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Part of the 72-km traffic pile-up from Malaba border-post. Courtesy Photo The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has faulted regional governments for failing to honour their own commitments on the management of COVID-19, as protests by truck drivers from Kenya into Uganda persists. One such commitment is the mutual recognition of the COVID-19 test results […]
The shutdown in the east African country was the longest disruption of educational institutions globally due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the United Nations. When the closure went into effect, 15.5 million students had their education disrupted, according to Dennis Mugimba, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Education. Universities and higher education students had […]
After almost two years of COVID-19 lockdowns, schools have reopened. At Kampala International School Uganda, pupils turned up in big numbers – they surely missed school. The pupils were visibly full of vigour; while others were catching up with friends. KISU currently accommodates about 400 students representing 46 nationalities. State-of-the-art facilities include four science labs, […]
Uganda reopened its schools on Monday after the longest pandemic-prompted shutdown in the world, but educators and others say that the closing has taken a lasting toll, eroding decades of classroom gains in the East African nation. In the mini-survey conducted by the Radio 4 ug team in Kampala, children, parents, and school administrators were […]
Several teachers implementing the new lower secondary curriculum are stuck on how to conduct lessons due to the lack of resource books to guide them. The most affected are teachers in the pioneer class, currently the senior two class. Teachers that talked to our reporters noted that the Ministry of Education and Sport had not yet […]
At least 12 rebels have been killed during heavy fighting between the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in conjunction with Mai Mai militiamen with government army in two villages, south of the ‘Irumu territory, Ituri province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. According to, Lieutenant Jules Ngongo, the spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic […]
The joint security team comprising the police and army have busted a hideout of cattle rustlers in Kotido district killing one rustler and recovered two fully loaded AK47 machine guns. The raid that took place on Sunday night in Losilang ward in the Northern Division in Kotido municipality left many sleepless because of heavy gunshots. […]
Uganda has fully reopened education institutions after nearly 22 months of closure to combat the spread of COVID-19. This morning, millions of Ugandan learners are reporting back to school for physical learning activities. Uganda has had the longest school closure due to COVID-19 with a section of learners having stayed at home since March 2020 […]
City struggling socialite Honest Kavuma could be headed to Kitalya prison again following a police manhunt for him after escaping from Speke Apartmets without clearing his bills. According to our sources, Kavuma who has registered popularity in Uganda through fraudulent deals and scams booked a room at Speke Apartments in 2018 which he paid for the […]
Ruparelia Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Ruparelia Group, a conglomerate owned by Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia, together with partners has donated more than 5,000 amazing gifts and goodies to the community and orphanages in an End of Year Donation Drive. Under the theme “Giving Is Not about Making a Donation but Making a Difference” the […]
