Tension mounts in Namutumba over 500-metre border dispute
A section of Itonko residents gather under an avocado tree at Namutumba Town Council headquarters after delivering their petition.A row has erupted in Namutumba Town Coun...
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Works Ministry Orders Inspection of All Sino Trucks, Other Heavy Dump Trucks
Commissioner Winstone Katushabe chairing a meeting with owners, operators, dealers and drivers of the vehicles.The Ministry of Works and Transport has ordered the mandato...
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...
One Killed, Three Injured In a Ntungamo-Kabale Highway Accident
A 39-year-old boda boda rider has been killed after a truck carrying fertiliser reportedly failed to negotiate the notorious Kyanamira Corner along the Ntungamo–Ka...
14 dead, four injured as taxi and Sino truck collide head-on along Kampala–Masaka Highway
At least 14 people have been killed and four others injured after a Toyota Hiace taxi collided head-on with a Sino truck transporting sand along the Kampala–Masaka...
Motorists Along Jinja Road Warned of Traffic Disruptions During Kabaka Mutebi’s 33rd Coronation
The Uganda Police Force has told drivers and pedestrians to expect traffic delays and security checks along Jinja Road Highway during the Kabaka of Buganda’s 33rd...
IGG to Audit ‘World’s Most Expensive Road’ Costing $15 Million Per Kilometer in Uganda
Lady Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala, the Inspector General of GovernmentKAMPALA, Uganda — The Inspectorate of Government will conduct a value-for-money audit of the...
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...
Tourists Stranded, Buses Rescheduled, Banks Open Late on 1st Cleaning Day
Businesses in Kampala, other major cities and on highways were disrupted Saturday morning as the country launched the monthly National Cleaning Days. The day that was pre...
UETCL, UEDCL promise fewer outages after $83m upgrade
Across Kampala, planned power cuts have become an unwelcome part of daily life, disrupting businesses, households and hospitals.Electricity officials say the frustration...