Tag Archives: Education

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South African police fired stun grenades in Johannesburg on Tuesday as protesting students blockaded campus entrances and disrupted classes to demand free education after the government announced fee increases. Campus unrest has hit many universities over the past year, with demonstrations and outbreaks of …

COMMENT: By Musa Mayanja Lwanga & Anita Ntale Here are the major reforms Janet Museveni needs to fix floundering education sector The new minister of Education, who is also the First Lady – Janet Kataha Museveni, has an arduous task ahead of her if she is to improve the education sector. Despite the government’s …

The Ministry of Education is finalising plans to introduce nursery classes in public schools starting next year. Janet Museveni, the Education and Sports minister, made the announcement while closing the education sector review conference recently. Private schools have been the sole providers of nursery education, which has seen costs skyrocket …

Washington, United States | AFP | Georgetown University on Thursday announced measures to atone for having profited from the sale of nearly 300 slaves in the 19th century, giving an edge in admissions for their descendants. University president John DeGioia will discuss the steps in a speech later Thursday on …

VIDEO: The Civil Aviation Authority has admitted blocking the operation of the new Uganda Aviation School, a private flying school for not fulfilling the aviation requirement to run a flying school. Much as the school was fully registered by the National Council for Higher Education, the Civil Aviation Authority maintains they can’t let …

VIDEO: Although the two weeks strike by non teaching staff from the five public universities was called off, it is still uncertain whether academic activities will begin in earnest in the various public universities. Students  at Makerere and Kyambogo are however optimistic that the first semester will go well although the current …

NBS: Light at the end of the tunnel as President Yoweri Museveni directs the ministry of Finance to pay all salary arrears to striking non teaching staff of public universities. The president also instructed that a committee be set up to investigate the pay roll saga and come out with …

NBS: Primary Education state minister Rosemary Sseninde says the ministry will deliver a report to parliament on what action will be taken against the management of Green hill academy after books containing sexual explicit content were confiscated. This as MPs faulted the ministry for failing in its supervision role as …

NBS: The Minister of Education and Sports Janet Kataha Museveni has directed all public universities to open. The directive follows a sit down strike by the non teaching staff which has paralyzed activities and led to delay in the start of the academic semester.   Share on: WhatsApp

Kampala, Uganda | AFP |  Ugandan officials raided a prestigious private school Thursday to seize copies of British children’s author Jacqueline Wilson’s “Love Lessons”, as a minister who has led several similar crackdowns threatened to close the establishment. Minister for ethics and integrity Simon Lokodo said the book exposed children …