Tag Archives: TRAGIC

Five children from the same family have died in a fire at a house in Ballito on the north coast of Durban. The children are aged 1 (twins), 3, 14 and 19 years old. The parents of the household managed to escape the blaze with burns. Reports indicate that the fire happened in the early hours of Saturday morning. WATCH …

Shock and grief have gripped Gulu City after 16-year-old Otim Leon Joshua, a student of Exel High School in Mukono, died following a savage mob beating that has since ignited a storm of false political rumours online. Otim, who had returned home for the holidays to stay with his mother in Customs Corner Cell, reportedly left home on the evening …

Uganda’s education sector is reeling after the sudden death of Sebastian Mwendha Ngobi, the Director of Human Resources & Administration at the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). Ngobi, a veteran education administrator, died on the evening of Friday, 5th December, at Platinum Hospital after a brief illness. The circumstances surrounding his death remain mysterious. Ngobi’s impressive career included stints as …

A Primary Seven pupil at Greenhill School (Buwate) has died, three weeks after sustaining severe injuries in a mysterious fall incident that occurred at the school last month. Augustine Kizito, 12, reportedly fell from the second floor of a classroom block shortly after leaving his class at around 4:03 pm on October 22, 2025. Greenhill stated in an initial communication …