Uganda: MPs Query Shs2.3t Covid Expenditure

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Uganda: MPs Query Shs2.3t Covid Expenditure

[Monitor] The Parliamentary Covid-19 Taskforce has asked the Attorney General to institute a forensic audit into all Covid-19 expenditures by the Ministry of Health to ascertain how more than Shs2.3 trillion it appropriated to the ministry was spent.

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Nairobi — The Aga Khan University Hospital has started conducting free COVID-19 tests for all in-patients, surgical and day surgery patients, in a precautionary measure aimed at combating the spread of the

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Cameroon: 2021 Finance Bill - Exactitudes Explained to Senators

[Cameroon Tribune] Finance Minister, Louis Paul Motaze defended the draft financial projections before the Finance and Budget Committee of the Senate on December 7, 2020.

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Uganda: Govt Seeks Additional Shs600b to Fight Covid

[Monitor] Government through the Ministry of Finance is seeking emergency funding of Shs600 billion to mitigate the devastating effects of the second wave of Covid-19.

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South Africa: Data Lockdown - Tension Simmers As Questions Are Raised About Access to COVID-19 Information

News24 understands that questions have arisen over the apparent stranglehold by the Department of Health on access to spatial data (geo-located confirmed coronavirus cases), data around testing, screening, contact tracing and hospitalisation data - which includes availability levels of medical

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Kenya: Senators Claim Politics Behind Maize Policy

Senators have criticised the move by the government to stop buying maize from local farmers, saying the decision is aimed at punishing farmers for political

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Guyana lodges protest over incursion by Venezuelan jets - Stabroek News

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd (right), earlier yesterday summoned the Venezuelan Ambassador to Guyana, Luis Edgardo Diaz Monclus to hand over a protest note and register Guyana’s condemnation of the recent violation of its

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Tunisia: COVID-19 - Mission of Mobile Military Laboratory Ends in Douz

Tunis/Tunisia — The mobile microbiological laboratory under the Directorate General of Military Health in Douz, from May 2 to 16, 2020, conducted a total of 1,161 tests for Covid-19 in the Kebili governorate before leaving the region on

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Angola: Government Approves Mandatory Social Protection Regime

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan Government approved Thursday the legal regime of mandatory social protection of hired workers, as part of the economic activities that generate low income.

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Lesotho: Adopt New Policies to Revive Economy, Prime Minister Majoro Urged

Lesotho's business community, civic groups and the diplomatic sector say they expect newly sworn Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro to pursue new policies to revive the comatose economy and improve the livelihoods of

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MAEMA: Why Pandemic Bill spells injustice to Kenyan employers

Yet, there are many more issues that have been identified in the wake of Covid-19 which require a holistic legislative approach to cushion both employers and employees against needless, disruptive and expensive litigation which is bound to arise after the pandemic due to the inadequacy of the

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Ghana: Combat of Pandemic Not Fluke-Dr Oko-Boye

A Deputy Minister of Health (MoH), Dr Bernard Oko-Boye has stated that the country's success in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is no

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Zimbabwe: Coventry Feels Football's Pain

[The Herald] YOUTH, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister, Kirsty Coventry, says she feels the pain being felt by the football family, after the Chibuku Super Cup, was halted once again.

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Proposed Cyber Security Bill goes through pre-legislative stage in parliament

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 August 2020: Sierra Leone’s controversial proposed Cyber Security laws which have been tabled in parliament by the ministry of information and communication on behalf of the government for enactment, saw its passage through pre-legislative committee stage yesterday, where

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Muhammad chairs six-member National Sports Commission - Stabroek News

The Government of Guyana via the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, has officially announced the composition of the board of the National Sports Commission (NSC), paving the way for the appointment of a new Director of

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Covid-19: Eritrea flattens curve

"Indeed, it is vital that every citizen continue to fully adhere to, and diligently implement, the government of Eritrea guidelines in force until the ongoing task of detailed and comprehensive assessment to gauge the spread of the pandemic in the entire country with full certainty is

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Uganda: Govt Starts Distribution of Covid-19 Vaccines

[Monitor] The Ministry of Health yesterday said Covid-19 vaccines will be dispatched to districts today and that the vaccination will likely resume next week.

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Shamfa Cudjoe: No special treatment for CPL players - Stabroek News

(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Shamfa Cudjoe says members of the Caribbean Premier League contingent will not be treated any differently if anyone tests positive for COVID-19 during their stay in Trinidad and

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Liberia: As Shalom, United Youth Discuss Issues On Nutrition

[New Republic] SHALOM Inc has conducted two Consultative Meetings with relevant Government Ministries, especially those with Divisions on Nutrition.

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Kenya: Yatani Projects Sh841 Billion Budget Shortfall Amid COVID-19 Tax Incentives

Yatani however said the fiscal deficit is expected to drop to Sh768.8 billion in 2021/2022 and Sh570.4 billion in

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Polls, increased subventions for local gov’t organs among priorities for Dharamlall’s ministry - Stabroek News

Holding local government elections and an increase in subventions being provided to municipalities and Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) have been announced as being among the top priorities of the Ministry of Local Government under the new

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Uhuru Kenyatta transfers Kenya Meat Commission to Ministry of Defence

The cash-strapped State firm will now be run by the military in a move aimed at boosting its operations and ensuring survival.

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Minister outlines objectives to new beach policy

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Cameroon: Budget Programming - Execution MPs Sharpen Analytical Skills

[Cameroon Tribune] This was during a capacity building workshop organised yesterday, March 31, 2021 for members of the Committee on Finance and the Budget of the National Assembly.

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Tunisia: PM Receives CSM Members

Tunis/Tunisia — The independence of the judiciary and the necessary complementarity between the Supreme Judicial Council (CSM) and the Ministry of Justice were the focus of a meeting held Monday at the government palace in Kasbah, between Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh and CSM President Youssef

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Opposition against using expired vaccines

Spokesperson on Health and Wellness, Dr Morais Guy, says the Opposition rejects any attempt by the Government to use expired AstraZeneca vaccines. It is calling for Portfolio Minister Dr Christopher Tufton not to pursue any plan to...

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Gov’t says City Council can do more to minimize floods - Stabroek News

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Uganda: COVID-19 Cases in Uganda Jump to 260

The number of COVID-19 cases in Uganda now stands at 260 after 12 new cases were registered on

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Tunisia: UGTT to Hold 'Decisive' Meeting With Government Late This Week - Taboubi

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A "decisive" meeting between the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) and the government is scheduled for late this week, Secretary-General of the labour organisation Noureddine Taboubi said Monday.

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MCCCI speaks on fiscal environment - The Times Group Malawi

The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has warned of continued mismatches between revenue and public expenditure as the Covid pandemic is still taking its toll on the economic landscape. The local industry players’ umbrella body has since cautioned the Treasury

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Allegheny County reports 276 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths | New Pittsburgh Courier

by PublicSource reporters The Allegheny County Health Department reported 276 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths Saturday. Of the reported cases — from positive tests dated Dec. 5 to March 5 — individuals ranged in age from 3 months to 90 years, with a median age of 34. Five positive tests

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