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Museveni Names Dr. Mugume Acting Deputy BoU Governor Replacing Out Of Contract ‘Kasekende’ As Mutebire Fights For His Dear Life At Nakasero Hospital

The Director of Research at Bank of Uganda, Dr Adam Mugume, was on Friday assigned to perform the duties of the Deputy Governor of Bank of Uganda. The position fell vacant about three months ago after Dr Louis Kasekende’s contract ended. He

March 28, 2020

Health·News

China Reports Fewer New Coronavirus Cases, With All Of Them Arriving From Overseas

Mainland China saw a drop in its daily tally of new coronavirus cases, reversing four straight days of gains, as the country’s capital Beijing ramped up measures to contain the number of infections arriving from abroad. China had 39 new confirmed cases on Sunday, the country’s

March 23, 2020

Health·News

Coronavirus: Seven Suspects Quarantined At Masaka Hospital

Health authorities in Masaka District have quarantined seven people at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital. These reportedly entered into the country from United Arab Emirates (UAE) through Entebbe International Airport, but were never screened for COVID-19. According to the head of the emergency

March 23, 2020

News·Sports·World

Former Real Madrid President Lorenzo Sanz Dies After Contracting Coronavirus

Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz died on Saturday after being hospitalised with coronavirus. Sanz, 76, was president at the Bernabeu from 1995-2000, a period in which Real won the Champions League twice. “My father has just died,” wrote Sanz’s son Lorenzo

March 22, 2020

Health·News

President Museveni To Adress The Nation Today As Uganda Confirms First Coronavirus Case

President Yoweri Museveni will today at 4pm adress the nation following a confirmed coronavirus case in Uganda. “In light of confirmation of a COVID-19 case in Uganda, I will today, at 4pm, address the country on what more we should do to

March 22, 2020

Health·News

Breaking: Health Ministry Confirms First Case Of Coronavirus In Uganda

Earlier this year, when the first reports of the coronavirus started to come out of China, global health officials said they were very worried about what would happen if the virus started spreading in Africa, where many health systems are already struggling.

March 21, 2020

News

M7 Bans Passenger Flights,Closes Borders Over Coronavirus Pandemic

President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday evening directed that starting from Monday March 23, no person should be allowed to enter Uganda regardless of the means of transport he/she uses. “Up to now, Uganda by God’s mercy has not recorded a single case

March 21, 2020

News·Security

Police,Military Deploy Officers To Enforce M7’s Directives Over Coronavirus

The police and sister security agencies are closely monitoring every situation to ensure the anti-coronavirus rules are complied with. This follows the directives issued by His Excellency, The President of The Republic of Uganda, on the 18th march 2020, on how to

March 21, 2020

Business·News

M7’s Orders To Close Public Institutions,Should Teach Us To Stimulate Economy And Build More Local Industries-Tycoon Nzeyi

First of all, I would like to thank you and your cabinet- for the courageous leadership thus far- especially the decisions announced on March 18th 2020 which among others include the decision to temporarily disperse areas of population concentrations such as school,

March 21, 2020

Entertainment·Lifestyle·News

Actor, Country Music Singer, ‘The Gambler’: Kenny Rogers Dies At 81

Country music legend Kenny Rogers, the congenial, silver-bearded crooner of “The Gambler,” “Islands in the Stream” and “Lady,” has died of natural causes at age 81. Rogers’ verified Twitter account announced the news in a statement late Friday. “The Rogers family is

March 21, 2020

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