Education

From schoolboy producer to building his own music empire PML Daily

We were framed, Rakai school fire suspects tell court Daily Monitor

KAMPALA — Makerere University has called for stronger and more structured postdoctoral programmes to build research capacity, increase scholarly productivity and deepen collaboration between Ugandan researchers and institutions abroad. The call was made by Prof. Edward Bbaale, Principal of the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) and Director, Environment for Development Initiative (EfD at […] The pos

The screenshot circulating online claiming that all schools and educational institutions in Uganda will reopen for the third term on 9 October 2026 is fake and was fabricated using generative Artificial Intelligence.

Old School Picnic turns one, proving good music never gets old PML Daily

Concern as Kamuli Schools record high teenage pregnancies Daily Monitor

Parent assaulted, dozens arrested as Lango schools defy holiday teaching ban Daily Monitor

From barefoot schoolgirl to leader at UNBS Daily Monitor

Teachers fake their way to elite schools Daily Monitor

For two decades, the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Uganda Chapter has built its reputation on enhancing opportunities for girls to attain quality education and skills through sponsorship, social protection, institutional strengthening, and advocacy. At its Annual General Meeting in Kampala on July 11, 2026, it spent much of the day doing something else: […] The post FAWE Uganda continues to bet on ma

Education sector must shift from producing job seekers, Muyingo says Daily Monitor

KAMPALA — The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has questioned bureaucratic delays in the confirmation of teachers, staffing shortages and the failure to fully constitute the Education Service Commission. The concerns were raised on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, during an interface between COSASE, the Education Service Commission and the Ministry of […] The post COSASE quest

Kwania school boss held amid holiday teaching crackdown in Apac, Oyam Daily Monitor

Two former students of St Bernard’s Mannya Secondary School in Kyotera district have been ordered to defend themselves over the 2018 fire that destroyed the school’s boys’ dormitory and killed 10 students. Masaka High court senior resident judge Victoria Nakintu Katamba ruled that prosecution had presented sufficient evidence requiring Edison Nio, a former Senior Four […] The post Students accused of burning Kyotera

[Fredah Kanampiu is a journalist in Kenya and a cohort member of WITNESS’ Fortifying Community Truth (FCT) East Africa cohort. Mwara Gichanga is a Communications & Engagement Coordinator for WITNESS and part of the Fortifying Community Truth project, led by …

Gasior, K., Tasseva, I.ORCID logo & Wright, G. (2025). The role of social protection benefits during crisis: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. (Social Policy Working Paper). Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Five teachers have been arrested in Mityana District after security officials found students attending holiday lessons at two private schools despite a government directive prohibiting teaching during the school holiday.

Cutting smoke: How Ugandan schools, prisons are ditching firewood for clean energy Daily Monitor

Rwanda has ordered 7,188 primary pupils implicated in mass examination malpractice to retake their examinations, a decision that contrasts with Uganda's tougher cancellation policy for examination malpractice.