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...
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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...
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...
Ministry calls for stronger school transport standards to protect learners on the road
The Ministry of Works and Transport has called for stronger school transport standards, responsible driver management, and greater use of technology to reduce crashes, in...
Africa CDC, WHO Call for Urgent Community-Led Action as Ebola Outbreak Worsens in DRC
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have called for an urgent expansion of community-led efforts to...
Two Next Media Staff Killed After Pickup Drifts Into Their Car on Entebbe Road
Two Next Media Staff Killed After Pickup Drifts Into Their Car on Entebbe RoadBadru Kasirye (left) and Isaac Ndamagye died on the spot while Brian Makona Ssemanda is hosp...
KCCA Begins 16-Month Rehabilitation of Yusuf Lule, Old Kireka, Bombo II Roads
KCCA Begins 16-Month Rehabilitation of Yusuf Lule, Old Kireka, Bombo II RoadsKampala Capital City Authority has launched another phase of road rehabilitation under the Gr...
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...
Deputy RDCs Mwanjuzi and Kagenyi Survive Road Crash on Way to Colleague’s Burial
GOMBA, Uganda — Mityana Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Prossy Mwanjuzi and Kawempe Division Deputy Resident City Commissioner (RCC), Kagenyi Lukka es...