TRANSPARENCY: CoST Uganda Commissions 2nd Infrastructure Transparency Index
MALAWI|SHIFTMEDIA|The Ministry of Justice in Malawi decided to impose strict precautionary measures on Sunday in order to curb the perceived alarming climb in COVID-19 cases in the country – which have almost doubled in the…
Read MoreBY AWORI ESTHER LUCY KYANGWALI, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Uganda now has registered 8th death due to Covid-19. The latest is a case of a Congolese nation who passed on at Kyangwali refugee settlement after reportedly showing samples…
Read MoreKAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| The US Embassy in Uganda has warned Americans living and working in Uganda to take extra precaution because according to them, despite its early success, Uganda is now into a critical phase of…
Read MoreBY AMUYA LYDIA OMECH NAMUSINDWA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA|Uganda’s first COVID 19 death victim was not eaten by dogs as alleged by the Namisindwa District Woman MP, the Resident District Commissioner Kigai Mweso Wamoto has clarified. Kigai dismissed…
Read MoreBY OUR REPORTER KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Uganda has so far registered two deaths as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic sending signals that the numbers may soon start to rise. Ministry of Health on Sunday announced…
Read More|SHIFTMEDIA| As of July 21, confirmed the Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 736,587. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 15,424 and recoveries 389,314. South Africa has the most reported cases –…
Read MoreJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Two members of the South African cabinet have been admitted to hospital with COVID-19, the presidency said on Tuesday. Thembelani Nxesi, the minister for employment and labour, and Gwede Mantashe, the minister…
Read MoreBY ROBERT KAMUKAMA NEWYORK|SHIFTMEDIA| New analysis released by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) today has identified 27 countries that are on the frontline of impending COVID-19-driven food crises,…
Read MoreBY OUR REPORTER BEIJING, China|SHIFTMEDIA| CHINESE officials have warned of a fatal “unknown pneumonia” with a death rate higher than the coronavirus COVID-19 which is spreading across an Asian country. Areas in Kazakhstan have seen…
Read MoreBY OUR CORRESPONDENT ARUA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Health workers at Arua hospital COVID-19 treatment centre have run out of protective gowns. According to the members of the district surveillance team, it’s now more than a month since…
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