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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has lifted the curfew to enable buses and taxi to travel late and ferry stranded students from Kampala. Additional transport means are now also being considered, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health Diana Atwine has announced. Hundreds of people are still stuck in various …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force has sounded a warning that members of the public who will fail to adhere to the set of guidelines by President Museveni will risk facing dire consequences this time. Addressing journalists, police spokesperson Fred Enanga said commanders have been directed by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five herbal therapeutics have been developed by the Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Institute to assist in the treatment and management of COVID-19 in Uganda. The products include; Warbugia Ugandensis, Cypress oil, Cypress herbal tea, propolis tincture and propolis throat spray. Another product that has been developed …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Francis Edulu, a pastor from Abaango village in Soroti district has been intercepted by security officers after he was found preaching in public after testing positive for COVID-19. Edulu had been placed under home-based care management which required him to remain in quarantine at home …

Due to shortage, remaining doses to be used for priority groups like health workers and the elderly  748,676 vaccinated  964,000 doses received  475,000 doses expected Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Uganda has suspended mass vaccination against COVID-19 as the country waits to receive more vaccines from different sources, an official …

Brussels, Belgium | XINHUA |  The European Commission is engaged in negotiations with third countries, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, on the mutual recognition of vaccine certificates, European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders said here on Monday. At a press conference following a meeting for the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

 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, …