UWA, Communities Dig Firebreaks as Wildfire Burns Near Mgahinga Border
About 150 residents from villages bordering Mgahinga Gorilla National Park have joined Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) officials in creating firebreaks to prevent a wildf...
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Claire Nabimanya's Death in Thailand Leaves a Family in Agony and a Trail of Unanswered Questions
Claire Nabimanya left Uganda in May believing she had secured a job as a house-help in Thailand. Three months later, the 22-year-old was dead in a Phuket swimming pool, h...
Kampala Residents Flock to Gyms in Pursuit of Weight Loss, Experts Say Sweat Alone Is Not Enough
As more Kampala residents sign up for gym memberships in pursuit of slimmer bodies and better health, fitness experts and medical professionals caution that lasting weigh...
Kyambogo first year student burnt to death while cooking in hostel
The deceased, identified as Bumba Juma, was pursuing a Bachelor of Procurement and Logistics Management and was attached to Nanziri Hall.A first-year student at Kyambogo...
Demolition of roadside businesses wipes out revenues, shatters dreams
The morning sun burns through the dusty roadside of Bulindo and Kitukutwe, falling on broken timber, bent iron sheets and torn tarpaulins scattered where small kiosks onc...
Family appeals for help as Kole arson survivor battles for life
family in Kole District is appealing for financial support to save the life of a nine-year-old boy who survived a deadly arson attack that killed his younger brother afte...
Kawempe daycare baby dies after falling in hot tea saucepan at school; director arrested
A daycare director has been arrested after a four-year-old boy died from burns sustained after falling into hot tea at a Kawempe schoolA four-year-old boy died after fall...
Chilling final words of astronauts who burnt alive during launch rehearsal
Virgil I. 'Gus' Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee all lost their lives when flames and carbon monoxide consumed the cabin of their spacecraft during a launch...
Early Morning Chaos: Mukono Workshop Burns, 71 Arrested in Kampala
Mukono locals were startled in the early hours of 30th March 2026 when a fire broke out at a motorcycle repair workshop in Kitega Zone, Mukono Central Division. The works...
Husband held as UPDF soldier dies in Luwero house fire
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has intensified investigations into the death of corporal Christine Babirye after emerging details suggested the incident...