At least 107 people were killed and 146 others went missing after a boat capsized Thursday in the northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local media reported Friday. According to media reports citing official sources, the accident occurred on the Congo River about 122 km from Mbandaka, the capital of Equateur Province. The same […]
There was a deafening applause from party supporters as Ssemakula embraced the wheelchair-ridden Ssenyonga in a gesture of reconciliation. A fence mending meeting geared at appeasing NRM aspirants who were angered by results of the party primary elections and other supporters who claim to have been ignored for a long time has been held at […]
According to Ntunda sub-county chief, Bam Robert Musisi, luckily the calamity did not claim any human fatality and no serious casualties were registered. Following last weekend rampaging hail storm that swept through Kyabazaala village, Kyabazaala parish in Ntunda sub-county, Mukono district, authorities have made a desperate appeal to Mukono district leaders and the Disaster Preparedness […]
Burkina Faso has introduced visa-free entry for all African travelers in an effort to increase the movement of people and goods into the country. African visitors will still need to complete an online application for approval. Burkina Faso now joins countries like Ghana, Rwanda, and Kenya, which have eased travel restrictions for Africans. Though […]
Migadde who was also in attendance welcomed Ddungu’s decision to back him in the forthcoming general campaigns in order to enable NRM retain the seat. Adrian Wasswa Ddungu, the Buvuma constituency parliamentary NRM flag loser has refuted the allegations that he is running as an independent in the incoming 2026 general elections. Ddungu said that […]
Sseggona presented a scrutiny of the 2023/2024 Auditor General’s report on the airline, on Thursday, 11 September 2025 in a plenary sitting chaired by Speaker Anita Among. Uganda Airlines, often criticized for its heavy financial losses, still holds significant investment potential if strategic reforms are implemented, a new House report has revealed. The Public Accounts […]
Management of Polysack Factory, which has been working closely with investigators, has also extended support to Kotak’s family during the mourning period. Police have clarified that the death of Rogers Kotak, a 55-year-old employee of Polysack Factory in Kigunga, Mukono District, was purely an accident and did not occur within the factory premises as earlier […]
Reports indicate she was attacked by a group of poeple led by MP hopeful Justine Nameere and her husband, who allegedly beat her, robbed her of a mobile phone and sh500,000, and left her with severe injuries. Three people have been charged and remanded to Luzira Prison over allegations that they aided Kennedy Nsubuga, the […]
Two Mukono Municipality councillors have been declared unopposed out of the 74 nominated to vie for different electoral positions in the upcoming 2026 general elections. Mark Muganzi Mayanja, the Mukono Municipality Electoral Commission (EC) Returning Officer, declared councillor Ramathan Lubowa Kamau, representing the Male People with Disabilities (PWDs) and Margaret Kayitisi, a female councillor representing […]
Political leaders in the local government sphere are set for a pay rise beginning in the 2026/27 financial year following a directive by President Yoweri Museveni. The Minister of Local Government, Raphael Magyezi, announced the development while presenting a statement before Parliament on Tuesday, September 09, 2025, in response to a petition by the Uganda […]
