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Health

‘We Care About Your Health’ – Dolphin Suites Re-opens Fitness Center To Kill Covid-19 Hardship Stress

Dolphin Suites, a luxury hotel located on Princess Anne Drive, Plot 36 Bugolobi, Kampala, has opened its fitness center following government’s allowance of the reopening of gyms, saunas, massage parlours and general wellness centres in the country. These have been banned from

September 25, 2021

Health

Tireless Nabbanja Tasks Team To Review Covid-19 Testing Procedures At Entebbe Airport

Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has tasked a ten-member select committee comprising ten officials from the National Planning Authority-NPA, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA, security agencies and the ministries of health and tourism to address loopholes in the Covid-19 testing procedures at Entebbe International

September 13, 2021

Hot Take

Scaring! Over 127 School Children Under Kyaggwe Bursary Scheme Impregnated In Lockdown

Kyaggwe county leaders are concerned about the increasing number of pregnancies and deliveries involving school-age going children due to the prolonged school closure. At least 127 out of the 1,000 girls under the Kyaggwe county (Ssaza) bursary scheme have conceived in the

September 9, 2021

Health

Covid-19 Delta Variant Worries Health Experts

The Director-General of the World Health Organization Dr Tedros  Adhanom Ghebreyesus has expressed concern over the COVID-19’s delta variant, which he called the most transmissible mutation to date. Dr Ghebreyesus told journalists at a regular briefing last evening that Delta has been identified

June 26, 2021

Business

Covid-19 Fight: La-cabana Restaurant To Offer Immune Boosters To Customers

Kampala’s prestigious dining palace, The La Cabana Restaurant has announced that it will start serving its customers with complimentary health boosters to boost their body immunity amid the COVID-19 era. La Cabana is part of the Ruparelia Group, a conglomerate owned by

June 13, 2021

Education

Covid-19 Crisis: Kyambogo University Shuts Down For Two Weeks As Cases Surge

The management of Kyambogo University have resolved to shut down the institution two weeks as the second wave of Covid-19 sees increasing cases in students. On Monday 31st May 2021, Management met with a team of health experts led by Dr. Monica

June 3, 2021

Business

Ugandan Gov’t Finally Okays Licenced External Labour Companies To Resume Work

The government of Uganda through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has relaxed restrictions on externalization of labor to enable companies involved in the sourcing of external employment for migrant workers abroad are to resume business. “This is to inform

November 10, 2020

Business

Covid-19 Crisis: Air Tanzania Resumes Flights To Entebbe

The Managing Director Air Tanzania Mr Ladislaus Matindi has said the resumption of flights after six months of closure of Entebbe International Airport due to Covid-19 will help promote investment in the region. “We continue to extend the wings of Kilimanjaro over

October 26, 2020

News

Kampala International School Granted Covid-19 Certificate Of Compliance To Re-open For Students

Kampala International School Uganda (KISU) has been granted a certificate of compliance following the fulfillment of all requirements for the opening for candidate classes and finalists. The certificate was granted by the permanent secretary in the ministry of education and sport, Alex

October 15, 2020

Health

Panic As Two Senior Health Officials Test Positive For Covid-19

Tension is high at Masindi Hospital as two Senior Health workers at the facility have tested Positive for COVID-19 alongside four other community members. The results of the two were released to the district Health officials by the Health ministry on Sunday

October 12, 2020