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Standard Chartered Bank aids decongestion in National Mental Hospital in partnership with YouBelong Uganda

Kampala; Standard Chartered has announced a donation of USD 10,000 or Ugx 37,000,000 (Thirty-seven million shillings only) to YouBelong Uganda’s team of social workers, psychiatric nurses, and occupational therapists to implement “PROJECT 500”. PROJECT 500’s goal is to urgently reduce the number of patients admitted in the National Mental Hospital by 500 to reduce congestion/overcrowding and […]

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“Tighten COVID-19 safety measures” – Kampala Industrial & Business Park Taskforce Chairman Cautions Operators

Kampala Industrial & Business Park COVID-19 task force has cautioned residents and operators in the area to continue observing safety precautions and Standard Operating Procedures in the continued fight against COVID-19. This comes after a reported increase in COVID-19 cases registered in Mukono District with majority originating from Kampala Industrial and Business Park in Namanve. The […]

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dfcu Bank reassures contractors in the Power sector of continued support post-Covid-19

dfcu Bank in partnership with Deloitte Uganda recently held a webinar discussion with contractors in the power sector on how to sustainably recover the post–Covid-19 period. The discussion, which was highlighted by Selestino Babungi, Umeme Managing Director as the keynote speaker touched key topics such as the current climate of the power sector, financing, contracts, […]

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Farmers call for bars to reopen as they lose Shs19b in revenue

Farmers that supply Uganda’s biggest breweries – Uganda Breweries and Nile Breweries – have today called on the government to consider re-opening bars with strict observance of COVID-19 standard operating procedures as they count lost revenue worth Shs19b. The farmers say they have been earning approximately Shs95billion annually from the breweries to supply locally grown […]

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‘Chinese Virus’ downs Trump and wife Melania as the couple begin quarantine after testing positive for coronavirus, president vows ‘we’ll get through this’

The Sun Donald Trump has tested positive for coronavirus along with First Lady Melania – and has vowed: “We will get through this together.” The US President, 74, announced the positive results, hours after it was revealed his top aide tested positive for COVID. Trump revealed that he and Melania will remain in quarantine – […]

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Surviving COVID-19 and fighting stigma in Uganda

WHO Africa Kampala: When 30-year-old Ugandan entrepreneur Laura Nagasha returned from a holiday in Dubai in March, Uganda was yet to register any confirmed cases of COVID-19, and Dubai was not on the list of high-risk countries for the virus. Nagasha was tired from a busy trip and had developed a slight cough, but felt […]

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Singer Giovanni on how he survived COVID-19 after testing positive, recorded big hits in lockdown and now ready to claim top spot in UG Music industry

Giovanni Kiyingi is a Ugandan folk music & multi- instrumentalist. His unique sound is defined by rich instrumental textures and rhythmic influences from Uganda, Africa and beyond.  An innovative all-rounded artist, Kiyingi’s music is informed by the culture of his people and is a medium to tell the new generation about the country’s rich cultural […]

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