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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Ministry of Education is proposing to have school time reduced from the current 8 am – 5pm to 3:30pm. The development comes after complaints by various stakeholders about children reporting to school very early and leaving late in the night. Henry Semakula who heads …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  It was jubilation around city several schools when bells signaling the end of the Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE were sounded. The examinations ended at 4:30 pm in many schools due to delayed delivery of the examination papers. At some schools, few scripts were delivered, which made some …

Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Mpigi district has petitioned the Ministry of Education over the poor quality of school buildings and Latrines.  The district is seeking an increase in financial allocations in order to improve the quality and quantity of classrooms in order to accommodate a large number of learners.  …

Buea, Cameroon | AFP |  A solitary teacher has just two pupils in his class in west Cameroon, where thousands of schools have closed down altogether because of kidnappings and threats by radical separatists. Since a crisis erupted in the two English-speaking regions of Cameroon late in 2016, schools have …

  Pact strives for a world where all people are heard, capable, and vibrant. The four-year USAID funded project, Civic Engagement for Accountability and Democracy in Zimbabwe (CEADZ), aims to contribute to improving accountability and democratic governance that serves an engaged citizenry through increasing the influence of Zimbabwean citizens, acting …

Ntoroko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kanara Town Council in Ntoroko district are counting losses after floods ravaged the area. The floods which started on Saturday following a rainstorm, destroyed homes, schools and killed several animals.  Hannifah Kabahweza, one of the affected residents, says that the floods killed 20 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medics are recording an increase in cases of hypertension among children in urban schools. The increase is linked to lifestyles, which include among others, lack of physical activity, the food they eat and overweight Body Mass Index. Prof. Roy William Mayega, an epidemiologist at …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Diseases of the upper respiratory system are on the rise in boarding schools possibly due to congestion in dormitories, according to medics. Most common among them is Tuberculosis and Rheumatic fever, an inflammatory disease that develops as a complication of inadequately treated strep …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic bank has launched the 4th edition of its National Schools Championship under the theme ‘empowering the job creators of tomorrow.” The annual competition, according to officials, seeks to equip secondary school students with business and enterprise skills in a bid to nurture entrepreneurship, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Educationists are demanding for a review of the National Language Policy. The 2007 National Language Policy mandates District Language Boards to promote the use of the local languages in primary schools and improve literacy in the district. However, educationists say that the policy has …