When anti-democratic parties are small, a ban doesn’t seem worth it but is impossible when large COMMENT | JAN-WERNER MUELLER | What should democracies do about parties that use elections and other democratic means to destroy democracy itself? One well-established, but not universally accepted, answer is to ban the party before …
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Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Over half of the candidates passed the FIFA football agent exam, a requirement for a license to provide transfer services in the world football market, FIFA announced on Thursday. A total of 3,800 candidates took the exam on April 19, and 1,962 of them passed. Initially, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has come under fire for disqualifying two guild candidates for allegedly holding an illegal electoral debate at the University. On Thursday, the University’s Electoral Commission Chairperson, Levi Tshilumba said the two candidates were disqualified for holding a “Kimeza” which is contradicting 10 (b) …
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Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is panic among teachers, parents and candidates of St. Christine Primary school in Kakumiro district after they have all failed to access the Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE results for 2022 that were released on Friday. The Uganda National Examinations Board released the 2022 Primary Leaving …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB says it will neither sympathize with a candidate nor get involved in a case where he or she is subjected to disciplinary measures by the school on account of indiscipline. Dan Odongo, the UNEB Executive Director said that being a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has directed all primary and secondary schools to display a register of candidates who are going to sit for this year’s national examinations. In a letter addressed to headteachers, UNEB Executive Director Dan Odong noted that this activity should be carried …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has issued the last call to schools and parents to register candidates for the 2022 national examinations. In a notice issued to schools and the general public, Dan Odongo, the UNEB Executive Director noted that according to their schedule, normal …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nearly half of the candidates who sat for the 2020 Uganda Certificate of Education- UCE examinations could not attain a minimum pass eight in science subjects. The Uganda National Examination Board Executive Secretary Dan Odongo, notes that although there is an overall improvement in performance, …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The management of Victorious Preparatory school in Kabale district is under fire from education authorities for detaining two primary seven candidates over unpaid fees. The school director Julius Arineitwe and head teacher, Justus Bataringaya and administrator, Godfrey Asasire reportedly detained Swaleh Junior Mayanja, 13, and …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education authorities in Gulu have expressed concern about the reduction in the number of candidates sitting for the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education – UACE. Only 889 students registered for the exams compared to over 1,200 candidates in the previous 2019 and previous years. Churchill …
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