Views: 2 The Ugandan Police Force has issued a reward of UGX 10 million for information leading to the arrest of Dr. Eron Lawrence, a 56-year-old university lecturer accused of the aggravated defilement of a 16-year-old visually impaired girl. Dr. Lawrence, whose photograph has been widely circulated, held the position of Dean at the Faculty […]
Views: 3 President William Ruto With Tinsley Nduta at State House. President William Ruto on Sunday, May 19 met four-year-old Tinsley Nduta who went viral online after she was captured crying over the reopening of schools. In the viral video, the young girl was captured crying while saying, “Ruto amesema tunarudi shule.” Following the viral
Views: 1 Busoga, a region in eastern Uganda, has long been known for its lush sugarcane plantations. However, the boom in sugarcane growing has had an unexpected consequence – a decline in education standards. Child Labor. Many children in Busoga are being forced to drop out of school to work on sugarcane plantations. The lucrative
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Views: 35 The Ministry of Education and Sports have embarked on training our Children on how to play while learning something for their future gain. Uganda’s First Lady Janet Museveni on the 30th of April launched Campaign dubbed learning through play Led by Mrs. Kasato Josephine, Mothers Union Buganda President said: We want to welcome
Views: 1 A woman reading( Courtesy photo) In a significant move towards fostering a comprehensive reading culture, Martin Okia, a prominent publisher, has spearheaded the proposal for a national book policy that goes beyond the traditional focus on academic textbooks. This policy is designed to encompass a wide variety of books, including those aimed at
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Views: 1 The Minister of Gender, Labour, and Social Development, Betty Amongi, has announced that the Cabinet has approved the National Early Childhood Development and Education policy. This policy aims to regulate learning hours and fee structures in pre-primary schools, among other objectives. During a high-level Childcare dialogue in Kampala titled “Facing Forward & Building
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Views: 1 The Nakasero-based Anti-Corruption Court is poised to announce its decision regarding five former employees of the education ministry who stand accused of soliciting a bribe amounting to 228 million Ugandan shillings from a staff member of Synergy Enterprises Ltd. Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga is scheduled to deliver the verdict on Wednesday, May 15,
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Views: 1 Representative image of a school classroom. Credit: iStock Photo Representative image of a school classroom. Credit: iStock Photo Jaipur: At least four schools in Rajasthan capital Jaipur received bomb threats via email on Monday, police said. Students and staff members have been evacuated, they said and added that police teams along with bomb
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Views: 1 Authorities in Lwengo district have sounded the alarm over a severe shortage of teachers plaguing the district’s government schools. With 130 government schools scattered across the district, the current roster stands at a mere 450 teachers, prompting concerns from officials who assert that the figure falls drastically short of meeting the educational needs
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Views: 2 Hackers have breached the computer systems of the International Baccalaureate authority in a bid to ‘cancel’ the exams. Photo: Handout Screenshots of data from 2018, including employee names, positions and emails accessed through a third-party vendor, shared online The ‘vx-underground’ group, an educational website about cybersecurity, says the breach seems legitimate, hacker’s goal
