Nothing but the truth
Nothing but the truth
Teachers have been advised to begin instilling in children virtues bringing peace early in life as a beginning point in averting unending battles in society, and to destroy the spirit of seeking revenge in homes, schools and in society. The advice was on Sunday sounded by the head teacher for Seeta High School Mbalala Campus, […]
The government has been urged to start recognizing the nursery education which is the foundation of any person’s education journey in Uganda’s Education system. The director of Our Lady Junior School Mukono, Ester Nakkungu showed her dismay saying that because the government does not recognize the vital three years of the nursery education, also other […]
A Mukono born-again pastor has observed that non-Baganda undertaking developmental work in the region are unconditionally liable to pay allegiance to Buganda and should not in any way be subjected to discrimination based on their ethnic background. Pr. Victor Ludovic Mangeni of Victorious Life Church Mbalala in Nama sub-county, Mukono district was on Friday officiating […]
By Mike Musisi-Musoke and Wilberforce Kawere Teachers of the French language have petitioned government to make it mandatory for all Ugandan learners to learn major foreign languages especially French, arguing that this will be a beginning step in fast tracking integration of the East African Community where some member countries speak French as the official […]
Members of St. Joseph Naggalama Old Students Association (SJ NOSA) in Mukono have launched an annual fundraising drive to get tuition for under-privileged students to study at the school. The old students for St. Joseph’s Senior Secondary School Naggalama also launched their Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation (SACCO). The event conducted at a dinner held […]
By Wilberforce Kawere and Mike Musisi-Musoke The bishop of Mukono diocese, Enos Kitto Kagodo has issued a directive to administrators of church-run schools in the diocese to forthwith ban learners from wearing highly fashionable attires while at school. Fashionable attires banned by Bp. Kagodo include earrings, necklaces, plaited and overgrown hair styles. In the end […]
A section of teachers of Kampala Parents School, on Friday, staged a protest citing poor pay. Holding placards and chanting slogans, the teachers staged the protest within the school premises. Some of the teachers said they wanted the owner, Sudhir Ruparelia, to address them. However, the protest was brought to an end after the heavy police deployment. […]
Graduate unemployment in Uganda remains a pressing issue, with figures reported by various experts as high as 80 per cent. However, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) states that the graduate unemployment rate currently stands at 15.2 per cent. Speaking at a high-level meeting held at Makerere University on November 21, 2024, UBOS Deputy Executive […]
While the Ministry of Education has placed a temporary pause on allowing mobile phones and other tech gadgets in schools, several institutions are forging their own path by creating tailored policies. Earlier this year, the Ministry of Education launched a digital agenda aimed, among other things, at regulating the use of technology and related devices […]
Erios Thembo was among the students admitted to Makerere University in August 2024 through the government sponsorship scheme. Hailing from Kasese, Thembo was given a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering after emerging as one of the top students from his home district, which secured him the sponsorship via the district quota window. Like most students, Thembo […]
