Coronavirus survivors have twice the risk of developing dangerous blood clots to their lungs compared to people who weren’t infected Paris, France | Xinhua | COVID-19 survivors have twice the risk of developing dangerous blood clots in their lungs compared to people who weren’t infected and double the chance of …
Read More »Cipla to pay shareholders dividend worth Shs 7.3billion
The company recorded the first profit since listing on Uganda Securities Exchange in 2018 | THE INDEPENDENT | Cipla Quality Chemical Industries has reported a better performance for the period ended March 31, 2022, posting a net profit of Shs24bn compared to a loss of Shs10bn in 2020. This performance …
Read More »Aga Khan foundation awards grants to partners
Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) on May 27th officially awarded grants to partners under pillars 1 and 3 of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) COVID-19 response project implementing in Kampala district. The project was launched last year and was meant to focus on providing …
Read More »Secrets of Okere city
Otuke’s sustainable green enterprise built on dreams SPECIAL FEATURE | RONALD MUSOKE | When Ojok Okello visited Okere Mom-Kok, his ancestral village in Otuke District three years ago, he hardly knew that would start one of the most ambitious social enterprise projects in Uganda. On a recent visit to Okere, …
Read More »Africa: Insect meat loaf, fertilizer trees, and mosquito-repelling plants
The Promise of Africa’s Bio-economy GUEST COLUMN | OUSMANE BADIANE & JOACHIM VON BRAUN – ALL AFRICA.COM | Africa feels the impacts of COVID-19, conflict, and climate change perhaps more than any other region in the world. The costs of food, fuel, and fertilizer have skyrocketed over the past …
Read More »Africa concerned over market for its COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday expressed its concern over lack of market for African COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers. The concern was expressed by Ahmed Ogwell, acting director of Africa CDC, as he emphasized the need to ensure a sustainable …
Read More »Museveni criticized for shying away from government responsibility on cost of living
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni’s Sunday evening address to the nation was largely aimed at responding to the escalating prices of essential commodities, or at least that is what most Ugandans expected. His explanations of the situation drew criticism, as many Ugandans thought he was blaming the …
Read More »East African real estate executives hopeful of recovery amid COVID-19 shocks
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | East African real estate executives on Wednesday said that they remain hopeful that the sector will recover from the COVID-19 shocks. Speaking at a forum in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, Tilda Mwai, research lead of pan-African real estate research firm, Estate Intel, said that the regional economic …
Read More »Ugandans shun Covid-19 booster doses
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The majority of Ugandans who were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have not received booster doses as recommended by health professionals. Records from the Ministry of Health show that more than 10.2 million people representing 48 percent of the targeted 22 million people were fully vaccinated …
Read More »Parliament directs IGG to investigate PRESIDE Covid-19 funds
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The House on Tuesday tasked the Inspectorate of Government – IG to investigate further the utilization of funds appropriated to facilitate the COVID-19 vaccine development by Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Monica Musenero. Anita Among, the Speaker of Parliament directed that the …
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