Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Association of External Labour Recruitment Agencies has lost 147 billion shillings during the covid-19 pandemic. While appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on National Economy on Monday, Baker Akatambira, the chairperson says that they have lost direct income due to the closure of the …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police Marine Unit in Nakasongola has retrieved two bodies of fishermen who drowned in Lake Kyoga on Sunday night. The deceased have been identified Jimmy Odong and Eric Lumu Mukasa, all fishermen at Kabasombwa landing site in Lwampanga sub-county. Kabasombwa village chairman James …

Paris, France | AFP | Banned in some countries, promoted in others — the drug hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for the new coronavirus is dividing opinion worldwide. Scientists looking to find licenced medicines that could be repurposed as a treatment for COVID-19 had started tests of hydroxychloroquine, normally used to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has been urged to start thinking of providing universal healthcare for every Ugandan to deal with pandemics. Speaking on Monday during a zoom discussion organized by the Makerere University Human Rights and Peace Centre [Huripec] Prof. John Jean Barya, the Makerere University law …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has directed the government to produce Rwandan National Elly Tumwine and explain why he has been in detention for more than mandatory 48 hours. Justice Musa Ssekaana on Monday issued the order following an application filed by Tumwine’s lawyer …

Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP | Zimbabwe summoned its US ambassador on Monday over remarks by a senior American official accusing the southern African country of stirring anti-racism protests over the death of George Floyd, the government said. In a Sunday interview with ABC news, US national security advisor Robert O’Brien referred to Zimbabwe and China …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda has issued a letter of no objection to the integration of NC Bank and Commercial Bank of Africa to make one bank with the deal expected to be completed at the end of June. The merger of the banks had …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense force has opened up four detachments in Madi-Opei sub county, Lamwo district. Some of the detachments which had been abandoned due to limited personnel were reopened following the resurgence of cattle raids by armed south Sudanese cattle thugs from the …

  UPDATE 🔺 May 31st – new COVID-19 cases 40 🔺 Total confirmed cases 453. 🔺 20 new cases are from South Sudan point of entry, 2 Mutukula, 1 Padea 🔺 17 new cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers. 🔹31 positive foreign truck drivers were handed over to their country of origin 🔸Total …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested the Kilak South MP, Gilbert Olanya and Aruu South MP Samuel Odonga Otto for demonstrating against the continuous movement of trucks to and from Elegu border post in Amuru. Olanya and Otto were intercepted at Cereleno market in Gulu town. They …