Everything you need to know about jets in Kampala’s skies
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s not Superman. Over the past few days, the distinctive, high-pitched screech of Sukhois has become all too familiar to Kampala resi...
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Breaking: 1 Dead, 17 Students Injured in Gulu SS Bus Crash
bus belonging to Gulu Secondary School carrying students for a tour to Jinja crashed Tuesday morning in Kigumba after the driver reportedly attempted a dangerous overtake...
Fairway Hotel, Kampala downtown flooded after afternoon downpour
A heavy Thursday afternoon downpour flooded Fairway Hotel and several parts of downtown Kampala, disrupting businesses and exposing the city’s drainage challenges.Fairw...
New law to compel drivers to fully pay off road crash victims
The Ministry of Works and Transport is drafting legislation to introduce accident victim assessors, a new cadre of professionals expected to quantify compensation claims...
Collapsed Mbale building exposes gaps in construction oversight
The collapse of a four-storey building in Mbale city that killed one person and injured several others has exposed deep cracks in construction oversight, with engineers...
Kabaka’s illness a defining challenge of my 13-year leadership, says Mayiga
As he marked 13 years in office, Buganda Kingdom Prime Minister (Katikkiro) Charles Peter Mayiga used the milestone to reflect on a tenure shaped by institutional reform...
Government rallies Pearl Bank to take on foreign banks after Shs47bn profit surge
State Minister for Investment and Privatisation Evelyn Anite said Pearl Bank now has the opportunity to expand beyond Uganda and position itself as a serious regional com...
Several drivers arrested in Bushenyi as Police crack down on overloading
Police in Bushenyi have arrested several drivers in a renewed crackdown on vehicles carrying excess passengers.The enforcement follows a surge in complaints from...
World’s ‘oldest person’ dies in Uganda at 139, leaves 209 great-grandchildren
Arua, Uganda: A revered matriarch from Arua District has been laid to rest amid claims of extraordinary longevity, with family and community members celebrating a life th...
Budaka moves to tackle school hunger with new feeding programme
Children in Uganda’s eastern district of Budaka arrive at school each day in neat uniforms, exercise books in hand, ready for lessons. But for many, the school day has...