Kalungu West MP, Joseph Gonzaga Sewungu (pictured) says most public schools are not ready for re-opening as most of structures are dilapidated and bushy. According to Ministry of Education, schools will reopen on January 10, 2022 after two years of closure in an effort to fight COVID-19. In March 2020,
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Francis Ssematimba, HeadTeacher of St Maria Gorreti Mpugwe Primary School in Masaka in compound gardens When the government confirmed the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda, Francis Ssematamba was among the teachers who thought the pandemic could be easily contained for studies to resume shortly. Little did the Head
Read MoreThe Ministry of Education and Sports will release the new school calendar on December 14th, 2021. But as the government plans to release the school calendar, it is emphasizing the need to consult the school proprietors and teachers under their umbrella bodies to find a solution to the key pending
Read MoreUnder the theme of "Connection, Glory, Future", the Huawei ICT Competition is sailing through its 6th year in Sub-Saharan Africa, with 15,000 students from up to 500 top universities and colleges in 17 countries participating, making it the largest ICT skill competition in the region. At the current stage, 6 countries
Read MoreKasubi Tombs Experts from seven African countries on the weekend pledged to promote cultural and heritage studies at all levels of education and within communities. They came from Uganda, Nigeria , Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and South Africa. The experts who were on a three-day workshop at Via Via Guest
Read MoreEmpty classroom Parents, teachers and other education service providers remain green about the school reopening process nearly a month to the scheduled resumption of physical teaching and learning activities. It is expected that educational institutions will re-open in January 2022, after nearly two years of closure, according to an announcement
Read MoreMuseveni toasts with his Tanzanian counterpart Suluhu President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Monday commissioned a Primary School that he donated to the people of Tanzania. The construction has cost US 1.6 million (approximately 5.6 billion shillings). The school named Museveni Nursery and Primary School is located in Nyabirezi Village, Chato
Read MoreProf Waswa Bulunywa Professor Waswa Balunywa, the Principal Makerere University Business School (MUBS), has stung Makerere university management on their failure to make the praised university impactful in the community despite the enormous resources at hand. Prof. Balunywa made the remarks on Thursday afternoon during a stakeholders mobilization event which
Read MoreIUEA wants to focus on technology to deliver superior learning The Vice Chancellor of the International University of East Africa (IUEA), Dr.Emeka Akaezuwa has called on Government to provide a uniform Covid relief package to all universities whether private or public. Akaezuwa said that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the
Read MoreCharity Ainembabazi at the quarry (Photo Credit Samuel Amanya) A 22-year-old female student of Makerere University Business School (MUBS) has turned the nationwide lockdown to start and grow a stone quarrying business. Charity Ainembabazi, a student of Business Administration, says the business enables her to earn sufficient income and
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