Gold scams in Uganda are becoming increasingly violent, with criminals now using firearms, abductions and killings instead of relying only on fake documents to defraud buyers.The latest case involves Jama Munyaradzi, a British-Zimbabwean national who was allegedly robbed of $600 and killed
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has clarified that Joseph Nuwashaba, the man who was arrested at Parliament carrying the severed head of a child, was convicted in 2024 and is currently serving a 35-year prison sentence.The clarification follows a serie
Candidates and their supporters traversing Kalangala District’s islands ahead of the Woman MP by-election have been asked to exercise extreme caution on Lake Victoria due to strong winds and rough waters.Water transport is usually risky between March and August as a result of seasonal wi
Authorities in Mubende District have arrested 12 people, including a village chairperson, during a two-day operation targeting illegal cultivation in wetlands as government intensifies enforcement of environmental protection laws and President Museveni's directive against wetland degradation.
Former Kampala Deputy Lord Mayor Doreen Nyanjura has shared an emotional account following a visit to detained opposition figure Dr Kizza Besigye at Luzira Prison, where he has been held for about a year and a half.In a reflective message, Nyanjura described the encounter as one that left
If you have been following the exchange rate lately, you already know the story. The Uganda shilling has been under sustained pressure against the US dollar, and for ordinary Ugandans who are either receiving money from a relative abroad, running a small business, or simply trying to save, that d
The death toll from the fatal road crash along the Masaka–Mutukula Highway has risen from six to eight after two critically injured victims succumbed to their injuries at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital.The two victims died overnight after being transferred from Kalisizo Hospital in cr
Police in the Rwenzori East Region have intensified traffic enforcement operations targeting errant motorcyclists in a bid to reduce road accidents and improve road safety.The operation, conducted at Kahendero Junction along the Kasese–Mbarara Highway, was led by the Regional Traffic Off
Akali Sub-county LCIII Chairperson Julius Peter Ongom said complaints from residents have created fear among some government workers, with reports that a number of implementers are considering abandoning their duties due to growing mistrust from the community.According to Ongom, residents
Emboldened by the viciousness with which the Ugandan security agents have so far moved to crack the whip on former Speaker Anita Among while simultaneously dismantling any semblance of any power structures associated with people in her universe, a group of land-deprived Kira residents a few days
