Nothing but the truth
Nothing but the truth
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 […]
Administrators of Kabale University are walking with their heads high following acquisition of the pioneer mental wellness centre as one of the newest among the innumerable advantages the community derives from the institute, which has given rise to hopes of taming symptoms of anxiety and depression, sometimes escalating to a point where victims may contemplate suicide. […]
A section of angry parents of Kayunga Girls’ Primary School in Kayunga Town Council, Kayunga District have asked authorities in the area to take punitive action against their school headteacher whom they accuse of sabotaging the government’s Universal Primary Education (UPE) program. The parents, who were led by a parent who identified herself as Susan […]
Two senior six candidates in Masaka City have been implicated in an examination cheating scandal involving artificial intelligence (AI). According to information obtained from the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), the students Nabahinda Cecilia and Nakiyimba Grace, sitting their examinations at Masaka Hall, were caught using smartphones during an afternoon exam to access AI-generated essays […]
