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March 17
South Sudan: South Sudan Closes Schools As Heatwave Intensifies
South Sudan on Saturday announced an indefinite closure of all schools as a result of heatwaves over the past few days with very high temperatures both during the day and night. Read more »
February 12
Uganda: Tayebwa Directs the Education Ministry to Punish Schools Charging Exorbitant School Fees
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa directed the Ministry of Education and Sports to institute powerful sanctions against schools that are charging exorbitant school… Read more »
October 15, 2023
Uganda: Six Teachers Jailed Over Leaked Exams
Buganda Road court has remanded six people including headteachers to Luzira prison over alleged examination malpractice. Among those remanded are Daniel Oleja, Michael Ijalla, and… Read more »
September 25, 2023
Uganda: Behind the 'Back to School Plague'
Parents are often confused by the changes and diseases children are diagnosed with during the first days of reporting back to school for a new term. This is in most cases… Read more »
September 03, 2023
Uganda: Government Warns Schools On Fees Increment
The Ministry of Education and Sports warned schools against increasing tuition without authorization from the government after Speaker of Parliament Anita Among raised concern over… Read more »
August 27, 2023
Uganda: Kampala Parents School in Discrimination Storm
A WhatsApp message where a parent with a child at the elite Kampala Parents School opposing Champion Gudo, a child artiste, from joining the school on a scholarship elicited fury… Read more »
July 09, 2023
Uganda: Student Loan Applications Halted
The Higher Education Students' Financing Board (HESFB) revealed that it will not receive applications for study loans for the academic year 2023/24. Read more »
Uganda: Kiswahili to Be Made Compulsory in Schools
The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East Africa Community Affairs, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga disclosed that the Government of Uganda is to make the Kiswahili language a… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Uganda: Paeb Releases May Exam Results for Accountant Students
The Public Accountants Examinations Board (PAEB) of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) on June 26 released the results of the May 2023 examinations.… Read more »
June 26, 2023
Uganda: Kasese School Massacre Worries Educators
The recent attack on a secondary school in the western Uganda border district of Kasese that left at least 41 people dead; including 37 students, has left educators worried about… Read more »
May 09, 2023
Uganda: Makerere Vice Chancellor Nawangwe Suspends Student Over 'Illegal Activities'
There is tension at Makerere University following the suspension of a student, Kizza Adonia, by Vice-Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe for allegedly organizing an illegal… Read more »
March 13, 2023
Uganda: Foreign Students Without Legal Papers to Be Deported
Foreign students studying in Uganda without the required legal papers may face deportation according to government authorities. Read more »
March 03, 2023
Uganda: Uneb's Odongo Not Amused By Candidates 'Cracking Jokes' in Exams
Some of the candidates who sat for the Advanced Level Examinations last year, were ill-prepared and failed to answer any question as set, resorting to humour and other… Read more »
March 02, 2023
Uganda: Makerere, Kyambogo and Muni Universities Win Big At 2023 Huawei ICT Regional Finals in SA
Uganda's university team to the Huawei Sub Saharan Africa Regional ICT competition has returned home with three titles. Read more »
February 10, 2023
Uganda: Katakwi Celebrates Exam Success, Leaders Hail Improved Performance
Leaders of Katakwi District have celebrated the recent Primary Leaving Exam results with awards to some of the best performers. Read more »
December 28, 2022
Uganda: Tension, Uncertainity Ahead of Makerere Convocation Elections
Makerere University Convocation is set to elect a new executive Committee on December 30, 2022. However, the new leadership will not take office until April 2023. Read more »
December 17, 2022
Uganda: Slow Uptake of Foreign Scholarships Riles MPs
The low uptake of scholarships offered to Uganda has become a major concern to legislators on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC - Central Government). Read more »
December 01, 2022
Uganda: Three Priorities to Make Schools Safe for Girls to Combat Gender-Based Violence
Every year at the end of November, activists speak out to remind the world of the scourge of gender-based violence and the World Bank lends its voice to the 16 Days campaign to… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Uganda: KIU Criticized for Move to Deny Pregnant Students Exams
Parliament has criticized the move by Kampala International University (KIU) to stop female nurses and mid wives from sitting for the national examination on grounds of pregnancy. Read more »
September 01, 2022
Uganda: MPs Call a Halt to School Fees Increment
Members of Parliament on the Committee on Education and Sports want the line ministry to develop a tuition policy for all schools to ease the pressure of school fees rates on… Read more »
August 30, 2022
Uganda: A History of Groundbreaking Research At Makerere University
Since its humble beginning in 1922, Makerere University has been able to transform communities and societies through its wealth of human capital, numerous research outcomes, and… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Uganda: MPs Want Head Teachers Punished Over Increased School Fees
Legislators want head teachers of government-aided schools who increase fees without permission from the Ministry of Education and Sports reprimanded. Read more »
August 17, 2022
Uganda: Govt to Start Regulating School Fees
The Minister of State for Education, Joyce Moriku has reassured Members of Parliament that government has developed a statutory instrument to regulate school fees and other school… Read more »
July 04, 2022
Uganda: Go Back to Class, Pay Rise Will Come Later - Museveni
President Yoweri Museveni has asked teachers to go back to class before discussions on a pay rise can continue. In a statement posted on twitter, he said government will stick to… Read more »
June 15, 2022
Uganda: Museveni Asks MPs to Budget for Compulsory Primary Education
'We must budget for compulsory primary school education and stop these greedy teachers from sending children back home', President Yoweri Museveni has urged lawmakers. Read more »
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