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Court remands Kampala man accused of being fake doctor

Court remands Kampala man accused of being fake doctor

Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has charged and remanded a man accused of being a fake doctor to Luzira prison over forgery of academic documents.  Thirty-eight-year-old Ken Nyombi alias Innocent Ssemanda alias Samuel Alfred Teriyeitu or Fred Ssendi was arraigned on Friday befor

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Kisubi Mapeera school dreams big as it turns 25

Kisubi Mapeera school dreams big as it turns 25

Kisubi Mapeera Senior Secondary School is one of the best schools in Wakiso District, known for its academic success and holistic development, thanks to the unwavering leadership of Joseph Ddamulira Kawuma. DM bodytext: Over the past 20 years, he has transformed a fledgling institution, whic

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Kisubi Mapeera school dreams big as it turns 25

Kisubi Mapeera school dreams big as it turns 25

Kisubi Mapeera Senior Secondary School is one of the best schools in Wakiso District, known for its academic success and holistic development, thanks to the unwavering leadership of Joseph Ddamulira Kawuma. DM bodytext: Over the past 20 years, he has transformed a fledgling institution, whic

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Why Arts teachers have to wait longer for a salary raise

Why Arts teachers have to wait longer for a salary raise

President Museveni has once again told teachers of humanities that their salaries won't be enhanced soon as they continue investing funds in the country’s priority areas like infrastructure. Addressing hundreds of teachers during a belated 2024 World Teachers’ Day celebrations

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2026 elections: 13,000 EC jobs up for grabs

2026 elections: 13,000 EC jobs up for grabs

As the country gears up for the 2026 General Election, the Electoral Commission (EC) has announced more than 13,000 job slots. The job call issued last Wednesday seeks to recruit 2,300 sub-county election officers and 10,717 to oversee the exercise countrywide. The general election i

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Digital technology will make bad education worse

Digital technology will make bad education worse

Soon, laptops, smartphones, tablets, and other digital devices may be available for use by learners and teachers in primary and secondary schools. This follows the launch of the Digital Agenda Strategy by the Ministry of Education on August 22. A significant development, indeed, for our

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Senior four candidates start exams

Senior four candidates start exams

Anxiety looms large across the country as the first cohort of Senior Four candidates under the new Lower Secondary Curriculum starts exams today. The curriculum came into effect in 2021. According to the Uganda National Examination Board (Uneb), a total of 379,620 students were registere

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Minority groups demand equal opportunities in public offices

Minority groups demand equal opportunities in public offices

Indigenous minority groups in West Nile have petitioned the government over what they termed as inequality and unfavourable policies that discriminate them. They said they have been denied access to jobs, freedom of worship and associations due to historical stereotypes.  Speaking a

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Anxiety as 1,834 schools miss UNEB deadline for S4 student scores

Anxiety as 1,834 schools miss UNEB deadline for S4 student scores

The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has sounded an alarm after a significant number of Senior Four candidates risk being ungraded due to their schools’ failure to submit continuous assessment scores. Data from UNEB reveals that only 56% of the 4,166

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UNEB releases 2024 final examination timetable

UNEB releases 2024 final examination timetable

KAMPALA – The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has officially released the 2024 examination timetable for the Four Examinations (4Es), emphasizing security and holistic assessment of learners in a dynamic environment.

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