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The Bukalasi Secondary School headteacher Milton Nandala Wotunya has been interdicted by the Education and Sports Ministry after allegations of sexual abuse of learners emerged. Bukalasi Senior Secondary School is a government-aided secondary school located in Bukalasi sub-county, Bududa district. In a letter dated October 24th written by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education and […]
Student leaders at Makerere University Business Schools (MUBS) are demanding the appointment of a Principal. In June, the MUBS Council appointed Prof Moses Muhwezi as the acting Principal and kicked off the search for Prof. Wasswa Balunywa’s replacement. The term of Prof. Balunywa, who has been at the helm of this institution for the last […]
The death toll from the fire that gutted a dormitory of Kasaana Junior School in Nyendo-Mukungwe Division, Masaka City, has reached four. The incident that happened at 4:00 a.m. also left 11 pupils injured. According to the school authorities, the dormitory accommodated 15 children of Top and Primary One classes. The latest victims have been […]
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 […]
