List of businesses allowed to open, schools remain closed as Uganda partially lifts lockdown

President Yoweri Museveni has announced adjustment to the lockdown measures, which only a select number of activities allowed to either ...

JUDGMENT DAY: Museveni to deliver COVID-19 address tonight as speculations on lockdown extension anger public

by Ronald Mayega | Reporter

04/05/2020

President Museveni will tonight at 8:00 pm deliver the much awaited address to the country —guiding on the way forward ...

How to help your child to transition from school to home-schooling

by Ronald Mayega | Reporter

03/05/2020

The Ministry of Education last week released homeschooling packages to enable self-study in amid coronavirus lockdown. Ministry of Education says ...

How my wife concealed her cheating ways through text messages (Part II)

by OUR REPORTER | UG STANDARD

03/05/2020

In the first part that ran yesterday, the man discovered to his horror that the woman she had been married ...

Uganda’s coronavirus cases rise to 85 as another Kenyan truck driver, Masindi man test positive for COVID-19

by JOSEPH NSIMBI | UG STANDARD REPORTER

01/05/2020

Two new coronavirus infections have been identified on Friday May 1 bringing Uganda's total cases to 85, the Ministry of ...

New guidelines for safe reopening of schools

by JOSEPH NSIMBI | UG STANDARD REPORTER

30/04/2020

UNESCO, UNICEF, WFP and World Bank have issued new guidelines on the safe reopening of schools amidst ongoing closures affecting ...

Ghana records 271 fresh COVID-19 cases in one day — week after lifting lockdown

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

29/04/2020

Ghana recorded 271 new cases of COVID-19 within 24 hours, a week after lifting the lockdown in Accra, the country’s ...

Rakai, border communities on the brink as two coronavirus infections are identified from community

by Ronald Mayega | Reporter

29/04/2020

Uganda has on Wednesday 29 registered two new COVID-19 positive cases— taking the tally to 81. Both cases are male ...

President Museveni to announce tough measures for cargo truck drivers in Tuesday press conference

by JOSEPH NSIMBI | UG STANDARD REPORTER

28/04/2020

President Museveni is expected to address the country on Tuesday at 8:00 PM this week to announce new measures aimed ...

Diamond Platinumz to pay rent for 500 families in Dar es Salaam over coronavirus

by Jonathan Orengo | Special correspondent TZ

27/04/2020

Singer Diamond Platinumz has pledged to pay rent for 500 households in Tanzania as the country bettles the coronavirus pandemic. ...

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