Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The move by the government to waive taxes on most agriculture products has been welcomed as a positive step. Finance Minister Matia Kasaija is expected to announce the removal of the 18 percent value-added tax (VAT) on all the tools used in the garden …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi operators want Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA to soften the registration process and include all drivers that do not have taxis. Last week, KCCA started registering all taxi drivers to get driving routes within the city. Each driver is supposed to provide a logbook …
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Fort Portal, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT | Two men in Fort Portal municipality are in trouble for selling a purported cure for coronavirus disease- Covid-19. The suspects have been identified as William Isingoma and Abdullah Gumisiriza, both residents of Hakibaale sub county in Kabarole district. The Rwenzori West region police spokesperson, Vincent …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | When Timo Werner seals his imminent move from RB Leipzig to Chelsea, the German’s turbulent rise from national pariah to one of Europe’s most feared forwards will be complete. Chelsea are willing to meet the 60 million euro (£53 million, $67 million) release clause in …
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Kasese, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT | Parents in Nsenyi Parish, Kasese district who do not have at least 20 banana plants in their homestead will not have their children baptized. This was announced by Rev. Fr. Modest Masereka Kasenyankwe, the Parish Priest who described it as a new move to boost food …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said that he has played his part in containing the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and can no longer take the blame if Ugandans start dying due to “carelessness”. Museveni said people have not died in Uganda because initially, …
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Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six health workers of Gombe Hospital have been quarantined after getting into contact with a COVID-19 positive patient at Buyiga island in Mpigi district. The health workers who have been quarantined at the staff quarters include a clinical officer, a midwife and four nurses. …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged the “cold reality” behind angry protests against racial injustice, but warned he would not tolerate violence or the breaking of coronavirus distancing laws. Demonstrations have broken out across Britain following the death of George Floyd in the United …
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Tehran, Iran | AFP | Iran said Tuesday it will execute a man whose conviction for spying for the US and Israel by helping target a top Iranian general has been upheld by the supreme court. Mahmoud Mousavi Majd was convicted of spying on Iran’s armed forces “especially the Quds Force and on the whereabouts …
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Paris, France | AFP | Lockdowns prevented around 3.1 million deaths in 11 European countries, according to a new modelling study published Monday, as most nations tiptoe out of the strict measures to halt the spread of the new coronavirus. Research by Imperial College London, whose scientists are advising the British …
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