1 dead, several injured as multiple crashes hit Kampala-Entebbe Expressway
At least one person has died and several others have been injured in multiple crashes along the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway, prompting an emergency response on the Kajjans...
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Boat mishaps: NEMA blames ageing wood, overloading
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has identified ageing wooden boats, overloading and submerged trees as major factors responsible for frequent boat acciden...
Traffic Police Intensify Operations as buses, omnibus and sugarcane trucks are Impounded
Traffic Police have intensified operations against motorists and public transport operators violating traffic laws, leading to the impounding of several vehicles in Maya...
800 km an hour in 5 seconds: China's bullet train breaks its own world record
Maglev trains in China and Japan typically run at around 320 kmph, while China's fastest commercial high-speed rail services are capable of reaching 350 kmph.China's magl...
MPs Urge Government to Prioritise Irrigation and Disaster Preparedness
Members of Parliament have called on government to invest more in disaster preparedness and irrigation than repeated reliance on emergency food relief, which is unsustain...
Court convicts two after guilt plea in Eng Daniel Bbosa assassination case
What you need to know:Lujja Bbosa Tabula, Noah Lugya and their co-accused in the dock at the High Court in Kampala during hearing of a case in which they are accused of k...
Power paradox: Why Busoga remains in the dark despite hosting Uganda's largest dams
Despite hosting some of Uganda’s largest hydroelectric power stations along the River Nile, thousands of residents across the Busoga sub-region continue to live without...
Who loses when medical interns stay home?
Who loses when medical interns stay home?At a time when Uganda’s public hospitals are already struggling with too few health workers, more than 2,000 young doctors stay...
Majority of the population in Karamoja faces Acute hunger
Oxfam said only 54.1% of households still had food stocks, with supplies in most districts expected to last less than a monthThe Karamojong at a recent event in MorotoNea...
Family Planning Key to Uganda’s Vision 2040 Ambitions, Ministry of Health Says
Uganda’s ambitions of transforming into a prosperous and productive nation under Vision 2040 could be difficult to achieve without giving family planning greater a...