longer afford to delegate healthcare funding to Development Partners
According to World Bank data, in 2017, Uganda’s per capita healthcare spending was at $38.4, which is little less than a half of the $78.3 average per capita healthcare spending of non-high income Sub-Saharan African countries COMMENT | Dr Bruce Tumwine Rwabasonga | It has been 108 days and two …
Read More »WHO concerned about increasing COVID-19 cases in Africa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation-WHO is concerned about the increasing number of confirmed covid-19 cases and deaths in Africa. According to WHO, in six days, some the number of confirmed cases in some African countries has risen by over 150 cases. Countries such as Cameroon, Cote …
Read More »Nkumba, Ndejje universities warn about April salaries
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of private universities have alerted their employees that they will not be able to pay their salaries after more than a month of inactivity, following the closure of education institutions. Universities were closed together with other congregational places, like schools and churches …
Read More »COVID-19: China under mounting pressure over virus origins
Washington, United States | AFP | China on Thursday came under mounting pressure over the coronavirus pandemic from Western powers led by the United States, which said it was probing whether the virus that has infected more than 2.1 million people actually originated in a Wuhan laboratory. The new focus …
Read More »African health officials race to fill virus test gap
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention plans to distribute a million COVID-19 test kits from next week to help the continent tackle a glaring shortfall in testing, its director, John Nkengasong, said Thursday. “There is a big gap on the continent on testing,” …
Read More »Acholi leaders criticized for blocking evacuation of COVID-19 patient
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The COVID-19 incident commander Atek Kagirita has condemned the Acholi leaders for blocking the evacuation of a COVID-19 patient to Gulu. On Wednesday night Acholi leaders led by Aruu County MP blocked an ambulance that was evacuating a cargo truck driver who tested positive …
Read More »Sheraton, Serena send staff home as occupancy ground to zero
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Serena Hotel Kampala and Sheraton Kampala have sent staff home until further notice as coronavirus (COVID -19) travel restrictions bring hotel occupancy to zero. Notices seen from both hotels tell staff while they will receive pay for the months of March and April, …
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