Tag Archives: COVID-19

The government takes a huge chunk of revenues as taxes to reduce tobacco smoking Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | British American Tobacco Uganda has defied the effects of coronavirus pandemic to record a 27% surge in net profit to Shs19.9bn for the year ended December 2020. BATU will now …

Karamoja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Several families across Karamoja region are one the verge of starvation due to severe food shortage. Although this isn’t the first time the region is experiencing food shortage, the current situation is worse owing to last year’s floods and the nationwide lockdown to contain the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Fifteen airlines have said an agreement with UNICEF to support its   ‘Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative’,  to secure transport for COVID-19 vaccines with the the onset of vaccination in different countries across the world.  The airlines are backing the landmark initiative to prioritize delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, essential …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of the Ugandan public is wearing facemasks that no longer protect from the dangers of contracting COVID-19. Instead, the masks they are using are riskier than not using one mostly because of prolonged use and irregular washing. Because COVID-19 spreads mainly from person …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed two more versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for them to be rolled out globally through the COVAX facility, set up to ensure equitable access to the drug across the world. …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Bank of Uganda has extended for six months effective April 1, 2021 the Credit Relief Measures that the banking industry offered their borrowers to help them overcome the impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the economy. The Bank will also extend its financial …

  However, the financial services sector is not out of the woods yet Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda has for the fourth consecutive year maintained the 10th position in the Absa Africa Financial Market Index 2020, signalling a stagnation in performance. The report, released by Absa Bank shows …

 Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  | Gulu police have arrested dozens of street gang members and bar owners for flouting the Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs put in place to contain the spread of COVID-19. The operations carried conducted on Saturday and Sunday night saw the arrest of 15 managers, their staff and …

Lilongwe, Malawi | XINHUA |  Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has fired the commissioner for the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) and a co-chairperson of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 for failing to demand accountability on funds spent on fighting the pandemic. Chakwera has also ordered an immediate overhaul …

Educationalists maintain pre-school is critical in children’s physical, mental and psycho-social development Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | How do you home-school a three year old without going nuts? Maximum respect to kindergarten teachers,” a young Ugandan mother posted on her Facebook page on Feb.11. Thousands of Ugandan parents have …