Category : News
Fourteen killed in highway crash after truck veers into oncoming taxi in Uganda
Fourteen people, including a commuter taxi driver, have been killed after a sand-laden truck reportedly crossed into the opposite lane and collided head-on with a...
Nine convicted over Susan Magara kidnap and murder ahead of sentencing
Nine people have been convicted over the kidnapping and murder of Susan Magara, ending one of Uganda’s longest-running and most closely watched criminal cases. Justice...
PLU seeks Shs1.5bn from Parliament to distribute Gen Muhoozi’s book
The Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) has asked Parliament for Shs1.5 billion to fund the printing and nationwide distribution of more than 200,000 copies of...
Police hunt Kyambogo woman for scalding four-year-old daughter over rice
Police are searching for a woman from Kyambogo who is accused of pouring hot water on her four-year-old daughter during a dispute over rice, leaving...
Three Injured After Kakise Bus Crashes Into Bridge in Soroti
Three people sustained serious injuries when a Kakise passenger bus crashed into a bridge at Opuyo Trading Centre in Soroti City during the early hours...
Ugandans face new visa charges under South Sudan’s revised entry rules
Ugandans travelling to South Sudan will now be required to pay new visa fees after the government in Juba rolled out a revised entry policy...
Hundreds of NMG staff face uncertainty three weeks after media house closure
Hundreds of employees at Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda remain uncertain about their future three weeks after the military closed the company’s offices, with concerns...
Nameere defends public anti-corruption inspections despite legal criticism
Uganda’s State Minister for Local Government, Justine Nameere, has defended the government’s practice of publicly confronting and filming officials during anti-corruption inspections, saying the operations...
Government seeks more time to explain Muwanga Kivumbi’s whereabouts
The government has asked Parliament for more time to provide a full account of the whereabouts of National Unity Platform (NUP) Vice President Muhammad Muwanga...
Kapchorwa school bus crash death toll rises to 26
The death toll from the King David Junior School bus crash in Kapchorwa has climbed to 26, with 21 pupils and five members of staff...