Daily Monitor
Friday February 12 2021
Summary
Female captain killed. Capt Busingye is the second UPDAF female pilot to die in a helicopter crash after Maj Naome Karungi who, together with Cadet Pilot Benon Wakalo, perished in another Jet Ranger crash in Butambala in January 2020.
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The military helicopter that crashed close to Entebbe International Airport yesterday, killing Capt Carol Busingye, likely suffered a mechanical malfunction, highly-placed security sources said last night.
Still, investigators will inquire into whether human error or environmental factors contributed to the mishap in which Cadet (trainee) pilot Abdallah Musa, who was being instructed by Busingye, reportedly suffered severe injuries and is in critical condition at Kisubi Hospital near Entebbe.
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December 14 - 2020 PORT SUDAN
Port Sudan harbour (Port Sudan Harbour)
The employees of the Sea Ports Authority in Port Sudan organized a protest in front of the gate of the southern port yesterday, protesting against the appointment of former director Bahri Mahmoud as an “expert”.
Last week, employees staged strikes against Bahri Mahmoud appointment as director of the southern port. They saw the appointment as a prelude to privatisation. These strikes led to the cancellation of the appointment.
The protesters carried banners saying “The port does not need an expert”, and “No to privatisation, not for sale”.
The worker’s trade union at the Sea Ports Authority issued a statement as well, in which they emphasised that the port does not need experts, but modernisation, reparations of cranes, better maintenance, and construction of sidewalks.
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December 10 - 2020 PORT SUDAN
Announcement of formation of a workers committee against the privatisation of the cargo terminal in 2019 (social media)
Yesterday early morning, workers at the Southern Port in Port Sudan, the capital of the Red Sea State, went on strike and closed the port s gate with containers in a protest against the appointment of a new executive director for the southern port by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.
The Minister of Transport and Infrastructure issued a decision earlier this week to appoint Bahri Mahmoud as executive director of the Southern Port for the period of one year, granting him all administrative, executive, and operational powers.