Shocked: Minister Beatrice Akello The state of the Gulu Aquaculture Research and Development Centre on Tuesday shocked the State Minister for Economic Monitoring, Beatrice Akello Akori. Akori had visited the Centre during a monitoring exercise but was shocked to discover that it had been abandoned and left idle for over
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At least 1,853 pupils in Dokolo district have failed the primary seven entry exams. 4,028 pupils spread across 61 government and private primary schools in the district participated in the exams set by Dokolo District Examination Board. Only 183 and 406 passed in Division I and II respectively, 501 pupils
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General Science may lock out people with special needs from pursuing science-related courses, educationists and people with special needs have revealed. The Education and Sports Ministry introduced General Science for students who couldn't handle traditional science subjects. Francis Okello Oloya, who is living with visual impairment told the second national symposium
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The President of Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA), Moses Magogo (pictured) and the Ministry of Education and Sports have clashed despite Parliament asking the two to harmonise on a single legislation to govern the sports sector in Uganda, with both sides accusing each other of hijacking proposals. While appearing before Parliament’s Committee on Education
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Amidst the increasing climate change crisis in the world today, a new study finds that Ugandans favour tree-planting as the main action to be taken by government and individuals to reduce the effects of climate or environmental change. The survey which was carried through Twaweza’s Sauti za Wananchi initiative which
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The Coca-Cola Company has announced that Luisa Ortega will become president of the company’s Africa operating unit, overseeing markets across the continent. Ortega currently serves as president of the company’s central zone in Latin America, which includes Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Central America and the Caribbean. Ortega replaces Bruno Pietracci,
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Officials in Luwero and Nakaseke Districts have announced that they are unable to pay staff salaries ahead of the festive season due to persistent budget shortfalls. In Nakaseke, the affected staff have been put on notice to anticipate a delay in the payment of salaries for the month of December.
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Bobi Wine and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Before the arrival of Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine on the political scene, Ugandans who were seeking political asylum would mostly say their lives were in danger because of their sexual orientation. Many would plant stories in the media
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Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Eng. Irene Batebe signed an implementation agreement at the launch of the Get Access Mini Grid Project at Hilton Garden Inn. The German Government and the European Union (EU) today launched in Kampala the GET ACCESS Mini-grid Solar Programme, a
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A UNICEF report released on Tuesday reveals stagnation in access to digital learning made during the COVID-19 pandemic, as one-third of nationally developed platforms have entirely shutdown, are outdated, or no longer fully functional, limiting learning approaches to help schoolchildren recover their education. The report, “Pulse Check on Digital Learning”,
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