Kampala, Uganda | Isaac Khisa | Ecobank Group, the Pan African Bank, has contributed about US$3 million to the fight against COVID-19 across its footprint in Africa which also include Uganda. Ade Ayeyemi, Group CEO, Ecobank Group said with their knowledge of Africa, and to compliment various government efforts, the lender has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction work at Hoima International Airport has resumed two weeks after SBC/SBI Lloyds British International halted work because of the Covid-19 pandemic. SBC halted the construction work and sent home over 900 workers saying it didn’t have accommodation facilities at the construction site in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katakwi district authorities have cried out to the central government for food aid to citing several calamities that have affected production. Katakwi district has been affected by desert locusts twice. It also suffers from other calamities like flooding, excessive heat during drought and Karimojong …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Road construction works in Kampala are set to resume under the Kampala Institutional Infrastructures Development Project two (KIIDP 2) with few workers. Last year, KCCA started construction of 6km of Kulambiro ring to Najeera link, 2km of John Babiiha (Acacia) road and 3km of …

Paris, France | AFP | As European countries take steps towards easing lockdown measures imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, UEFA will meet with the continent’s football clubs and associations this week to try to mark out a pathway towards resuming the season. European football’s governing body is eager to steer …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Centenary Bank has joined the list of corporate companies that have responded to President Yoweri Museveni’s call for well-wishers to donate money and relief items to aid the fight against the spread of coronavirus pandemic. The bank has contributed protective gear to upcountry health centres and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has tasked able members of the public to contribute towards aiding the vulnerable people within their communities overcome the challenges that came with COVID-19 restrictions. Kadaga observed that the national taskforce is currently concentrating its’ food aid campaigns …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority– KCCA has reopened four of the 13 markets at Kalerwe following their closure on April 3rd, 2020. The Kampala Affairs Minister, Betty Amongi ordered the closure of the markets for failure to maintain the four meter physical distancing as directed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda boda riders in Kampala have expressed their excitement on receiving back their motorcycles that were impounded by police across the country. A few weeks ago, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni had directed that motorcycles and bicycles should not move after 2 pm as a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale University has donated 72 million Shillings towards the rehabilitation of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. The intervention follows concern about the sorry state of the ICU at a time when the country is battling an outbreak of coronavirus …