Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several students from schools in Mukono district are stranded due to lack of transport following the abrupt closure of schools to contain the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our reporter found Clair Nansimbe one of the students at Paul Mukasa Secondary school stuck …
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Berlin, Germany | XINHUA | German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led its rivals in the election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, a big boost of morale for the conservatives in the September federal election. The CDU garnered 36 percent of the votes, up by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With the second school closure effected, parents are currently flocking to the country’s different schools and educational institutions to collect their children. This comes hours after a presidential directive ordering the closure of all schools for 42 days as one of the measures in …
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📌 UGANDA 🇺🇬 Original BACK TO SCHOOL SCHEDULE ▶ P1, P2 & P3 – start – June 7 ▶ P6, S3 & S5 – re-start – June 7 ▶ P4-P5 – holidays – June 4 📌 3-year plan to harmonize school calendar ✳ Terms 12 weeks ✳ Holidays 15-17 days ✳ No exams ✳ 2021 starts …
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Three CEOs, a global pandemic, a corruption scandal, a managerial wipeout and two brand new Airbus A330s on ground for 6 months – what went wrong? COMMENT | DEREK NSEKO | Less than two years ago, Uganda celebrated the return to skies of the latest reincarnation of its National Airline. During …
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📌 KEY MEASURES ANNOUNCED ✳ Schools, higher institutions of learning closed for 42 days ✳ All teachers must get vaccinated ✳ Religious gatherings suspended ✳ Conferences suspended ✳ Marriage ceremonies, burials, parties maximum 20 people Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has closed all schools for 42 days, …
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🔴 LIVE 8pm: Museveni to address nation on #COVID19 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni will at 8pm today outline Uganda government measures to contain a new wave of COVID-19 infections and deaths. He is expected to tighten on public transport, air travel and vaccinations, and confirm …
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Ougadougou, Burkina Faso | XINHUA | More than 100 civilians were killed and dozens wounded by suspected terrorists overnight in a village in northern Burkina Faso, according to media reports on Saturday. Terrorists raided the village of Solhan in the province of Yagha, killing residents of the village, burning …
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Los Angeles, US | XINHUA | U.S. Los Angeles County authorities said investigations were being conducted after videos emerged on social media showing innocent Asian passengers were slapped in their faces on the local metro system. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority said in a statement Friday that it …
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Lagos, Nigeria | XINHUA | At least 88 people were killed and scores of others wounded following attacks by bandits in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kebbi, local police confirmed on Saturday. The bandits unleashed terror on eight different communities in the Danko-Wasagu local government area of the state on Thursday, Nafi’u …
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