The minister for Higher Education, Mr John Chrysostom Muyingo, has said primary and secondary teachers will earn same salary once the new teacher’s policy that was approved by Cabinet is fully implemented.The policy that was approved by Cabinet in 2019…
The reopening of schools would deliver improvements in school fees transactions this year, players within payments ecosystem have said.The closure of schools triggered by Covid-19 left payments platforms unutilized thus leading to a massive drop in rev…
Hours after the Electoral Commission chairperson Simon Byabakama declared him winner of the January 14, 2021, presidential elections, President Museveni delivered a 91-minute speech from his country-home in Rwakitura. The speech, rather than being cele…
As students in candidate classes reported to their respective schools for the final term yesterday, Education ministry has recommended the reopening of all the remaining classes.However, the decision is waiting for final approval by their Ministry of H…
People who were displaced by rising water levels in Lake Kyoga and settled at various public schools in Nakasongola District are pondering their next move after government announced plans to reopen schools for candidate classes.The flood victims from 1…
As schools prepare to reopen for candidate classes and final year students, parents across the country have expressed concern over the readiness of the institutions to put in place Covid-19 safety measures.Some parents also say they may not be in posit…
KAMPALA-The Ministry of Education has said it will inspect schools and issue certificates of compliance to those which meet the set standard operating procedures (SOPs) in the prevention of coronavirus before they are allowed to reopen next month.Mr Cl…
Private schools have asked government not to demand operating licences from them in order to enable them first handle the reopening of schools for candidate classes next month.This week, Ministry of Education recalled all old registration certificates …
New details on the investigations into the Makerere University fire point to arson by intruders who entered the Main Building at night on the fateful day, Daily Monitor has learnt.A source close to the investigations, who accessed the video footage fro…
A new study has found that only four of 10 pupils in Pallisa District complete primary education cycle.The study carried out on 75 government-aided schools was conducted by the Citizen Initiative for Democracy and Development-Uganda, a non-governmental…
The government is looking for money to print online study materials and pay those who developed the content.The Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary, Mr Alex Kakooza, said they are costing the work for printing, which money apparently they don’t h…
The United Nations Fund for Population activities country representative, Mr Alain Sibenaler, has asked government to provide safe ways and consider reopening of schools to address the effects the closure of institutions of learning has brought unto the girl child. “Time is right for Uganda to look at standard operating procedures that fully respect the […]
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has certified four (4) more companies to produce non-medical facemasks as of 6th August 2020, bringing the total number of certified non-medical facemasks manufacturers to forty-nine (49). This is in line with the UNBS mandate of consumer protection, aimed at protecting Ugandans from buying substandard non-medical facemasks which could […]