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Police have confirmed that two pupils of Kasaana Junior School in Nyendo-Mukungwe division, Masaka City have died in a fire that burned down a dormitory. The incident that happened at 4:00am also left 11 pupils injured and admitted. The dead have been identified as Aloysius Ahebwa and Malik Katende. Those critically injured include Christine Adong, […]
The European Union (EU) and the Belgian government have set aside 50 million Euros to equip youth with skills in the greening sector for the next five years. Speaking to participants of the EU scholarship programs awareness meeting at the Makerere University Business School (MUBS) on Thursday, the EU Ambassador to Uganda, Jan Sadek, said […]
The Ministry of Education and Sports has commenced construction of its own headquarters. This initiative is anticipated to result in annual savings of sh4.5bn, which they have been spending on rent. Currently, the ministry rents office spaces for its technical staff, and departments in various private buildings, including Legacy Towers in Nakasero for higher education […]
Williams Suuna, the headteacher of Old Kampala Senior Secondary School spent Tuesday night in police custody following his arrest for alleged involvement in examination malpractice. According to information from police sources, Suuna was apprehended alongside Luyima Gilbert, a teacher at Bank Hill College, Zana, and Zuria Kunia Kareem, the Headteacher of Nakaseke Seed School. […]
Students at Kabale University have expressed their dissatisfaction with the sudden increase in surcharges imposed by the university administration. Until recently, students who delayed payment of tuition retake fees, and other university dues were subject to a surcharge of sh30,000. However, the administration issued a statement last week, announcing an increase in the surcharge to […]
The local leaders in Mukono district are worried by the increasing cases of defilement and teenage pregnancies which are so rampant, especially in Nakifuma County. The leaders are blaming bodaboda riders and teachers for taking a centre stage of the defilement cases in the district. Nathan Kigongo, the headteacher of St. Andrew’s Seed Senior Secondary […]
Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) is opposing the proposed introduction of a biometric staff attendance management system at the university. This comes after the University Secretary, Yusuf Kiranda, informed all staff members and the University Council about the government’s decision to implement the Integrated Human Capital Management System (HCM) to automate Human Resource Management […]
The Police in Naggalama Division have arrested a businessman in connection with the suspected poisoning that resulted in to the death of two school children at Green Primary School at Makukuba cell in Nakifuma-Naggalama Town Council in Mukono district. Without divulging details for fear of jeopardising the investigations, the Police said the suspect is currently […]
Buganda Road court has remanded six people including headteachers to Luzira prison over alleged examination malpractice. Among those remanded are; Daniel Oleja, Michael Ijalla, and Nasser Sekandi – all teachers from Wakiso-based schools. They were jointly charged with Tadeo Lukyamuzi, Henry Mirembe, and Emmanuel Oketch, who are headteachers from different primary schools in Kasanda and […]
As the dates for the writing of Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) draw closer, several primary schools in Madi-Okollo district have adopted to a team teaching approach to address the low syllabus coverage. Team teaching, also known as co-teaching or “tag team teaching,” involves two or more teachers conducting a lesson simultaneously, taking turns teaching the […]
