Uganda’s security services have intercepted the truck driver whose samples tested positive for Coronavirus on Tuesday. “The previously confirmed case, a Ugandan male, truck driver
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Lt. Col. Nelson Bataringaya was attacked by residents
Authorities in the western Kisoro District are investigating a string of attacks by locals on UPDF and Police officers patrolling the area. Lt. Col. Nelson
Mulago discharges four COVID-19 patients
Medical health workers at Mulago National Referral Hospital were full of praise to the Lord as the hospital discharged four COVID-19 patients on Wednesday. The
IMF grants debt relief for 19 African nations
The International Monetary Fund has approved immediate debt service relief for 19 African countries for an initial period of six months to enable them to
Ugandan gay refugee kills himself outside UNHCR’s office
A Ugandan LGBTI refugee took his life outside the office of the UN refugee agency in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. The man was allegedly beaten up
Government extends border closure and curfew
President Yoweri Museveni has extended the nationwide coronavirus controls for 21 days. In his address to the nation at the end of an initial 14-day
Floating island causes national power cut
A huge floating island in Lake Victoria triggered a nationwide blackout in Uganda after clogging a turbine in a hydroelectric power station. “It was at
Insurers agree to cover Covid-17 under medical insurance
Expenses incurred under Covid-19 will now be covered by medical insurance following an agreement by insurance companies to lift their pandemic exclusion. “… insurance players
Landlords want clear guidelines on rent waivers
Landlords and arcade owners under the Kampala City Traders Association (Kacita) have asked government to set guidelines on loan waivers for at least three months
Blood from cured COVID-19 patients is medicine – study
A team of researchers from China have discovered that transfusing critically ill Covid-19 patients with blood from those who recovered from the disease could be