Tag: Covid-19 in Uganda

Uganda’s Health Minister, Dr. Ruth Aceng honoured with an award by Airtel Uganda

Charles Layoo

Uganda’s Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero was on Thursday, 8th October, 2020 honored with an award from Airtel Uganda. The award which was given a day before Uganda celebrates her 58th Independence Day was given in recognition of Aceng’s contribution to the fight against Covid-19 in Uganda. According to Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, this awards, more-so, a day before Independence Day has re-energized her to do more. Airtel also presented to her an award for Uganda’s frontline medical workers recognizing them for their insurmountable contribution in the fight…

Absa Bank Uganda launches contactless card at Master Supermarket

Charles Layoo

Due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic across the world, several measures has been put in place and social distance was one of them. Uganda being one of the developing country in Africa, cash exchange as a form of transaction is still the order of the day as people hold and use it as they buy and sell. However, we have also seen other mode of payment already introduced that allow people to make payment without using physical cash like the Visa Debit Card which majority of the banks in…