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Traffic Changes Announced for CHAN 2025 in Kampala and Entebbe

Traffic Changes Announced for CHAN 2025 in Kampala and Entebbe

With Uganda set to host matches for the African Nations Championship (CHAN 2025), the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety has announced a comprehensive traffic management plan that will temporarily affect movement in and around Kampala and Entebbe.The changes, which take effect during t

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UEDCL Schedules Saturday Power Outage for Grid Maintenance in Central Uganda

UEDCL Schedules Saturday Power Outage for Grid Maintenance in Central Uganda

The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has announced a planned power outage across parts of Central Uganda on Saturday, July 5, 2025, to allow for critical maintenance and upgrade works by the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL).The blackout will la

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Slow Lane Ahead: Road Works Shift to Mabira Stretch on Kampala–Jinja Highway

Slow Lane Ahead: Road Works Shift to Mabira Stretch on Kampala–Jinja Highway

The Ministry of Works and Transport has warned motorists of likely delays along the Mabira section of the Kampala–Jinja highway as routine maintenance works move into one of the busiest and most sensitive stretches of the road.In a public traffic advisory issued Saturday, June 7, the Min

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The Commute Conundrum – To Live Near or Far from Work?

The Commute Conundrum – To Live Near or Far from Work?

Let me take you back to a conversation I overheard between two Taxi commuters in Kampala not long ago. Two passengers, clearly regulars on the route, were swapping war stories of traffic, transport costs, and landlords.One said, “Eh, I pay Shs300,000 rent in Seeta, but every day I lose t

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Panga-Wielding Thugs Raid Supermarket in Mukono—But Their Luck Runs Out Fast

Panga-Wielding Thugs Raid Supermarket in Mukono—But Their Luck Runs Out Fast

Patrick Onyango, spokesperson for the Kampala Metropolitan Police | CourtesyTwo robbers in the early hours of March 29, 2025, armed with a panga (a large machete) tried to rob the Seeta Sonde Myami Supermarket in

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 LISTED: Museveni Ministers Ought to Bounce Back Unopposed in 2026 & Why

LISTED: Museveni Ministers Ought to Bounce Back Unopposed in 2026 & Why

A group of NRM cadres from Busoga recently founded a social media platform dedicated to making sure that Rebecca Kadaga remains and bounces back as Kamuli Woman MP unopposed in 2026. Their view is that Kadaga (who they fondly call RAK) has done so much for Ugand

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Don’t blame us for high fees, private schools say

Don’t blame us for high fees, private schools say

Private school administrators have responded to mounting public outcry over what is perceived as unduly high tuition fees, attributing the costs to operational expenses. Although many administrators declined to provide a detailed breakdown of their expenditure, they pointed to utility bi

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