Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has confirmed that it will go ahead and resume teaching and learning in the first week of October despite the main building being gutted by fire last week. First to return will be the final year students of the College of …
Read More »Bishop Kitara wants all girls who got pregnant back in school
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kitgum Diocese prelate, Bishop Wilson Kitara has called upon stakeholders to cater for all the girls who became pregnant during the lockdown ahead of the schools reopening. Bishop Kitara told URN in an interview that there is need to pay attention to the future …
Read More »FULL SPEECH: Janet Museveni on way forward for schools
📌UGANDA’S PLAN FOR PHASED RE-OPENING OF EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ✳ Schools & Institutions of higher learning re-open for candidates & finalists October 15 ✳ Assessment of progress after a month ✳ No mass testing before school starts ✳ Restart in TERM 2 with a revised education calendar ✳ Term 2 from …
Read More »FULL STATEMENT: Prof Nawangwe on Makerere fire
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Following the fire that gutted the Makerere Main Administration block, Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has issued a statement outlining what happened, and plans ahead. He promises that the fire will not consume plans to revive the glory of the ‘Ivory Tower’. FULL …
Read More »Kikuube district to surrender 13 community schools to government
Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education authorities in Kikuube district want government to takeover the management of 13 community primary schools in the district in a bid to uplift education standards. The district education authorities have already submitted names of the community primary schools they want government to take …
Read More »MUSEVENI: Schools re-open for finalists on October 15
✳ Schools to re-open for finalists ✳ Border district restrictions ✳ Curfew will be maintained ✳ Places of worship to resume with SOPs ✳ Sports reopen with no spectators ✳ Bars remain closed Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said the country is now ready to …
Read More »LIVE: Makerere University main building burning down
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reports from Makerere University indicate that Police Fire Brigade is trying to put out a fire which has now covered almost half of the roof of the institution’s main building. All indications are the fire started just after mid-night. “The fire brigade is on …
Read More »Parliament demands clear gov’t position on schools re-opening
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda to immediately appear before parliament and provide the government position in regard to re-opening of education institutions. Kadaga’s directive followed complaints by a section of Members of Parliament in regard to the …
Read More »Ugandan schools to reopen, UNEB exams set for March 2021
Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | All indications are that a dead year will not be declared, schools will reopen soon, and national exams usually set by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) in November and December, will likely go ahead, in March 2021. According to a letter recently written by the …
Read More »COVID-19 a particular threat to education of refugee children: UN
Geneva, Switzerland | XINHUA | While children in every country have struggled with the impact of COVID-19 on their education, the refugee children have been particularly disadvantaged, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said in a new report issued on Thursday. UN figures showed that 1.6 billion learners across the …
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