Seven die after taxi rams into stationary cane truck in Jinja
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 occurre...
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VIDEO: New details of how govt slept on job ahead of Kiteezi dumpsite collapse
On October 4, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) published in this newspaper a “notice of intended application for licence” for the development of the propose...
Ugandan on trial in the UK over modern slavery
A Ugandan has been charged by the England-based Thames Valley Police in connection with modern slavery, according to reports. Ms Lydia Mugambe, according to the Thames Va...
Census results: PWDs reject ‘erroneous’ data
They advise Ubos to revisit its data collection methodologies to account for the challenges faced by people with disabilities, such as underreporting and lack of access t...
Digital technology will make bad education worse
Soon, laptops, smartphones, tablets, and other digital devices may be available for use by learners and teachers in primary and secondary schools. This follows the launch...
How mismatched data plagued Uganda's 2024 census report
Following the release of contradicting figures in the 2024 National Housing and Population Census by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) last Thursday, the Monitor now...
Ubos says still analysing 2024 census report, regrets error in results
The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) has gone back to the drawing board to analyse the 2024 National Population and Housing Census report which was released on Thursday...
78 drown after boat capsizes in Congo's Lake Kivu
At least 78 people drowned when a boat carrying 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, a provincial governor said. Re...
UPDF soldier ‘shoots self-dead’ after fight with colleague over woman
Joint Security Forces in Kaabong District are investigating the circumstances under which a UPDF private allegedly shot himself at Korimong Guest House. Pte David Wabule...
Should landlords limit the number of tenants?
When Linda Namugerwa, a landlord in Nakawa, Kampala, rented a two-bedroom house to a family of five, she didn’t anticipate the challenges that would arise. The family s...