At least seven people have been confirmed dead in a road crash that occurred along Jinja-Iganga highway in the wee hours of Thursday morning. The fatal accident occurred in the Kakira sugarcane plantation when a commuter taxi hit a stationary truck loaded with sugarcane. According
Uganda's Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have urged the government to reassess its approach to the ongoing rationalisation process, emphasising the need to prioritise local government and Parliament reforms to effectively reduce taxpayers' expenses. Mr Julius Mukunda, the Executive D
Mbarara District councillors are demanding the removal of Deputy Resident Commissioner Simon Peter Kaswabuli due to alleged insults about their qualifications. During a council meeting held at the district council hall in Kamukuzi, Mbarara City, on Wednesday, councillors overwhelmingly v
The British American Tobacco team led by Chris Achola, Cluster Head BAT East and Southern Africa met with URA to identify ways on curbing illicit trade in cigarettes in the East African region. During the meeting held at URA headquarters, Nakawa BAT proposed different ways through which
A Ugandan movie is promising to make film lovers turn their eyes and attention to the Pearl of Africa if its potential cast is confirmed. Mr Otim, a movie by filmmaker Isaac Oboth, lists Winston Duke, Brian Ogola, Daniel Kaluya, Melvin Alusa, Forest Whitaker, Ntare Guma, Esteri Tebandeke, Pa
The lively atmosphere at Hajj Hussein Ssengendo’s home in Masaka City’s suburb of Soweto, is a reflection of a man who has lived his life to the fullest. The home has all that an ageing senior citizen should have for life to move on. “At this age of 99, I actually have nothing
There’s outrage in Teso sub region, Eastern Uganda after one of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) representative in Parliament, Lt Gen Peter Elwelu, , demolished a revered Ongima initiation site in Usuk, Katakwi District. The site, also known as Airiget Ongima, held immens
Jinja-based Born Again pastors have joined Busoga East Diocese Bishop Paul Hannington Suubi to protest the hosting of the forthcoming Nyege Nyege Music festival in the area. The International Nyege Nyege Music Festival is scheduled for November 14 to 17 at the Jinja Golf Ground in Jinja
The controversy surrounding human body parts recovered last Friday night in the middle of the road in Masaka City has taken a new twist with police handing them back to medics. News about these human body parts emerged after SGA Security Company guard Bernard Okello, riding a motorcycle,
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigned "in sorrow" on Tuesday, saying he had failed to ensure there was a proper investigation into allegations of abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps decades ago. Welby, the senior bishop of the Church of England and spiritual leader of
