Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Ā Uganda Premier League has released the 2023/2024 season fixtures with the opening match slated for Friday, September 15, 2023. According to the fixtures, SC Villa will Kitara FC at the Wankulukuku stadium in one of the opening games, Mbarara City will also host NEC FC …
Read More »Wetter than usual season expected over most farming areas of East Africa
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | A wetter than usual season is expected over most farming areas in the central and southern parts of the African region, while a drier than usual season is expected over north-eastern Ethiopia, experts from the Intergovernmental Authority on DevelopmentĀ (IGAD) have announced. The season …
Read More »Formula One braced for season of change and challenge
London, United Kingdom | AFP | A redecorated sporting bandwagon, complete with a roaring if not yet rampant Ferrari and a movie series on Netflix, embarks next weekend on an extended season of change and challenge when the Australian Grand Prix opens the 70th running of the Formula One world …
Read More »Five things we learned from the Premier League’s festive season
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool emerged from the Premier League’s packed festive season with a four-point lead at the top of the table, despite slipping to a first defeat of the campaign to Manchester City on Thursday. That huge win puts City back in the title race after …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Disappointing festive season for traders
THIS WEEK: Disappointing festive season for traders Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders did not make an anticipated killing from the festive season- a time when they reap abnormal profits. Some actually said they made their lowest sales in years. A number of them attributed the mixed results to …
Read More »New CAF club season dates from 2019
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP |Ā The Confederation of African Football (CAF) club season will run between September or October and May from 2019 to bring it in line with most African leagues, the organisation said Wednesday. Currently, CAF Champions League and second-tier CAF Confederation Cup fixtures are played between February …
Read More »New Big Brother Africa Season is here
By Ronald Musoke Multichoice, the South-Africa-based digital broadcasting company has today (Jan.23) announced that applications for the eighth season of Big Brother Africa, the continentās biggest reality television show are now open. The winner of this yearās show stands to win up to US $ 300,000. Entries are officially open …
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