Amudat, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | About 7,000 students in secondary level of education in Amudat district, in Karamoja sub region are missing out education completely, owing to lack of access to Radio and Television or newspapers in the area. Amudat does not have any radio station at all, while the …
Read More »Education standards unit to conduct inspection as schools flout SOPs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Education Standards at the Ministry of Education will conduct compliance inspection of schools to ascertain the levels of implementation of the standard operating procedures. The exercise whose mode of operation is yet to be communicated comes at the time when there are …
Read More »COVID19: 45 students in Masaka test positive
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 45 students from two schools in Masaka district have tested positive for the Coronavirus disease-COVI19. The affected students are mainly from the boarding section. Dr. Nathan Onyach, the Director- Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, says the students are admitted at the COVID-19 Treatment Centre. Onyach says the …
Read More »MUBS final year students confused as lecturers strike
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 8,000 final year Students at the Nakawa based Makerere University Business School-MUBS are stranded following a strike by academic staff over salary discrepancies. The academic staff have been threatening to strike since the government reopened education institutions for finalists on October 15, 2020, saying …
Read More »Learners need more counselling after lockdown lull -Teachers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teachers are concerned that the time allocated to the candidate classes to study and complete the syllabus before their final examinations is too little. They say that much of the time in school is now spent on counselling and change of mindset to enable them …
Read More »Unyama national teachers’ college open new term with psychological therapy sessions
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Unyama National Teachers’ College has embarked on psychological training of the staff and students after schools reopened for the finalists after about seven months due to COVID-19. Both the lecturers and their students at the Gulu based College were on Monday taken through …
Read More »Seven teachers in Fort Portal arrested for failure to wear masks
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven teachers in Fort Portal Tourism City were arrested on Thursday morning for failure to wear masks as schools reopened for finalists. The teachers were picked up as Kabarole Resident District Commissioner– RDC, Steven Asiimwe moved around schools to ensure strict adherence to …
Read More »Mak to accommodate non-resident finalists at UGX 145,000
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Non-resident finalist at Makerere University will have to part with 145,000 Shillings to secure space in university halls as studies resume. This is part of the changes made by the university management reversing an earlier decision to call four halls of residence. The …
Read More »Government urged to pay 2020 examination fees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Following the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy, government has been urged to pay examinations fees for finalists in primary and secondary schools. Bugabula South MP, Maurice Kibalya urged government to intervene in the plight of parents and students and meet the examination …
Read More »Five halls of residence to remain closed as Makerere reopens for finalists
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five halls of residence in Makerere University will remain closed as finalists resume studies following the long break because of the Covid19 pandemic. The affected include Complex, Livingstone, Lumumba, Mitchell halls and off-campus Kabanyoro student’s hostel. According to university management, the returning students will …
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