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education 20 July 2026
Students who survived a recent bus crash in Kamuli have reported that the driver was allegedly speeding and became distracted after some learners mocked him with songs. The accident resulted in 47 injuries, including 31 students. Source: https://observer.ug/news/students-mocked-driver-before-nalango-school-bus-crash
news 20 July 2026
A Kakise bus traveling from Soroti to Kampala crashed into a bridge at Opuyo trading center early Sunday morning, leaving three people injured. The driver reportedly swerved to avoid a pedestrian who ran into the road. Source: https://observer.ug/news/three-injured-as-bus-crashes-into-bridge-in-soroti
crime 20 July 2026
A man in Kakumiro district has been arrested after allegedly faking his child's death using a banana sucker in a coffin to extort Shs 350,000 from his own family. The deception was exposed when mourners insisted on viewing the body before burial. Source: https://observer.ug/news/kakumiro-man-fakes-childs-death-to-defraud-family-of-shs-350000
Politics 20 July 2026
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has stated that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa views the perpetrators of recent xenophobic attacks as adversaries of the ruling African National Congress (ANC). Museveni urged decisive action against the violence that targeted African migrants. Source: https://observer.ug/news/south-africa-says-perpetrators-of-xenophobic-attacks-are-enemies-of-govt
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education
Students who survived a recent bus crash in Kamuli have reported that the driver was allegedly speeding and became distracted after some learners mocked him with songs. The accident resulted in 47 injuries, including 31 students. Source: https://observer.ug/news/students-mocked-driver-before-nalango-school-bus-crash
news
A Kakise bus traveling from Soroti to Kampala crashed into a bridge at Opuyo trading center early Sunday morning, leaving three people injured. The driver reportedly swerved to avoid a pedestrian who ran into the road. Source: https://observer.ug/news/three-injured-as-bus-crashes-into-bridge-in-soroti
crime
A man in Kakumiro district has been arrested after allegedly faking his child's death using a banana sucker in a coffin to extort Shs 350,000 from his own family. The deception was exposed when mourners insisted on viewing the body before burial. Source: https://observer.ug/news/kakumiro-man-fakes-childs-death-to-defraud-family-of-shs-350000
Politics
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has stated that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa views the perpetrators of recent xenophobic attacks as adversaries of the ruling African National Congress (ANC). Museveni urged decisive action against the violence that targeted African migrants. Source: https://observer.ug/news/south-africa-says-perpetrators-of-xenophobic-attacks-are-enemies-of-govt