Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0849 EAT on Friday 29 April 2022. An increase in measles cases in January and February 2022 is a worrying sign of a heightened risk for the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases and could trigger further larger outbreaks, particularly measles among children in 2022, according to the World Health Organisation…
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Ugandans lose millions to ‘Malaysian’ online business scam.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0830 EAT on Friday 29 April 2022. Thousands of unsuspecting Ugandans are counting losses after losing huge sums of money to online fraudsters masquerading as international business agents trading under chargeanytime.net purportedly from Malaysia. The victims of the dubious business were lured into investing various sums of money through…
Bitcoin becomes official currency in Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR) has approved Bitcoin as legal tender – just the second country to do so. CAR is one of the world’s poorest countries, but is rich in diamonds, gold and uranium. It has been wracked by conflict for decades and is a close Russian ally, with mercenaries from the Wagner Group…
Africa registers 32% increase in new Covid-19 cases amid global decrease.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1648 EAT on Thursday 28 April 2022. While global COVID-19 cases have been on a decrease, Africa has had a 32 per cent increase in cases in the past one week, according to a latest epidemiological report by the World Health Organization (WHO). With Omicron remaining the most dominant…
Uganda Coffee Authority supports Pinetti-coffee deal.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1551 EAT on Thursday 28 April 2022. The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has surprisingly thrown its weight behind the controversial agreement between the government and the Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited (UVCC). While appearing before the parliamentary trade committee that is probing the agreement Tuesday, the UCDA executive…
Kayihura’s men still on the run
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1221 EAT on Wednesday 27 April 2022. After a scandal-shortened career, two of General Kale Kayihura’s once high-ranking men in the police force are still on the run four years after the ouster of the former inspector general of police. The fugitives include Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Siraje…
Police shoots two by mistake in Abim
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1559 EAT on Monday 25 April 2022. Police in Abim district shot and injured two people in a case of mistaken identity. Digo Ogola and Ocima Odongo were shot at Oyaro ward on Saturday. Karamoja regional police spokesperson Michael Longole says that the police suspected duo to be cattle rustlers…
Secondary school science teachers to strike.
Published at 1318 EAT on Monday 25 April 2022. Secondary science teachers under their umbrella Uganda Professional Science Teachers’ Union have threatened to lay down their tools at the beginning of the next school term. In a letter addressed to the ministry of Education and Sports and Public Service, the teachers accused the government of…
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