Nakasero SS allows learners to use smartphones in the class The Ministry of Education and Sports has asked schools to halt the use of smartphones as teaching aids in schools. The Higher Education State Minister, Dr John C. Muyingo issued the orders at a press briefing at the Ministry of
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Oil spill can have a devastating impact on water bodies like Lake Albert where Uganda plans to get oil from. Photo Credit: UNEP The National Oil Spills Contingency plan has been finalized as Oil companies plan for more drilling in the Albertine Graben. We have reliably learned that the plan developed by
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Many Ugandans have Vaccination cards instead of vaccination certificates The lack of funds allocated to data entry during the COVID-19 vaccination exercise has led to delays in the processing of certificates. According to the Ministry of Health guidelines on vaccination certificates, all vaccinated persons are supposed to generate a
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By Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa Is a dysfunctional relationship with technology keeping us from harnessing tech for the greater good? Having worked in the tech industry for over 30 years, I still get goosebumps when I consider the positive potential of technology on our continent.
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Inside a room at Lumumba Hall Acquiring bed space in Makerere Halls of residence is increasingly becoming lucrative for opportunists due to the high competition around the process. The bed spaces are preserved for government-sponsored students doing particular science courses. There is no guarantee for private sponsored students that succeed to
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DigiTruck trainees in Kenya At MWC 2022 Barcelona, Safaricom, Close the Gap and Huawei received the Global Mobile GLOMO Award in recognition of the TECH4ALL DigiTruck project outstanding contribution to the UN's sustainable development goals. The DigiTruck project was launched in Kenya for the first time in 2019. It was
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Flu and cough is persistent among school-going children Persistent flu and cough among school going children are not related to COVID-19, the Ministry of Health -MOH has revealed, saying it’s a seasonal type of influenza that is still being studied. Dr. Daniel Kyabayinze, the Director Public Health and Incident
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A team of medical consultants have asked Parliament to ensure there is a provision in the Public Health Amendment Bill 2021 that will require Government to compensate medical workers who die or get infected during line of duty. The proposal was made by John Mugisa, Secretary Eastern, Central and Southern
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Ministry of Finance officials announcing their partnership with Makerere University The Ministry of Finance has partnered with Makerere University to start training its own public investment managers in order to save billions government spends in training its officials abroad. This was revealed by Hannington Ashaba, Commissioner Public Analysis and
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By Hardeep Sound, Regional Sales Director: East Africa at SAP As East Africa opens its economy following two years of pandemic-related disruption, the region needs to prioritise digitisation and innovation. This can help countries across the region boost their recovery and establish stronger foundations for continued growth and advancement
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