VIDEO: Fate of Bridge Schools uncertain as new term starts Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The Operators of Bridge international Academies have promised to defy the directive by the education ministry to keep their schools closed. Speaking to NTV, the country Director Morrison Rwakakamba said all their schools …
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BRIDGE: The school’s best performing PLE pupils were from the eastern part of the country Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In its pioneer year of Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), Bridge International Academies registered a notable performance where 93% of its pupils passed in Grade 1 and Grade 2. In …
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Uganda’s High Court on Friday ordered the closure of a chain of low-cost private schools backed by Microsoft and Facebook founders Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. Judge Patricia Basaza Wasswa ruled the 63 Bridge International Academies provided unsanitary learning conditions, used unqualified teachers and were not properly licensed. The ruling …
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The High Court in Kampala has extended an interim order it issued earlier against the closure of Bridge International Academies, allowing the schools to open for a third term on September 26. In her ruling at the High Court Civil Division at Twed Towers, Justice Patricia Basaza Wasswa said that …
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VIDEO: The construction of the multi-billion new Jinja Nile Bridge is on schedule according to contractors. The project now stands at 40% and is expected to be completed by 2018. The new Jinja Bridge is expected to boost transport network, promote tourism and economic transformation in the Northern Corridor. …
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