Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students have appealed to the government to consider dropping tax levies on private education institutions and to accelerate the process of providing free sanitary pads to schools. While making submissions before the Education Police Review Commission, during its regional consultation meeting at Masaka Senior Secondary …
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Accra, Ghana | THE INDEPENDENT | Former African presidents have called for urgent for action to address what they describe as a “learning crisis” threatening the future of the continent. The appeal was made at the African Union Mid-Year Summit in Accra Ghana. The former heads of state, including President …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sanlam Uganda has initiated the final phase of its ‘Sanlam Schools Project’ in partnership with World Vision Uganda, a global not-for-profit organization. The project is dedicated to the reconstruction of schools in Northern Uganda and the project, carried out over three years has seen schools …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has emphasised the importance of making educational websites accessible to all children, especially in rural areas. Tayebwa made the remarks at the launch of the CanalBox – Group Vivendi Africa (GVA) Uganda, an internet service provider that targets to …
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They need quality, opportunities, says IGAD Executive Secretary Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Education ministers in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) bloc want member states to prioritise high quality education for disaster affected populations, 60% of whom are said to be of school-going age. At a recent meeting in …
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TC dinner helps raise over sh110 million in cash in one night Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Chief Justice Owiny Dollo has pledged to “help make St Peter’s College great again” as a sh3.1 billion drive by old boys of the Tororo school kicked off with a dinner at Silver …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nkoma Secondary School in Mbale City has refuted allegations that it banned a Scripture Union and issued warnings to Christian students to forcefully embrace Islam. Jimmy Osillo Jimmy, a teacher and member of the disciplinary committee described the allegations as as mere propaganda. “We …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education authorities in the Moroto district have suspended operations of three schools over growing insecurity. The community schools closed include Atedeoi Primary in Lotisan Sub County, Nakiloro Primary School, and Napedo Primary School in Katikekile Sub County while in Kakingol Primary School, the pupils had absconded. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has issued a final call for students wishing to register for this year’s examinations across different levels. In a statement to the press issued on Wednesday, Jennifer Kalule, UNEB’s spokesperson, emphasized that parents, schools, and candidates have until June …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Calls for the government to provide free and compulsory pre-primary education are intensifying, with different players from various sectors highlighting the critical need for early childhood education. A recent study report titled “Lay A Strong Foundation for All Children” has prompted a renewed call for …
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