Africa: Spiro Secures $270m Funding to Accelerate Africa's Electric Mobility, Clean Energy Expansion

Spiro, one of Africa's leading electric vehicle (EV) and clean energy infrastructure platform, has announced the successful completion of its latest funding round, raising $270… Read more »

Uganda: Nabbanja Orders Completion of Kabalega International Airport By December

Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has directed the Ministry of Works and Transport and SBC Construction Company to ensure that Kabalega International Airport in Hoima is fully… Read more »

Uganda: Six Killed As Fuel Tanker Crushes Taxi On Masaka-Mutukula Highway

Six people have been killed following a fatal road crash involving a fuel tanker and a passenger taxi along the Masaka-Mutukula Highway in Kyotera District. Read more »

Uganda: ITMS Helps Police Recover 34 Stolen Vehicles As Recovery Rate Surpasses 90 Percent

- Uganda Police, working with the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS), has recorded a vehicle recovery rate of more than 90 percent during the latest reporting period,… Read more »

Uganda: Police Recover 80 Suspected Stolen Motorcycles in Kampala

Police in Kampala are investigating a suspected motorcycle theft and illegal resale network after recovering 80 motorcycles believed to have been stolen and concealed at a parking… Read more »

Uganda: Govt Proposes Tough Road Safety Reforms, Targets Vehicle Owners and Repeat Traffic Offenders

The government is considering sweeping road safety reforms that could fundamentally change how traffic offences are enforced in Uganda, with vehicle owners, public transport… Read more »

Uganda: Mityana Leaders Crack Down On Reckless Driving As Fatal Crashes Spark Public Outcry

Leaders in Mityana District have issued a stern warning to affluent young motorists commonly known as "Basayika," urging them to abandon reckless driving practices that residents… Read more »

Uganda: Minister Byamukama Inspects Progress On Mityana-Mubende Highway Works

The Minister of Works and Transport, Hon. Fred Byamukama, has inspected ongoing construction works on the 86-kilometre Mityana-Mubende Highway, a major infrastructure project… Read more »

Uganda: Katumba Wamala Tips Successors On Integrity At Ministry Handover

Former Minister of Works and Transport, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, has urged the incoming leadership at the ministry to uphold integrity and avoid mismanagement of public… Read more »

Uganda: Gomba Residents Demand Ambulance, Ask Museveni to Spare One From Convoy

Residents of Gomba District have expressed growing frustration over what they describe as continued neglect of the area's healthcare system, accusing both local and national… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Airlines Commits to Acquire 10 Boeing Aircraft in Major Fleet Expansion

Uganda Airlines has signed a commitment with Boeing to acquire 10 new aircraft, including eight passenger planes and two freighters, in a major step towards expanding its fleet and… Read more »

Uganda: Today in History - Uganda and United States Sign Landmark Air Transport Agreement

On this day in 2002, Uganda and the United States entered into a landmark Air Transport Agreement that significantly reshaped commercial aviation relations between the two… Read more »

Uganda: Police Tighten Traffic Enforcement in Mityana After Fatal Crash Linked to Reckless Youth Driving Group

Police in Mityana District have introduced stricter traffic enforcement measures following a fatal road crash that left two women dead and four others injured in Mityana… Read more »

Uganda: Air Traffic Controller Urges Ugandan Youth to Consider Aviation Careers

Kampala -- Many young Ugandans dream of becoming pilots when they think about aviation. Yet one of the industry's most critical professions remains largely unknown to the public --… Read more »

Uganda: Katonga Reconstruction Enters Final Stretch As Asphalt Works Begin On Kampala-Masaka Highway

Motorists using the busy Kampala-Masaka Highway are being urged to prepare for temporary traffic delays after the Ministry of Works and Transport announced the start of… Read more »

Uganda: Explainer - Why Police Tow Rather Than Drive Seized Vehicles in Among Investigation

CID-led operatives attached to the Uganda Police have continued to tow rather than drive luxury vehicles seized from properties linked to outgoing Speaker of Parliament Anita… Read more »

Uganda: Gen Muhoozi Calls for Integrity, Accountability As UPDF Concludes Senior Logistics Leaders Retreat

The Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor in charge of Special Operations (CDF and SPA/SO), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has called on logisticians in the Uganda… Read more »

Uganda: Security Forces Back Eviction of Car Dealers From Jinja Road Reserve in Kyambogo, Nakawa

The Ministry of Works and Transport, supported by the Uganda Police Force and the military, has carried out an operation to evict car dealers and roadside businesses operating… Read more »

Uganda: Moyo - One Killed, Eight Hurt in Truck Accident Along Ubbi Hill

A road crash along Ubbi Hill in Laropi Sub-County has left one person dead and eight others injured after a Fuso Fighter truck reportedly developed mechanical problems and… Read more »

Uganda: Rukungiri Allocates Shs1.8bn for Road and Bridge Improvements

Residents of Rukungiri District are set to benefit from improved transport services after district authorities approved plans to rehabilitate 20 roads spanning 170 kilometres in… Read more »

Uganda: Nateete-Nakawuka Road Section Closed for Three Months to Allow Drainage Works

The Ministry of Works and Transport has announced the temporary closure of a section of the Nateete-Nakawuka Road around Nateete to allow for ongoing drainage improvement works… Read more »

Uganda: Six Subaru Drivers Arrested Over Reckless Racing On Masaka Highway

Police have arrested six drivers accused of reckless driving and engaging in dangerous road competitions along the Masaka Highway, amid growing concern over road safety on major… Read more »

Uganda: Corpse Flogged After 'Refusing' to Be Transported for Burial

A family transporting the body of a relative for burial in western Uganda was thrown into distress after their vehicle repeatedly broke down under unclear circumstances, prompting… Read more »

Uganda: Taxi Operators Bemoan Exclusion From Kampala Transport Reforms

The Federation of Uganda Taxi Operators (UTOF) has raised concern over what it describes as exclusion from consultations surrounding the rollout of electric buses in Kampala,… Read more »

Uganda: Seven Killed in Nwoya Bus-Truck Head-On Collision

A tragic road crash in the early hours of May 4, 2026, has claimed seven lives in Nwoya District after a Nile Star Coaches bus collided head-on with an oncoming Benz Actros trailer… Read more »