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Uganda: Handling COVID-19 and Mental Health in the Workplace
Whereas the majority of the formal sector employers in Uganda provide some form of medical benefit through which their employees may get mental health support, few employers have gone the extra mile to enlist an in-house professional or outsourced company to provide counselling support to their
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: Internet Subscribers Rise to 16.9 Million - Ucc Report
The communications regulator, Uganda Communication Commission's (UCC) annual performance report shows an impressive growth in mobile money subscription and internet subscription for the fourth quarter ended in December
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EDITORIAL: Disparity Study Long Overdue
Small and locally-owned businesses in D.C. are facing unprecedented challenges due to COVID-19 shut-downs and the protests that
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Somalia: Using Innovation to Deliver in Somalia Despite COVID-19
Movement and trade restrictions triggered by the virus have not only impacted how we operate in Somalia but they may also drive up the number of people in need of emergency food and livelihoods
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Negative COVID-19 test not required for staff to return to work
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Mayor Young Announces Virtual YouthWorks Summer Jobs Program | Afro
About 4,000 previously registered youth and young adults, ages 14-21, will have the opportunity to participate in a virtual work and educational experience gaining job readiness, career exploration, academic enrichment, and essential skills
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For the first time, Clarence Thomas tells his story on television
Clarence Thomas, the famously silent jurist, tells his own life story in a new documentary, “Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words” which makes its national television debut May 18 on
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Uganda: As Lockdown Eases, Economy Faces Long Walk Back to Health
Although Uganda began to relax some of the lockdown rules last week, including allowing private vehicles to return to the roads, the country faces an uphill ride back to economic normalcy, a wide-ranging survey by this newspaper
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Source: allAfrica.com
Ghana: HOLD for 6PM -- Fears for Livelihoods Over Fishing Harbor Demolition
Demolition of Accra’s iconic James Town fishing community began late last month, to construct a China-funded multi-million-dollar fishing
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African Americans in Medicine in the Civil War Era
Most Americans are now familiar with the contribution of nearly 300,000 black soldiers and sailors to the Union cause during the U.S. Civil War.  Less well known is the role of a dedicated group of black doctors and nurses in uniform who worked diligently to save lives and fight disease.  In
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Months Before His Killing, Rayshard Brooks Spoke Candidly About The Failures Of The Justice System And Called For Reform - Blavity
“That’s a hard feeling to stomach, with you going out and you're trying and by you having this so-called record, you know, it’s hindering us from going out in public to try and provide for ourselves as far as getting a job and getting our self back on track,” he
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New Fortress Foundation provides PATH students with care packages
THE New Fortress Energy (NFE) Foundation says it immediately responded by delivering close to 200 care packages when the principal of Old Harbour High School in St Catherine called for help to provide meals for students on
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Uganda: Court Petitioned to Compel NSSF to Pay 20 Percent to Members
A human rights activist yesterday petitioned the Constitutional Court in Kampala, seeking its orders to, among others, compel the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to pay out each of its members atleast 20 per cent of their savings to mitigate the pressures brought about by Covid-19
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Unemployment Is Falling Nationally, But Not Among African Americans
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(1865) Abraham Lincoln, “Abraham Lincoln’s Last Public Address”
? On April 11, 1865, two days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, President Abraham Lincoln addressed a jubilant crowd that had gathered outside the White House in Washington, D.C.  While the crowd expected an address celebrating the Union
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Uganda: As Lockdown Eases, Economy Faces Long Walk Back to Health
Although Uganda began to relax some of the lockdown rules last week, including allowing private vehicles to return to the roads, the country faces an uphill ride back to economic normalcy, a wide-ranging survey by this newspaper
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Hawkins, Augustus (1907–2007)
Thegrandson of a British explorer and the son of a pharmacist, Augustus Freeman “Gus”Hawkins was born in Shreveport, Louisianabut moved with his family to Los Angeles, Californiain 1918.  He earned a degree in economicsfrom the University of California at Los Angeles in 1931 and later
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South Africa: Why Easing the Lockdown Threatens to Put Workers in South Africa At Risk
Workplaces with over 500 workers must submit these plans to the Department of Employment and Labour and to their internal health and safety
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(1865) Abraham Lincoln, “Abraham Lincoln’s Last Public Address”
? F.A.Q. On April 11, 1865, two days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, President Abraham Lincoln addressed a jubilant crowd that had gathered outside the White House in Washington, D.C.  While the crowd expected an address celebrating t
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Life after high school in a post-COVID-19 world
Many of the traditional paths are not available to today’s graduates because of the global
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1.5m Kenyans beat corona lockdowns to file tax returns
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Uganda: House Approves Shs33.3 Billion Supplementary
Parliament — Barely two months after Parliament passed a Shs932b supplementary budget, another Shs33.3b was yesterday provided for the government by three ministries before the end of Financial Year
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Source: allAfrica.com
Trump To Move Republican National Convention Out Of North Carolina
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Trump is looking to pull the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina after officials refuse to confirm if the event could be held in Charlotte without restrictions, even amid the coronavirus
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MAEMA AND GATHARA: Protecting data privacy amid battle on
The right of privacy is enshrined in the Constitution and reinforced by the Data Protection Act, 2019.
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Jonas Savimbi
Jonas Savimbi , in full Jonas Malheiro Savimbi (born August 3, 1934, Portuguese Angola—died February 22, 2002, near Lucusse, Angola), Angolan politician, the leader of a long-continuing guerrilla insurgency against the postindependence government of
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Angola: Ensa, Bai Privatisation Tender Launched
Luanda — Angolan government has announced the start of the privatisation process of the Angola's National Insurance Company
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Cuba
On March 26, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI visited Cuba. The three-day visit came after years of tension between the church and the Cuban government. It was the first papal trip since Pope John Paul II visited 14 years ago. During his visit, Pope Benedict XVI, pushing for Cuba toward freedom, said, I am
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Nigeria: A Takeaway Not to Be Ignored
So, the point at issue here is the prioritisation of education and health, two major components of the social
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Rwanda's Vaccination Programmes Not Affected By COVID-19, Health Ministry Says
The World Health Organisation (WHO) in April expressed concerns about the Covid-19 epidemic's impact on routine immunisation programmes for children, as they cited that 21 low and middle income countries were already reporting vaccine shortages due to travel disruptions and border
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As COVID-19 restrictions are being reassessed on an almost daily basis it is evident that a return to regular work is imminent for many employees across the
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