LifeStyle
Prince Kijanangoma buried at Karambi royal tombs
Prince David Kijanangoma, a member of the Tooro Babiito royal family, was…
Mbarara: Woman flees home over DNA revelation
A domestic dispute has attracted attention in Mbarara after a woman reportedly…
Content creator Rashid Lumunye wins Shs100m in Dubai storytelling contest
UAE-based Ugandan content creator Rashid Lumunye has won AED100,000, approximately Shs100 million,…
Omusuuga and Omusuuna: Tooro’s gifts to Uganda’s vocabulary
KAMPALA — Two words that, until a few days ago, would have…
Security
Driver arrested after fatal accident kills motorcyclist
Police in Kampala have arrested a driver following a fatal road crash that killed a motorcyclist and injured three pupils in Nakawa Division. The accident occurred at about 7:30 a.m. on September 18, 2026, near Muggies Hotel along Mutungo Biina Road. Police identified the driver as Mulema Dennis, 33, a resident of Mutungo Biina. He was driving a white Toyota Hilux Double Cabin, registration number UA 945EW. The motorcycle involved was registration number UMA 530LD, ridden by Muhindo Reagan, 22, a resident of Kasokoso, Wakiso District. Police said Muhindo died at the scene of the accident. Three pupils from Kiswa…
Regional News
Munhumutapa Day: Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa declares birthday public holiday
HARARE — Zimbabwe has declared September 15 an annual public holiday, a date that coincides with President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s birthday. The new holiday, known as Munhumutapa Day, was established through Statutory Instrument 148 of 2026 under the Public Holidays and Prohibition of Business Act. The statutory instrument states that September 15 “every year henceforth” shall be a public holiday known as Munhumutapa Day. The date is also Mnangagwa’s birthday. He turned 84 on September 15, 2026. The government has framed the holiday as a commemoration of the Munhumutapa, or Mutapa, Empire, a pre-colonial state whose influence extended across parts of…
