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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examination Board-UNEB has said secondary schools which are not recognized as examination centres by the board will not be able to submit learners continuous assessment results in the new secondary curriculum. Dan Odongo, the UNEB Executive Director revealed this development to Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministries of Education and Health have scrapped plans of vaccinating learners against COVID-19 in school. Over 16 million learners aged 5 to 17 years were supposed to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Previously, the ministries had planned to roll out mass vaccination campaigns in schools between …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Education and Sports Janet Kataha Museveni has reportedly halted the allocation of funds and distribution of physical items that have been donated by non-state organizations in an effort to facilitate the recovery of the education sector citing foul play from ministry officials. …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire investigators have established that dormitories burnt at two separate schools last week in Wakiso district were set ablaze by primary four and primary seven pupils. It started with fire at Young Elite School in Kasokoso, Kira Municipality where a dormitory was burnt in afternoon …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan school, Project Shelter Wakadogo, which supports vulnerable and hard to reach children, has been named one of the top 10 schools globally by World’s Best School Prizes in the Overcoming Adversity category. The World’s Best School Prize is a project by T4 Education, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Schools and health facilities in Nobili, Luanoli, Kamango, and Kikingi in Eastern DR. Congo have re-opened months after closure following attacks by the rebel Allied Democratic Forces-ADF. The decision to reopen schools and health facilities follows joint military operations by the Congolese forces FARDC and …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono health officials have called for the expeditious adaption of sexuality education in schools targeting girls as young as eight years to stem the increasing number of teenage pregnancies. Dr. Stephen Mulindwa, the Mukono District Health Officer says that the number of teenage pregnancies in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has issued the last call to schools and parents to register candidates for the 2022 national examinations. In a notice issued to schools and the general public, Dan Odongo, the UNEB Executive Director noted that according to their schedule, normal …

The Coronavirus is still around, and there will be another wave – Experts COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | The government will start vaccinating 6.6 million children aged 12-17 years when the new school term opens on May 9, according to Dr. Daniel Kyabayinze, the Director Public Health Services at the …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Govt takes COVID-19 fight to schools: The Coronavirus, is still around and there will be another wave, say experts THE LAST WORD Uganda’s pursuit of modernity: Why every modern asset should be …