Tag Archives: KAMPALA

Electricity distribution company Umeme have said investigations indicate the transformer that fell on a vehicle on Dewinton Road on Tuesday was likely tampered with. “Preliminary investigations indicate that the network may have been interfered with, causing the transformer structure to fall into the vehicle. Comprehensive investigations are still underway to …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Derrick Nsibambi snatched a stoppage-time winner as KCCA of Uganda edged Al Masry of Egypt 1-0 Saturday in the first leg of a CAF Confederation Cup play-off in Kampala. Just when the tie seemed to be heading for deadlock, Benjamin Ochan launched a long freekick …

First ever survey that focuses on life in African cities for ordinary people ranks Kampala 51st best city to live A study commissioned by Afrique Mediterranee Business, a French publication, that recently ranked African cities has rattled some that believe they were wrongly rated. The study done by Swiss research …

2pm: Thirteen teams will compete in the mixed relays, the first time the event is held at the World Cross Country Championships. Uganda’s team has Nanyondo Winnie, Ruto Geoffrey Kipkorir, Ajok Dorcus, Musagala Ronald, Chebet Esther Abu Mayanja. RESULT: Kenya’s mixed relay team of Asbel, Mbithe, Koros and Chepkoech celebrate their …

2017 Total CAF Champions League March 18th 2017: KCCA FC vs Mamelodi Sundowns 4pm Fees: Ordinary-sh10,000/=, Regular-shs20,000/=, VIP-sh50,000/= Free entrance for students in School Uniform March 18th 2017: Platinum Stars vs Vipers (Uganda) 8pm Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club (KCCA FC) manager Mike Mutebi remains confident that his team have a chance to …

VIDEO: The planned free internet access in some parts of Kampala City, remains elusive. Four months down the road our reporter Zahra Namuli pitched camp at City Square, one of the common spots in Kampala to enjoy the free government service. But her time was as good as wasted as she …

Traders at Park yard market in down town Kampala were on Feb.27 left stranded as police sealed off their work station in the wee hours of the morning. This came after the police engaged in running battles with traders a week before as they demonstrated against their eviction, something that …

VIDEO: Looking at the recent eviction of vendors at Kampala’s Park Yard, looks like the war on the issue is not over. Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga directs Kampala minister Betty Olive Namisango Kamya to produce a full list of park yard vendors who were evicted and the stalls where they were …

Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and KCCA councilors have Monday afternoon been blocked from accessing the cordoned-off Park Yard Market, with a group of stick wielding men forcefully ordering them off the premise. Lukwago attempted to access the area after KCCA Council resolved to undertake a fact finding mission to …

VIDEO: Many of Kampala’s road signs have been stolen, or were never installed originally. This is a cause of chaos especially during the rush hour with traffic policemen often forced to make hard decisions to solve wrangles between road users. In the following report, Samson Kasumba looks at the nightmare …