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Market Plaza Opens Doors To Traders As City Landlords Close Arcades Over COVID-19 Rent Arrears

Recently opened Market Plaza, which is a commercial building in the Kampala Central Business District (CBA), has opened its doors to thousands of traders in Kampala, whose shops were closed by ruthless city landlords who are demanding for COVID-19 rent arrears. This

August 1, 2020

Health·News

Panic: 5 Hotels Closed In Mbarara City After Three Clients Tested Positive Of Covid-19

Ministry of Health officials in Mbarara city have closed five hotels due to coronavirus disease. Hotels like Rwampara Suites,Leisure Park International Hotel,Golden Monkey,Africa Guest house and Acacia have suspended services and workers quarantined for 14 days after hosting positive Covid-19 guests. Mbarara

August 1, 2020

Business·News

Parliament Rejects Gov’t Proposal To Regulate, Tax Coffee Farmers

Members of Parliament (MPs) on Wednesday, July, 29, 2020 overwhelmingly rejected the proposal by government to de-register coffee farmers that reportedly fail to meet the standards set by government in the coffee production chain and by producing low quality coffee. The proposal

August 1, 2020

Business·News

Anxiety As Kenya Airlines Okays Uganda Flights, Drops Tanzania From List

Kenya will re-open its airspace to international flights on August, 1, 2020 for priority and authorized airlines and travelers. Uganda is one of only 19 countries that have been authorized to fly into Kenya. Travelers from the 19 countries who do not

August 1, 2020

Crime·News

Sex Pest: Teenager In Kasese Impregnates 12 Girls On Same Village, Escapes

Authorities in the western Uganda district of Kasese are in a needle search of a boy that is accused of mercilessly bonking and impregnating up to 12 girls in one sub-county of Maliba. According to the O/C of the Police Child and

July 31, 2020

Health·News

Uganda Confirms Third Covid-19 Death

The Ministry Of Health has confirmed a third Covid-19 death as the total registered cases rise to 1,154 since the virus was confirmed in the East African nation on March 21. Health officials identified the dead as a 67-year-old Nigerian national and

July 31, 2020

Crime·News

Soldier Shoots Dead 12 In Drunken Rampage

By Agencies DRC: A drunken soldier in DR Congo‘s troubled east opened fire on passers-by, killing at least 12 people including a two-year-old girl, and sparking angry protests, sources said Friday. The incident happened overnight Thursday at Sange, in the territory of

July 31, 2020

Health·News

Ugandan Scientists Warn Citizens Against Covid-19 Complacency

Ugandan scientists on Thursday warned that COVID-19 cases in the country could surge out of proportion if the public continues to relax in implementing preventive measures against the virus. The country this week and last week registered its first two COVID-19 deaths,

July 31, 2020

News·Politics

Just In! Minister Raphael Magyezi “Quits” Igara West MP Race

The Minister of Local Government Raphael Magyezi has unceremoniously withdrawn from the Igara West parliamentary race according to reports. Apollo Lee Kakonge a close friend to Magyezi, noted that the Minister left the race because he wants to concentrate on the ministerial

July 31, 2020

Hot News

Supreme Mufti Ndirangwa Asks Gov’t To Re-open Places Of Worship

The Supreme Mufti Sheikh Siriman Kasule Ndirangwa has appealed to the government of Uganda to consider re-open places of worship so that believers can jointly seek divine intervention in the battle against COVID-19. He said all Muslim leaders are now aware of

July 31, 2020

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