Police launch road safety campaign to protect school children
The Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety, in collaboration with the Territorial Police of Wamala Region, has launched a road safety sensitisation campaign aimed at prot...
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The dark side of Uganda's boda boda boom
The number of people who died in traffic incidents in Uganda rose by more than 10 percent in the past decade, despite global road traffic deaths falling by five percent p...
Why you must make car servicing routine
It has been one year since Arnold Mutebi purchased a 2001 model CR-V RE2 4WD Honda. When he bought the car, he was looking for a fuel-efficient vehicle that had a fairly...
Poor living longer, rich dying younger
In a tale of two lifestyles and mixed fortunes, some richer Ugandans are dying earlier while their poorer counterparts are living longer. Our analysis of two separate rep...
Two Dead, One Critically Injured in Nakasongola Accident
(Nakasongola) – A tragic accident on the busy Luweero-Nakasongola highway claimed two lives and left one person critically injured on Wednesday morning. The crash occur...
Cyclist Charles Kagimu Etches His Name in History as First Uganda to Complete Olympic Race, Receives Roaring Applause
Charles Kagimu etched his name in the record books as the first Ugandan to ever complete an Olympic road race.With a remarkable 77th-place finish in Paris, the 25-year-ol...
Here’s how much the gold winners at the 2024 Paris Olympics will get paid
Gold medallist Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's 5000m event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic S...
Road Crashes: 83 killed in one week
Micheal Kananura, the PRO Traffic PoliceThe week of June 9–15, 2024, saw a tragic rise in traffic incidents across the country, resulting in 83 deaths and 311 injuries...