Reckless motorcyclists run amok in Kampala, leaving families in agony
A few minutes past 8pm on a Friday evening in the month of October, a Uganda minister’s daughter was riding on a boda boda, returning from a farewell party organised for her by friends after scooping a study place at a university in Massachusetts, USA,...
Sudan shuts border with Central Africa Republic
The announcement was made on Thursday by Sudan’s junta Vice President Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary unit that is being accused of involvement in a scheme to overthrow the CAR government.
Safaricom rules out price war in Ethiopian market
The telco says it will instead keep its prices for voice and data within the ranges of Ethiotel — the Ethiopian government-owned telco that operated as a monopoly before Safaricom’s entry last October.
Uganda bus crash leaves 16 dead, scores injured
Police said the 12 people died on the spot, while four others died at Atapara Hospital where they had been rushed for treatment.
Miss Uganda returns after 3-year hiatus
(L-R) Current Miss Uganda Elizabeth Bagaya with former beauty queens, Phiona Bizzu, Stellah Nantumbwe and Oliver Nakakande After three years of the Miss Uganda pageant not happening due to the Covid-19 disruptions, the beauty show is back and as early as March, Uganda will know...
Army identifies soldiers who staged illegal Makindye roadblock to rob motorists
The two Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers who were on Wednesday arrested by police in Makindye over robbery but later released by their colleagues at gunpoint have been identified. Security sources have since identified the two soldiers as Pte Job Reti and Pte Orete....
Why did Micho drop league’s best player?
Ibrahim Kasule (R) in action for Wakiso Giants It is 10 days before The Cranes get their 2022 African Nations Championship (Chan) campaign underway in Algeria. The Cranes, who are alongside Ivory Coast, DR Congo and Senegal in group ‘B’, have a huge test making...
Boxing: Semuddu upbeat after loss
Muzamir Semuddu (L) during a previous bout against former Olympian David Ssemujju Despite his recent controversial loss to Isaac Ssenyange Junior in the Uganda Boxing Champions League, Muzamir Semuddu remains upbeat on the future, reports JOHN VIANNEY NSIMBE. Light middleweight boxer Muzamir Semuddu is already...
Putin declares 36-hour cease-fire in Ukraine for Orthodox Christmas
Local citizens walk near a Christmas tree decorated for Orthodox Christmas and the New Year festivities in Mariupol, in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered a 36-hour cease-fire in his war against Ukraine over the Orthodox Christmas holiday. He...
16 killed in Kamdini bus-trailer accident
The bus wreckage after the accident At least sixteen people have perished in an accident that occurred in Kamdini, along the Kampala-Gulu highway in Oyam district, northern Uganda last night. A bus reg no. UAT 259P which belongs to Roblyn Bus Company was travelling from...
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