Tag: Kampala
Independent Africa
Uganda: Protest in Kampala over tax invoicing system enforcement
Local media in Uganda's capital, Kampala, report that numerous traders closed their shops on Tuesday in response to the implementation of a controversial tax...
Independent Africa
Ugandan authorities ban meat sale in Kampala over foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
To combat an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease affecting animals, animal authorities in Uganda have reportedly prohibited the sale of meat in the capital city...
News
Akufo-Addo flies to Switzerland to attend 2024 World Economic Annual Meetings
On Monday, January 15, 2024, President Akufo-Addo embarked on a journey from Ghana to attend the 2024 World Economic Forum Annual Meetings, scheduled from...
World
Uganda stampede: Nine die from New Year fireworks
As revelers rang in the New Year in Kampala, Uganda's capital, at least nine people died in a shopping mall crush, according to authorities.According...
World
Ebola vaccines have arrived in Uganda for testing
Uganda's health minister will receive a shipment of Ebola vaccine candidates on Thursday, which will be used in a clinical trial.Since announcing an outbreak...
Independent Africa
Ebola in Uganda: Two districts have been placed on lockdown for three weeks
As the government faces an Ebola outbreak, two areas in Uganda have been placed under lockdown for three weeks.Bars, nightclubs, houses of worship, and...
Independent Africa
Kampala remains Ebola-free despite death – government
The Ugandan capital, Kampala, remains Ebola-free despite a 45-year-old man dying from the virus in the city a week ago, Health Minister Jane Ruth...
Entertainment
Some exciting African cities that never sleep
As a continent with diverse cultures and landscapes, Africa is blessed with many cities that prospective tourists should definitely keep on their ‘bucket list’.There’s...
World
At least 24 dead in Uganda floods, officials say
Villagers try to pull up the minibus in which 14 bodies were retrieved from inside the river Nabuyonga in Namakwekwe, eastern Uganda, on August...
News
Ugandan police ‘close shops without wash-points’
Police in Uganda's capital Kampala have closed shops that had not installed wash-points, the New Vision newspaper reports.The authorities were following the president's new...
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