Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | France striker Kylian Mbappe has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Tuesday’s UEFA Nations League match against Croatia, the French Football Federation (FFF) said on Monday. The PSG forward, who is asymptomatic as reported by RMC Sports, has left the national team squad and …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday promised not to let women down as gender-based violence claimed more lives of women in the country. In his weekly presidential address, Ramaphosa acknowledged that many survivors of gender-based violence have lost faith in the country’s criminal justice system. Factors …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As government prepares to re-open schools in the country starting with candidate classes later this month, the health ministry has said it will not be carrying out mandatory testing for all learners before they restart school. This comes after government said that all finalists at …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Kenya’s Sheila Chelangat is set for her first competition at the Ostrava Golden Continental Tour on Tuesday after starting the season with a commanding victory at the national cross country championships in February before COVID-19 halted her dreams. Chelangat, 22, announced her arrival …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The directive by President Yoweri Museveni to several institutions to guide bio-technologist Robert Mijumbi refine his idea of a COVID-19 cure has only created him anxiety and unnecessary suspense, the young scientist told Uganda Radio Network in an interview. Mijumbi who was arrested in April …
Read More »
Buvuma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new ferry at Buvuma plying between Kiyindi and Kirongo has reduced the number of passengers after two travelers testing positive to Covid-19 disease. The ferry was designed to carry 300 passengers on its upper and lower sections plus 12 small vehicles each per trip. …
Read More »
How cheaper pooled testing increase access in Ghana, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | The COVID-19 pandemic tends to conceal other important health issues. One of these is the global target for reducing HIV infections and increasing access to treatment. Progress is well under way. In 2019, 67% of those living …
Read More »
Why experts say violence points to 2021 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The first news of violence on Sept.04, D-Day of the ruling party NRM Primaries, came from Bukono County in Namutumba District. Unknown people had that morning killed an agent of one of the candidates, the Minister of …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA is saved from paying over 272 million shillings to test staff for COVID-19, thanks to free testing that will continue at city hall. With a staff population of about 1,133, the city authority would have to part with at least 272 …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Usher Wilson Owere, the chairperson general of the National Organization of Trade Unions-NOTU has joined those opposed to the newly introduced COVID-19 testing fees by the Health Ministry. According to the Ministry, each company that seeks to tests it employees will have to pay Shillings …
Read More »
The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price