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Zimbabwe reintroduces lockdown to contain COVID-19
June 13, 2021 by URN
Zimbabwe’s government on Monday is reintroducing a lockdown as a way to contain rising coronavirus cases in the southern African nation. Announcing the 12-hour curfew Saturday night on national television, vice...
Taiwan in panic as first COVID-19 wave hits island nation
People in Taiwan, which had held off COVID-19 throughout most the global pandemic, are panicking about their health…
COVID-19 kills former minister Tumubweinee, ex Kabale LCV chairperson
Former Rukiga County MP and minister of State for Privatization Manzi Tumubweine has died. Tumubweine succumbed to Covid-19…
S.Africa expels more African diplomats over alcohol scandal
Malawi's government said Saturday that it had received news of its diplomats' alleged misconduct in South Africa with…
Karamoja MPs reject appointment of Kitutu, Nandutu as ministers
Members of parliament from the Karamoja sub-region have protested the appointments of Maria Goretti Kitutu and Agnes Nandutu…
Museveni reappoints Gen Gutti chairman of Army court
President Yoweri Museveni has reappointed Lt Gen Andrew Gutti as chairman of the army court. Gutti will serve…
Medics warn Ugandans against off the counter COVID-19 treatment 'drugs'
With hospitals turning away patients, gazetted treatment isolation centers filling up fast and daily infections skyrocketing, several Ugandans…
S.Africa expels 12 Lesotho diplomats over alcohol scandal
The South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation has declared persona non grata 12 Basotho diplomats and…
Is South Africa's 10 babies' birth fake news?
South Africa has been gripped by the mystery of whether a woman has, as has been claimed, actually…
Kampala 999 Patrol commander Bamuzibire succumbs to COVID-19
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