Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bunyangabu district COVID-19 taskforce has suspended the operations of salons and boutiques as part of the measures to contain the spread of coronavirus. The taskforce has also ordered boda boda operators to vacate their stages and operate from their homes using their phones. Bunyangabu district …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Operators of salons and some forms of public transport want the government to enforce COVID-19 public health standard operating procedures. The operators who include boda-boda cyclists, taxi operators and salon owners want the government to enforce the presidential directives and Ministry of Health guidelines like …
Read More »My salon experience under COVID-19 restrictions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Tuesday, President Yoweri Museveni announced plans to allow salons to resume normal operations about four months after they were closed as part of the Covid19 control measures. Despite the official closure, some salonists in Kampala have been going about their normal business. I …
Read More »Museveni vows to crush protestors as he allows salons, 110 arcades to reopen
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has allowed 110 arcades in Kampala to reopen for business after four months of closure. Museveni ordered the closure of several businesses including arcades and salons at the end of March as a means of slowing the spread of the coronavirus disease. …
Read More »Californians to say ‘cheers’ at hair salons in 2017
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Come Sunday, Californians will legally be able to raise a glass of alcohol while getting a haircut or beard trim at beauty salons and barbershops. Although the practice of offering complementary wine and beer at such establishments has been going on quietly for …
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