London, United Kingdom | AFP | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was recuperating Monday at his countryside retreat and remained off work after saying his battle with coronavirus “could have gone either way”. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is currently deputising for him, but the government is set to make a decision …
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Paris, France | AFP | A month has now passed since the last football matches were played before packed stadiums in Europe, and the havoc wrought by the coronavirus pandemic means that nobody can say with any certainty when the sport might return. A crowd of 50,000 filled Ibrox Stadium in …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 31-year-old woman has resorted to selling rat meat as a way of making ends meet two weeks after the president announced a lockdown that affected her retail shop in Kasese district. The woman identified as Annie Bembe, a national of the Democratic Republic of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Special thanksgiving prayers for the Kabaka of Buganda Kingdom Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II’s 65th Birthday have been dominated by a call for peace as the country battles COVID-19. The service was held on Monday at St. Paul’s Cathedral Namirembe. It was led by Rev. Abraham …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville believes the Premier League may force clubs who are looking to cut player wages during the coronavirus crisis to accept transfer embargoes. Clubs in England’s top-flight have requested players take up to a 30 percent pay hit in cuts …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical interns have vowed to keep away from health centers due to lack of Personal Protective Equipment-PPE. The Federation of Uganda Medical Interns-FUMA, notes that the prevailing working environment in government health facilities isn’t safe for medical interns, saying they would rather stay home instead …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has issued operating procedures to all children homes. According to the Ministry, there are over 6,000 children in the different children’s homes and rehabilitation centres across the country. State Minister for Youths and Children Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A pay roll officer at Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA is in trouble for spreading false information indicating that Uganda had registered its first coronavirus death. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga says Adam Obec circulated information on social media claiming that Uganda had recorded its first COVID-19 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Order Management Act-POMA is now redundant after a recent court decision that expunged a section that gave the Inspector General of Police sweeping powers stop public gatherings, a section of Ugandan lawyers has said. The section was often cited by security officers …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has on his 65th birthday recognized the Former Democratic Party (DP) President, Dr Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere. Unlike the previous years when the Kabaka’s birthday was celebrated amidst pomp, the Kingdom cancelled this year’s activities due to the …
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