Taxi Driver or Potential Killer? Uganda’s Deadly Culture of Reckless Driving
KAMPALA — Fourteen people died in Lwera. Two more died days later in Kakira. Now, 11 commuter taxi drivers have been arrested for dangerous loading during a night opera...
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Works Ministry Rolls Out Driver Demerit System to Curb Road Deaths
Winstone Katushabe, commissioner for road safety at the Ministry of Works and Transport addressing stakeholders in Kampala recentlyKAMPALA — Uganda has begun rolli...
Uganda’s Gold Exports Hit Shs3 Trillion in May
KAMPALA: Uganda exported gold worth about Shs3 trillion ($814.78 million) in May, helping the Middle East remain the country’s largest export market as demand from...
Katushabe Proposes Automated System to Track Drivers’ Hours, Rest and Speed
Katushabe (R) attending the Parliamentary committee session on MondayKAMPALA: The Ministry of Works and Transport has proposed an automated monitoring system to track pub...
Tororo sub-county chief killed in head-on crash on Tororo–Mbale road
Tororo, Uganda: The Sub-county Chief of Akadot Sub-county in Tororo District has been killed in a head-on road crash along the Tororo–Mbale Road after a truck alle...
Uganda unveils new coffee brand in Brussels, targets 20 million bags of export
Uganda has set a target of increasing annual coffee production to 20 million 60-kilogram bags, while simultaneously promoting value addition, specialty coffee production...
Police Arrest Over 3,600 Traffic Offenders in Week-Long Road Safety Crackdown
Uganda Police have arrested 3,691 motorists and motorcycle riders during a nationwide traffic enforcement operation targeting reckless road users, as authorities intensif...
Traffic police arrest 551 motorists in week-long road safety crackdown
‎The Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety has arrested 551 drivers and riders over the past week as part of ongoing enforcement operations aimed at improving comp...
Four students of St Peter`s SS Naalya injured in Gulu-Kampala highway crash
Four female students of St Peter`s SS Naalya were injured on Sunday after a vehicle they were travelling in collided head-on with a fuel tanker along the Kampala–G...
Six Subaru Drivers Arrested Over Reckless Racing on Masaka Highway
Police have arrested six Subaru drivers accused of dangerous street racing and reckless driving along the Masaka Highway, as authorities intensify efforts to curb rising...