Tag Archives: Johannesburg

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All is set for the official draw of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 Qualifiers that will be conducted in Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday. 48 African nations will be drawn into twelve groups of four to determine the teams that qualify …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines says it’s is currently overwhelmed and having challenges in carrying passenger baggage from Johannesburg, South Africa. The Airline says as a result, there have been delays in delivering check-in baggage for all passengers on board. In a press statement issued on December 6, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dozens of passengers who arrived at Entebbe International Airport from Johannesburg aboard Uganda Airlines on Friday, are frustrated after learning that the airline did not load their luggage after check-in. Under normal procedure, check-in bags are carried through a conveyer belt and sorted on the …

A cross section of Ugandans who reside in or usually travel to South Africa are excited about Uganda Airlines flying direct to and from Johannesburg, South Africa Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines has commenced the Entebbe-Johannesburg flights today, May 31. The airline will operate four flights  a week. …

  Entebbe, Uganda | XINHUA | State-owned Uganda Airlines is set to start direct flights to Johannesburg, South Africa, in a move to expand connections on the African continent. The airline in a statement issued on Thursday said the first flight of the four-times-weekly flights from Entebbe to Johannesburg is scheduled …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s national carrier, Uganda Airlines, has made it official that it will unveil direct flights to Johannesburg, South Africa, soon. The development will see the airline grow its network of direct flights out of its hub at the Entebbe International Airport. Presently, the airline …

Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari heads to South Africa on Wednesday for a state visit after an outburst of xenophobic violence in and around Johannesburg stirred tensions between Africa’s leading economic powerhouses. Buhari and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa will meet Thursday to discuss bolstering trade …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP |  Botswanan former president Ian Khama has accused the man he chose to succeed him of becoming an autocrat and threatening the country’s reputation as a beacon of stability in Africa. Khama, 66, last week left the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in a culmination …

URGENT: 20 children killed in S.Africa bus crash: emergency services Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP |  At least 20 children were killed in a bus crash outside the South African capital Pretoria on Friday, emergency services said, as paramedics treated the injured at the scene. The minibus collided with a …