Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A pineapple processing factory in Ntungamo district has halted its operation, just a year after it was commissioned. The Shillings 1.4 billion fruits factory belonging to Nyakihanga Fruits and Vegetable Grower’s Cooperative Society suspended its operation at the beginning of February 2021. Nathan Mutungi, the …
Read More »Can Ugandan children do without kindergarten?
Educationalists maintain pre-school is critical in children’s physical, mental and psycho-social development Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | How do you home-school a three year old without going nuts? Maximum respect to kindergarten teachers,” a young Ugandan mother posted on her Facebook page on Feb.11. Thousands of Ugandan parents have …
Read More »Teachers: Absence of nursery schools will weaken education foundation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The indefinite suspension of the re-opening of the nursery schools will hurt the foundation of schooling according to teachers. Last week, Education Minister Janet Museveni said nursery schools handling children aged three to six will remain closed throughout the Covid-19 season. She explained that this …
Read More »Teachers demand audience with Education ministry over fate of nursery schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pre-primary teachers under their umbrella, the National Private Educational Institutions Association are seeking audience with the Ministry of Education over the decision by the government to close pre-primary schools. Last week, the Education Minister Janet Museveni said nursery schools handling children aged three to …
Read More »UNEB wants 2021 examinations carried out under new law
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB wants the forthcoming cycle of examinations to be carried out under a new law which was passed by Parliament on Thursday. The new Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB Bill which seeks to repeal the 1983 Act creates reforms relating to the …
Read More »Schools should not focus on term system as non-candidates return- Ministry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has said that as schools reopen for Non-Candidates, the main focus will be put on covering the required content and syllabus for different classes rather than tracing the lost calendar. The Ministry was responding to concerns raised earlier …
Read More »Education ministry still planning to procure radio sets for learners
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has not yet given up on their idea of buying and distributing radio sets to facilitate what they have termed as long-distance learning. While addressing journalists at Nakasero statehouse on Friday afternoon, the education minister, First Lady Janet Museveni …
Read More »Makerere University calls off planned full re-opening
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has called off plans to receive first year students this weekend following a directive from President Yoweri Museveni that a review of full re-opening by all schools be reviewed after three months. Professor Mary Okwakol of the National Council for Higher Education …
Read More »Karimojong families renting out OPM houses to feed families
Karamoja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The biting poverty in Karamoja region has compelled the beneficiaries of the improved housing project under the Office of the Prime Minister in Karamoja to rent out the houses allocated to them to earn a living. The families have now returned to the traditional grass-thatched …
Read More »Covid19: Ministry weighs options of achieving learning outcomes, promotion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education and Sports Ministry is discussing possible alternatives of ensuring that learners achieve the desired learning outcomes pending the government’s decision in January next year on whether or not to reopen studies for non-candidate classes. The learners were in the middle of the first …
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