(This article was first published in Toto Magazine on June 22, 2022) By Vision Reporter Pupils of Oruka Primary School, in Nwoya district (Northern Uganda) learnt how to make re-usable sanitary towels. The programme was sponsored by Save the Children, Uganda.
(This article was first published in the New Vision on June 22, 2022) By Ivan Tsebeni and Kellen Owente Nine technical and vocational education training (TVET) institutions and one university will next month start teaching a new programme designed to help farmers produce agricultural goods that meet national and international standards. The programme, agro-processing and […]
The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Beti Kamya, has launched investigations into the alleged misuse of sh1.5b meant for Makerere University Convocation. The three Makerere dons being probed are the outgoing Makerere University Convocation chairperson, Dr Fredrick Tanga Odoi, the new chairperson Dr. Deus Kamunyu Muhwezi and Justus Niwajuna, the publicity secretary. The probe comes […]
By George Bita Science teachers are about to break away from the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU), because of differing opinions on salary rise. Robinson Chepkwurui, who teaches biology and chemistry at Sebei College Tegres in Kapchorwa district, says science teachers are being mobilised to register with a new umbrella body known as the Uganda […]
This article was first published in December 2021 By David Lukiiza Daniela Adong, a student at Mt St Mary’s College Namagunga, has emerged winner of the Young Africans Writers Contest (YAWC) 2021. Adong beat 850 participants to the prize in September, in the competition organised by the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) and the […]
(Published on Wednesday, December 22, 2021) By Vision Reporter The Government is still committed to offering support to academic institutions to ensure that they re-open, according to the state minister for higher education, Dr John Chrysostom Muyingo. Dr Muyingo says the Government has already released funds to schools ahead of the reopening. The minister made […]
(Published Wednesday, December 15, 2021) The university had asked the Government to guarantee its $22m loan By Vision Reporter Amidst the growing demand for more medical personnel in Uganda, attempts to get another medical school still hang in balance. There were plans by Ndejje University to start a medical school this year, had the Government […]
(Published on Wednesday, January 26, 2022) By Godfrey Ojore “If we had learnt of it early enough, our learners would have followed it during the lockdown. As a school, we embrace it wholeheartedly,” Bertha Asekenye, the headteacher of Jeressar High School in Soroti, said. Asekenye said the new curriculum is hands-on and will be more […]
By George Bita Although international schools based in Africa are very expensive, one wonders whether the situation is any better on other continents. According to research done by the International Schools Database for 2021, four countries monopolise the list of the top 10 most expensive cities as far as international schooling is concerned worldwide. For […]
(Published on Wednesday, February 9, 2022) By Godfrey Ojore From studying under tree shades and makeshift structures, pupils of Ajoba Primary School did not have hope that the situation would change. Since the establishment of the school in 2003, it has grappled with the challenge of limited classrooms to facilitate smooth learning. “During the rainy […]