Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 120,000 families in Uganda whose livelihoods have been negatively affected by Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic will benefit from USD 10 million, approximately 36 billion Shillings’ direct cash transfers. The programme, implemented by GiveDirectly, a nonprofit organization that lets donors send money to …

Nakaseke, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakaseke District Task Force has restricted attendants to patients and banned visitors in hospital wards across the health centres to stop the spread of COVID-19. Nakaseke district registered a fifth COVID-19 case on Sunday after a health worker from Kiwoko hospital tested positive of …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Borussia Dortmund are flexing their muscles in their efforts to keep England forward Jadon Sancho at the club. In the club’s pre-season training-camp in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland, the 2012 German Champions sporting director Michael Zorc announced the surprising news. “We plan on having Jadon Sancho …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | As the Makerere University Search Committee concludes the search for the next deputy vice-chancellor in charge of finance and administration, two former students have asked that Prof. William Bazeyo be ejected from the race due to lack of credible qualifications. The alumni are; Sam Ninsiima …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Monday revealed the death toll due to illnesses related to the COVID-19 pandemic rose to 23, 253. The continent-wide COVID-19 related death toll registered an increase of 287 deaths compared to Sunday’s 22,966 death …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  French football giant Paris Saint-Germain on Monday announced the signing of a multi-year partnership with Chinese consumer electronics firm Hisense. “We are delighted to welcome Hisense to the Paris Saint-Germain family and to launch this partnership with this leading player in the consumer electronics and …

  Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Atletico Madrid have confirmed that a second round of tests carried out on Sunday, after two players had previously tested positive for COVID-19, show nobody else in the squad has been infected. The club informed that the two affected players are defender Sime Vrsaljko and …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Real Madrid’s Japanese international forward Takefusa Kubo has joined Villarreal on a one-year loan, the two clubs confirmed on Monday. The news comes five days after the Spanish press reported that the two clubs were close to an agreement for the 19-year-old, who impressed in …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Investment Evelyne Anite is wanted by police for flouting COVID-19 health safety guidelines. The charges stem from a procession held in Koboko district on Saturday, where supporters in multitudes took to the streets to celebrate a donation of an ambulance to Koboko …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), the biggest opposition political party has rejected the guidelines that were issued by the Electoral Commission last week on how to hold scientific campaigns in the coming 2021 general elections.  Speaking to the media at the party’s headquarters at …