Uganda Securities Exchange tells manufacturers recovering from COVID-19 pandemic stress Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS  BUSINGE | As manufacturers weather the tough times caused by COVID-19 lockdown and related restrictions, executives at the Uganda Securities Exchange say, doors are open for raising capital to reboot business activities. Speaking on behalf of …

Madrid, Spain | XINHUA |   FC Barcelona’s Spain international midfielder Sergio Busquets said on Monday that he is not thinking about retiring from international football. The 32-year-old made his 119th international appearance in Spain’s 1-0 UEFA Nations League win at home to Switzerland on Saturday and is in line to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  As schools prepare to re-open, the list of requirements that learners in private schools will have to report with has exponentially grown due to COVID-19 related standard operating procedures. This comes as private schools will have to implement a number of health measures like …

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Mukono High court is expected to conduct a fresh tally of the results from the National Resistance Movement-NRM party primaries for Kayunga District Woman Member of Parliament.  The exercise couldn’t take place on Monday as set by Justice David Batema because the official sent …

Tokyo, Japan | XINHUA |   The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s Cabinet dropped from last month when Suga took office after his predecessor Shinzo Abe stepped down for health reasons, a nationwide poll showed on Monday. According to the survey conducted by Japan’s public broadcaster NHK between …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Two technicians from telecom giant MTN Uganda are part of the five people who were arrested by Criminal Investigations Directorate –CID over the weekend on allegations of vandalizing the telecom masts in Mbarara and Isingiro districts. They are Richard Lubega and Godfrey Masaba. The …

Rubanda, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Rubanda district local government has asked majority of the staff working at the headquarters to stay home following the outbreak of COVID-19 at Rubanda district government prison.  The district COVID-19 taskforce confirmed the first inmate with COVID-19 positive case in Rubanda district government prisons …

WASHINGTON, USA | XINHUA |   White House physician Sean Conley said on Monday that President Donald Trump has tested negative for COVID-19, 12 days after the president tested positive with the virus. Trump has tested negative “on consecutive days” and is “not infectious to others,” according to a memo from …

Berlin, Germany | XINHUA |   Joachim Loew is experiencing his most challenging time as the German national coach. Ahead of the Nations League encounter against Switzerland this Tuesday evening, the 60-year-old is under heavy fire. The number of critics calling for a change on the German bench is increasing. Not …

Kalangala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Several passengers are getting stranded after management of MV Kalangala  restricted the number the vessel carries to 50 per voyage as they observe the Standard Operating Procedures – SOPs due to the COVID-19. But the Kalangala District Chairperson, Willy Lugoloobi says a solution should …