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UPC backs arts teachers, urges govt to restore their dignity

UPC backs arts teachers, urges govt to restore their dignity

The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has thrown its weight behind Arts and Humanities teachers in their long-running fight for salary enhancement and improved working conditions, criticising the government’s selective pay policy that favored science teachers.UPC Head of Media and Communi

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Inside Government’s New Pay Deal for Arts Teachers

Inside Government’s New Pay Deal for Arts Teachers

Following weeks of a sit-down strike that left arts lessons suspended across many government secondary schools, Government has come out with a new plan aimed at addressing the concerns raised by arts teachers.The strike, led by the Uganda Arts Teachers As

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Civil Society, Stakeholders Identify Four Major Barriers to Ankole Region’s Socioeconomic Transformation

Civil Society, Stakeholders Identify Four Major Barriers to Ankole Region’s Socioeconomic Transformation

Stakeholders from the Ankole subregion, together with civil society organizations, have outlined four key factors that have undermined the socioeconomic transformation of the region.The challenges include the commercialization of politics, low agricultural production driven by harsh climat

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Uganda Celebrates Success of National Science Week 2025

Uganda Celebrates Success of National Science Week 2025

The government of Uganda has officially wrapped up National Science Week 2025 with a press conference celebrating its resounding success and outlining ambitious plans to advance the nation’s Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) agenda.With over 3,000 students and 200 innovators show

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Arts Teachers Earn 4 Times Less than Science Teachers, It's Not Fair

Arts Teachers Earn 4 Times Less than Science Teachers, It's Not Fair

The leader of opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi has expressed his concern over the alleged difference in Salaries of Art and Science teachers.The renowned politician who was speaking in parliament claimed that Arts Teachers Earn 4 times less than their science c

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Government Committed to Improving Teachers' Welfare, Says Minister Muyingo

Government Committed to Improving Teachers' Welfare, Says Minister Muyingo

Minister of State for Higher Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo, has assured the public that the government is fully committed to improving the welfare of all teachers across the country.Speaking during an event, the minister 

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PAIN IN THE FIGURES: Salary Differences in Museveni Government Secondary Schools

PAIN IN THE FIGURES: Salary Differences in Museveni Government Secondary Schools

The salary differences in government secondary schools between arts (humanities) and science teachers since 2022 have been a bone of contention between government science and arts teachers.Since June 06, arts teachers have been on strike

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Uganda is on a Mission to Change Its Destiny

Uganda is on a Mission to Change Its Destiny

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance Ramathan Ggoobi, who is also the Secretary to Treasury has said Uganda is on a mission to change its destiny, noting that in 15 years from now, naysayers will be proved wrong.“ We are people on a mission. Some people think we are still i

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Musenero Urges Innovation to Boost Uganda’s Leather, Textile Industries

Musenero Urges Innovation to Boost Uganda’s Leather, Textile Industries

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Monica Musenero, has urged Ugandans to embrace innovation and value addition in the leather and textile sectors to unlock economic potential and reduce dependence on raw material exports.Speaking during a value chain development works

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CSOs Urge Govt to Invest in Research for Safer Food Systems

CSOs Urge Govt to Invest in Research for Safer Food Systems

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) across Uganda have issued a strong call to government to urgently invest in national research institutes and universities to develop better detection technologies, preservation techniques, and nutritional improvements.This comes at a time as the country g

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