Through its Muhika Skilling Center, the school offers learners training in baking, arts and crafts, tailoring, swimming, and music. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda’s education sector increasingly embraces skills-based learning alongside academic excellence, Muhika Junior School is positioning itself at the forefront of this transformation. The 2025 Primary …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has warned that sharp budget reductions for the 2026/2027 financial year threaten key commitments in education and sports, including teacher salary enhancement, preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Presenting the Sub-Programme Budget Framework Paper to the …
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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA | Xinhua | In July 2025, braving Typhoon Co-may’s gales, a planeload of 20 Zhejiang Normal University students and teachers landed at Port Elizabeth in South Africa, becoming one more wave in an unfaltering stream of China-Africa educational exchanges launched in recent years. With the 2026 China-Africa …
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COMMENT | IVAN SSERUNJOGI | In the just-concluded year, several reports indicated that Namutumba District faced a high teacher absenteeism rate, and the sector was allegedly rife with the recruitment of “incompetent teachers”. Such reports alarm the public, suggesting a collapse in teacher accountability as the academic year 2026 is set …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education leaders under the Church of Uganda have called for a shift towards cleaner cooking energy and income-generating projects in schools, citing rising operational costs, environmental degradation and health risks linked to traditional biomass fuels. The call was made during the Church of Uganda’s Annual …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fincom Technologies, through its flagship product SchoolPay Uganda, a digital education payment and school management platform, partnered with the Uganda Catholic Education Department to host the first-ever nationwide Catholic Schools Science Fair. The exhibition took place at St. Kizito Secondary School in Bugoloobi, Kampala …
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Ugandan High School Innovators Go Regional Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda, in partnership with Junior Achievement (JA) Uganda, today flagged off the student team from Aga Khan High School, the reigning national winners of the Company of the Year (COY) competition. The students will represent …
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But only if we refocus on the basics, says Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Benjamin Piper NEWS ANALYSIS | MELODY CHIRONDA | It is estimated that 90% of African children in school are unable to read or write, and the situation is worse in conflict-affected areas. Benjamin Piper, the Director …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has urged the Ministry of Education and Sports to review the Higher Education Students’ Financing Scheme (HESFS) to address persistent concerns of regional imbalance, digital exclusion, and limited access for vulnerable learners. Presenting a statement to Parliament on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, the …
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COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE | Throughout last week, UNICEF Uganda, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Sports and the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, held innovation boot camps in the Greater North and Eastern regions. This, in anticipation of this year’s World Children’s Day celebration, which …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
