Oil pipeline layoffs signal job cuts surge in sector
As construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) nears completion, the project company has initiated mass layoffs in Uganda and Tanzania, triggering anxiety...
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Violent crimes continue to unsettle Ugandans
The killing of Rugby Cranes player Sydney Gongodyo by a mob in Kira in Kampala on Friday has renewed concerns about public safety and the growing incidence of mob justice...
Police Hunt Suspects in Brutal Murder of Old Man in Luwero
Police in Luwero District have launched a manhunt for unidentified assailants behind the brutal murder of a 63-year-old man. The deceased has been identified as Christoph...
Woman Kidnapped for Ransom Found Dead in Wakiso, Two Suspects Arrested
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the kidnapping and murder of 52-year-old Babirye Lydia, whose body was recovered from a house in Wakiso District days...
From AU to UN, East Africa holds the line as peace missions shrink
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni inspects a guard of honour during the flagging-off of Uganda’s first AU peacekeeping contingent to Somalia on March 1, 2007. East Afri...
Kidnapped, Ransomed and Killed: Police Probe Murder of Ntinda Woman as Kampala Crime Fears Grow
According to police, Lydia was reported missing at Old Kampala Police Station on June 4, 2026, after she allegedly disappeared while traveling from Busunju along Mityana...
How border districts are fighting Ebola
the busy dusty border towns of Lia and Odramacaku, both in Arua City, traders are sighted crossing from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Uganda using illegal border...
Teacher Detained Over her Soldier Boyfriend’s Murder
The Police in Serere District have detained Mercy Iyogil, a teacher at Olio Primary School, to assist with investigations into the suspected murder of a Uganda People’s...
Armed Escorts, Locked Gates as Senior NUP Officials Return to Court for Bail Hearing
Senior National Unity Platform officials, including deputy spokesperson Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro and security chief Achileo Kivumbi, were brought to Kanyanya Chief Magistrat...
Police Exhume Paulo Kafeero’s Body to Settle Children Parentage Battles
Heavy security personnel were deployed across Busansula village on Monday as police oversaw the exhumation of the remains of legendary Ugandan musician Paulo Kafeero, in...