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Private schools hinder ‘thematic curriculum’
Education and Sports Minister Janet Museveni Private schools in Luweero district have been accused of sabotaging the development of the thematic curriculum, the programme designed to teach learners in...
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Public university staff insist strike to continue
Two weeks after public universities closed due to a strike over salaries, there is no way forward. CHRISTOPHER TUSIIME has been meeting some of the protagonists in the struggle and finds that there is...
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Mbale schools applaud Korean support
Anyone visiting Namagumba primary school in Mbale, five years ago, would have been displeased by its poor state. However, thanks to the activism of the school’s head teacher, Ben Watulo, they have...
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Ndejje voted second most popular University in Uganda
Prof. Eriabu Lugujjo, VC-Ndejje University An international survey has found that Ndejje University is the second most popular institution of higher education in the country, after Makerere. The...
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Bilal graduates 140 sheikhs and sheikhats
Some 140 sheikhs last week graduated from Bilal Islamic Institute in Kakiri, Wakiso with a call to preach the faith in rural areas and be role models for Islam. The appeal came from the chairman of BMK...
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UPDF, Alina Talent in schools campaign on HIV
During the commemoration of the World Aids day last year, veteran artiste and Alina Talents executive director ALOYSIUS MATOVU JOY declared that he was HIV positive. His testimony of living with the...
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How the Musevenis ended the public universities strike
President Museveni and wife Janet Museveni It was planned as the strike to end all strikes. Two weeks ago, the non-teaching staff vowed not to return to work, unless all their demands had been met....
View ArticleKitende CoU PS wants Shs 150m
Kitende Church of Uganda primary school has launched a bid to raise Shs 150m to repair the 80-year-old school. Working through the Anglican Church in Wakiso, Canon Johnan Kisawuzi of Entebbe...
View ArticleSMACK to get new campus in Kabojja
For years, St Mary’s College Kisubi (SMACK) was synonymous with its location along Entebbe road. Well, this is about to change with the news, that the Catholic Church will soon support construction of...
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Civil society fights drug abuse in schools
Six youth organisations have started a movement to assist troubled children, especially those suffering from the consequences of drug abuse and other peer-related problems. FourSum Uganda, Wrist House...
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Three science teachers win EADB scholarships
Three East African science teachers are smiling with rarefied joy after they were selected to become part of the inaugural East African Development Bank (EADB) scholarship programme in Science,...
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Mudodo PS registers 67 pregnancy cases
Godfrey Dhatemwa, commissioner for Planning and Policy Analysis The education ministry has resolved to hold an advocacy campaign to save the pupils of Mudodo primary school in Tororo, from a...
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Muteesa University staff upset over delayed salaries
Prof Arthur Sserwanga, Muteesa 1 vice chancellor Months of delayed pay have proved too much for staff at Muteesa I Royal University to deal with, prompting a row with their vice chancellor, Prof Arthur...
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'Smart classrooms' move back to class
Samsung Electronics Africa have made a new step towards the launch of e-learning in Uganda, with the inauguration of the solar-powered internet schools (SIPS). Last Thursday, officials gathered at...
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Sector to maintain focus on primary education
For most of last week, the entire education sector leadership converged on Golf Course hotel to review progress over the last year, and chart a way forward. MOSES TALEMWA and YUDAYA NANGONZI followed...
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How white writers created the racist image of Africa – Allimadi
Title: The Hearts of Darkness: How White Writers Created the Racist Image of AfricaReviewed by: Kathryn Barrett-GainesAuthor: Milton Allimadi.Publisher: Mativile publishers.Number of pages: 87Year of...
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30 to graduate from NWSC vocational training facility
Directorate of Industrial Training director Ethel Kyobe National Water and Sewerage Corporation's (NWSC) vocational training facility is set to pass out its first trainees on a special programme aimed...
View ArticleResearchers cautioned against inflating costs
Kyambogo University’s acting vice chancellor Prof Eli-Katunguka-Rwakishaya has challenged researchers to have realistic budgets while presenting their proposals. Speaking at the second annual Eastern...
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Will Kiggundu survive the unending Makerere strikes?
Last week, academic staff at Makerere University found themselves in a dilemma. Initially, some elected to go with the decision of the Makerere University Academic Staff Association (Muasa) management,...
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Govt explains criteria for ranking best schools in the country
Following the recent release of the outstanding primary and secondary schools, the ministry of education has explained the criteria of selecting the schools. In an interview with The observer last...
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