South Africa flood toll rises to 443 as delege eases.

By Kafeero Twaha at 1030 EAT on 17th April 2022 What you need to know. The loss of hundreds of lives and thousands of homes as well as the economic impact and the destruction of infrastructure calls for all hands on deck” said Ramaphosa. The death toll from the flood that has battered South Africa’s…

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Russian flagship Moskva ‘seriously damaged’ by explosion.

Russia says damage caused by ammunition detonating ‘as a result of a fire’, Ukraine says it targeted the vessel with missile strikes. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1058 EAT on Thursday 14 April 2022. Russia’s Black Sea flagship leading the naval assault on Ukraine has been “seriously damaged” by an explosion that a Ukrainian…

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Kampala’s monumental ‘Sawa ya Queen’ goes missing.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1029 EAT on Thursday 14 April 2022. The monumental Queen’s Clock (sawa ya Queen) previously installed at Katwe Clock Tower in Kampala cannot be traced, 11 years since it was removed for maintenance.  The missing clock was installed on the tower at the Nsambya-Entebbe road junction in the 1950s…

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Ugandan tailors cry over 35 percent tax.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1450 EAT on Wednesday 13 April 2022. Prime Tailors workers in Najjanankumbi When Harriet Ntabazi, the state minister for Trade, met the members of the Uganda Tailors Association (UTA) a few weeks ago, during the commemoration of the World Tailors day, she promised them that government was going to…

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Ukraine to receive $1.5bn in support package from World Bank.

World Bank says its helping Ukraine provide critical services, including paying wages for hospital workers. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1134 EAT on Wednesday 13 April 2022. The World Bank is preparing a $1.5bn support package for war-torn Ukraine and plans to aid developing countries struggling to keep up with surging food and energy…

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