Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  There is panic at Masaka district headquarters after five staff tested positive for Coronavirus-COVID-19.  The five staff members are currently undergoing treatment at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital. The five cases are part of 75 staff of Masaka District Local Government who were tested for COVID-19 …

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Former Vision group journalists who were laid off when the group shut down Etop Newspaper have started a weekly Ateso Newspaper called Aicerit.  Aicerit, which literally means star in Ateso hit the streets of Soroti city and other towns on Wednesday morning.   It comes …

Kanungu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  There was chaos at the offices of the Integrated Rural Community Empowerment(IRUC), a local Community Based Organization-CBO in Kanungu district on Wednesday during an impromptu police raid for unknown reasons.    Arans Tabaruka, a retired television journalist and founder of the CBO, says heavily armed …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled its first-ever Strategic Foresight Report, which aims to identify challenges and opportunities to better steer the European Union’s (EU) strategic choices. The document is meant to support the Commission in designing “future-proof” policies and legislation that serves both the …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) provides a strong platform in which regional countries will come together to find possibilities of development, prosperity and connectivity. In a video message before embarking on a visit to Russia …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   The British government on Wednesday published a controversial bill which overrides elements of the Brexit deal with Brussels, despite a senior minister explicitly acknowledging that the plan would “break international law”. The UK Internal Markets Bill is intended to ensure Northern Ireland can continue to …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged countries to use recovery from COVID-19 to tackle climate change. “We have a choice: business as usual, leading to further calamity; or we can use the recovery from COVID-19 to provide a real opportunity to put the world …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Education Ministry has drafted new guidelines to offer actionable guidance for safe reopening and running of education institutions and reduce the impact of the pandemic on teaching and learning.    Although the government is yet to officially announce dates for the reopening of schools, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  There is a 15 percent reduction in new COVID-19 infections in Africa, the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said during a meeting held to discuss how Africa Economies can safely open up amidst the pandemic. In the meeting held today, Wednesday, Dr Ahmed Ogwell …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   The Italian Serie A on Wednesday announced a plan to set up a new company that will seek investors and oversee the sale of the league’s television rights. The league told reporters that the media rights for the league for the last three seasons brought …