Uganda Premier League: KCCA 1 Saints 0 Villa 3 Proline 0 URA 2 Lweza 2 BStars 1 Sadolin 0 JMC 1 Vipers 1 JSS 0 Onduparaka 0 Express 0 BUL 1 Police 0 Soana 3 Paul Mucureezi’s first goal of the season gave KCCA a narrow 1-0 win over Saints Tuesday that was enough …
Read More »Records assistant grilled as Byandala Katosi case resumes
Hearing in a case in which former works minister and MP Katikamu North Eng.Abraham Byandala and five others are accused of causing financial loss of over sh24.7b meant for the upgrade of Mukono-Katosi road, resumed on Tuesday. A records assistant in the Ministry of Works and Transport Hellen Kabagenyi told the Anti-corruption Court …
Read More »Campus protests erupt in South Africa over student fees
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South African police fired stun grenades in Johannesburg on Tuesday as protesting students blockaded campus entrances and disrupted classes to demand free education after the government announced fee increases. Campus unrest has hit many universities over the past year, with demonstrations and outbreaks of …
Read More »Trump, Clinton compete to meet top leaders in New York
New York, United States | AFP | Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton met Egypt’s president in New York on Monday as the two US presidential candidates tried to bolster their diplomatic credentials at the United Nations. Democratic standard-bearer Clinton said last week that she would meet Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, along …
Read More »JOBS: Chief of Section, Economic Affairs Addis Ababa
Job Opening Posting Title: CHIEF OF SECTION, ECONOMIC AFFAIRS Job Code Title: CHIEF OF SECTION, ECONOMIC AFFAIRS Department/Office: ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA Duty Station: ADDIS ABABA Posting Period: 19 September 2016 – 17 November 2016 Job Opening Number: 66769 Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »VIDEO: Archbishop calls for end to condom use campaigns
VIDEO: The Archbishop for Tororo Dr. Emmanuel Obbo has criticized Government over its continued promotion of condom use as a form preventive strategy against HIV/AIDS. He made the remarks at Nagongera Seminary Tororo at the closure of a five day youth conference attended by over 4000 youths from Bukedi …
Read More »Two top China steelmakers announce merger to combat glut
Shanghai, China | AFP | Two of China’s top steelmakers announced plans Tuesday to merge,creating the world’s second-largest manufacturer of the commodity as markets struggle with a glut caused by Chinese overcapacity. The world’s second largest economy is trying to overhaul its lumbering state sector and especially its steel industry, …
Read More »Rwanda fast-tracks Bugesera airport
Rwanda Govt enters $818m boot deal with Portuguese firm for biggest airport Rwanda is set to finally get its new international airport at Bugesera, 25km south east of the capital city, Kigali. The new airport will feature a 4,200-meter runway and have initial capacity to handle three million passengers per …
Read More »Aid 31-vehicle convoy attacked as Syria ceasefire collapses
Aleppo, Syria | AFP | A convoy delivering aid to Syrians in Aleppo province was hit by a deadly air strike hours after the Syrian military declared an end to a week-long ceasefire, with an outraged UN warning it could amount to a war crime. The UN said at least …
Read More »KCCA hope to bounce back as Proline test SC Villa
By UPL Tuesday UPL FIXTURES SC Villa vs Proline Namboole (4 pm) live on Azam TV 4.30pm KCCA vs The Saints, Lugogo Bright Stars vs Sadolin, Matugga Express vs Bul, Wankulukuku JMC Hippos vs Vipers, Bugembe Kirinya–Jinja SS vs Onduparaka, Kakindu Police vs Soana, Kavumba URA vs Lweza, Lugazi Mike …
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