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The comedy, corruption, and politics Kampala, Uganda | JOSEPH WERE |  As the response to the Corona virus disease COVID-19 tests the leadership skills of heads of state and government across the world, President Yoweri Museveni has so far performed very well according to most observers who have spoken to The …

FIFA to give members $150m to support overcome COVID-19 effects Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP | FIFA will release $500,000 (Ush 2billion) to each national football governing body  to help handle financial troubles caused by the coronavirus, the global body said on Friday. FIFA will release a total $150 million (139 million euros) …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The race is on to produce a vaccine against COVID-19 but it is not certain that one can be found, the head of the global vaccines alliance said Friday. Seth Berkley said the more competition the better in the scientific fightback against the new coronavirus pandemic, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cargo truck drivers have raised concern about police officers examining their trucks without wearing protective gear saying it exposes them to contracting coronavirus. Through Haulers Cargo Truck Driver’s Association which comprises about 1000 truck drivers spread across the East African region, the truck drivers …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi has been sent to the Parliamentary Rules Committee for allegedly putting the institution of Parliament into disrepute. The decision to face the rules committee was taken by the Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga following a statement by Bunyole West …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Ruparelia Foundation in partnership with Gateway Delta and Gateway Metroplex Limited have donated Shs 75million to support households go through the COVID-19 crisis. The donation is 4,000 food kits and each of them (kits) contains 2kgs of maize flour and one kilogram of sugar. This …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda can’t afford stopping truck drivers from entering the country since it is a landlocked country, President Yoweri Museveni has said. He was speaking during the flagging off vehicles donated by different people and organisations towards the fight against Covid-19. Museveni said Uganda’s solution …

🔹11 new cases, all truck drivers. 🔹 6 from Tanzania 🔹 5 from Kenya ✳ 17,388 tests ✳ 74 confirmed cases ✳ 46 recoveries ✳ 29 active cases ✳ 0 deaths Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | President Yoweri Museveni has said ministry of health officials are discussing …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister-in-charge of the Presidency Esther Mbayo has warned politicians against rejecting COVID-19 suspects evacuated to health facilities in their respective districts.  The Minister’s warning follows an incident on Monday when local leaders organized for the evacuation of two truck drivers to Kampala despite directives …

Steinebrunn, Austria | AFP |  As in many Western countries, one of the shocks of the coronavirus crisis in Austria was how vulnerable farms were when suddenly deprived of foreign labour — but the country is having some success in getting Austrians to plug the gap. The Schreiber family farm in …