Current Affairs
WHO Reports Decline in Road Deaths by 21%
Despite the addition of more than one billion motor vehicles to the world’s roads, road traffic deaths declined by 21% between 2011 and 2025, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Read More »More Than 30,000 Busoga Women to Benefit From Stanbic-Gates Enterprise Programme
More than 30,000 low-income women entrepreneurs across the Busoga sub-region are expected to gain access to affordable financing, business training and digital financial services under a new economic empowerment programme.
Read More »Death Toll in Namayingo Gold Mine Collapse Rises to Five
The death toll from the collapse of the abandoned Mabuka gold mine in Namayingo District has risen from three to five.
Read More »PFF Urges Strict Enforcement of LC1 Election Voting Guidelines
The People’s Front for Freedom has called on the Electoral Commission to strictly enforce voting procedures during the forthcoming Local Council I elections.
Read More »Private Schools Association Urges Stricter Safety Standards for School Trips
The National Private Educational Institutions Association in Uganda (NPEIA-UG) has called on the government to strengthen safety standards governing school educational tours.
Read More »PFF Calls for Comprehensive Review of School Educational Tours Policy
The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has welcomed the suspension of school educational tours but is urging the Ministry of Education to review the entire policy.
Read More »Gaming Regulator Seeks More Government Support to Strengthen Oversight
Uganda’s gaming regulator is calling for increased government support to strengthen oversight of the rapidly growing gaming sector as it launches a new five-year strategic plan.
Read More »Busega–Mpigi Bypass Project Cost Rises to Shs1.3 Trillion
The Minister for Works and Transport, Fred Byamukama, has disclosed that the costs associated with the Busega-Mpigi Bypass construction project will increase for the third time.
Read More »Besigye Suit Against Muhoozi Over Karua Deportation Assigned To Kinobe
The High Court Criminal Division has set a timetable to hear an application by detained opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajji Obeid Lutale,
Read More »Traffic Police Launch Probe into Deadly School Bus Crash
A joint team of investigators from the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety has launched investigations into the fatal school bus crash in Kapchorwa District that claimed more than 24 lives.
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Masaka Police Reopen Old Murder Files After Arrest of Suspected Serial Killer
Police in Greater Masaka have reopened files on a series of murders dating back to 2012 following the arrest of a man identified as Fred Mujulizi, a suspected serial killer who has been on the police wanted list for more than a decade.
