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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education has initiated a process to track and name schools that concealed COVID-19 which later saw a surge of cases in schools. The initiative according to Alex Kakooza, the permanent secretary Ministry of Education, is part of their efforts to prepare …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With schools closed again because of the second wave of COVID-19, the Ministry of Education has revived radio lessons to ensure continuity of learning. The Ministry is broadcasting lessons on 15 radio stations across the country targeting primary four and five classes. The stations are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has lifted the curfew to enable buses and taxi to travel late and ferry stranded students from Kampala. Additional transport means are now also being considered, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health Diana Atwine has announced. Hundreds of people are still stuck in various …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private school teachers have been left in despair again, after the government resolved to close schools following a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. Many of them broke into tears and appeared frustrated as they saw off children, many of whom had …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With the second school closure effected, parents are currently flocking to the country’s different schools and educational institutions to collect their children. This comes hours after a presidential directive ordering the closure of all schools for 42 days as one of the measures in …

📌 UGANDA 🇺🇬 Original BACK TO SCHOOL SCHEDULE ▶ P1, P2 & P3 – start – June 7 ▶ P6, S3 & S5 – re-start – June 7 ▶ P4-P5 – holidays – June 4 📌 3-year plan to harmonize school calendar ✳ Terms 12 weeks ✳ Holidays 15-17 days ✳ No exams ✳ 2021 starts …

📌 KEY MEASURES ANNOUNCED ✳ Schools, higher institutions of learning closed for 42 days ✳ All teachers must get vaccinated ✳ Religious gatherings suspended ✳ Conferences suspended ✳ Marriage ceremonies, burials, parties maximum 20 people Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has closed all schools for 42 days, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More schools and institutions of learning have been forced to temporarily close after students and staff tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Green Hill Academy Secondary School (S1-S2) and Cavendish University Uganda are among the recent ones to suspend operations. In a letter to …

Dr. Monica Musenero says the last thing being considered is the full operationalization of educational institutions 📌 UGANDA 🇺🇬 NEW BACK TO SCHOOL SCHEDULE ▶ P1, P2 & P3 – June 7 ▶ P6, S3 & S5 – June 7 📌 3-year plan to harmonize school calendar ✳ Terms 12 weeks ✳ Holidays …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several parents are crying foul as school operators take advantage of the current disorganized education calendar to over-charge them in school fees and scholastic requirements. While reopening schools after a long unprecedented holiday of nine months as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) …