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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After the school day is done, the cameras come on. Music fills the room, bodies move in rhythm and comments begin streaming across the screen from viewers following from Uganda and beyond. For the young people behind Sweet Kids, dance has become more than entertainment. It is performance, community … The post More than a dance: How Sweet Kids are turning creativity into opportunity

Soroti High Court on Thursday sentenced three people to lengthy prison terms and acquitted three others over the murder of five-year-old Joan Faith Apio at Jozan Nursery and Primary School in February 2025.

KAMPALA — Makerere University has awarded scholarships to 308 young Africans under two Mastercard Foundation initiatives, as the university and its partners called on the beneficiaries to use education not merely to obtain qualifications but to solve problems and transform their communities. The scholarships were awarded to 258 students under Cohort Nine of the Mastercard […] The post Makerere Awards 258 Mastercard F

KAMPALA — Mastercard Foundation initiatives at Makerere University have awarded 308 scholarships to students as the University and its partners called on the beneficiaries to use education not merely to obtain qualifications but to solve problems and transform their communities. The scholarships were awarded to 258 students under Cohort Nine of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program […] The post 308 Makerere Stud

Paleo NFE School in Nebbi District is struggling with severe overcrowding, inadequate classrooms and a shortage of teachers, leaving hundreds of pupils studying on bare floors and in makeshift structures.

Victoria University seals MoU with Finnish institution to boost student exchanges, research PML Daily

The High Court in Soroti has sentenced Suzan Vivian Ariokot to life imprisonment for the murder of five-year-old Joan Faith Apio, a pupil of Jozan Nursery and Primary School in…

School director, two others convicted over Jozan pupil murder Daily Monitor

Nathan Cofnas, a self-defined "race realist", was among those to question Arday's work and achievements - prompting a weeks-long plagiarism row prior to his death on 14 August.

Commonwealth Summit: MPs Demand Education Overhaul to Fix Youth Skills Gap ChimpReports

Soroti High Court has sentenced Susan Vivian Ariokot, the wife of the director of Jozan Nursery and Primary School, to life in prison for the ritual murder of five-year-old Joan Faith Apio, while her husband Joseph Okedi has been handed 30 years in jail and his brother Detective Corporal John Bosco Obotol was handed a 35-year sentence.

Gulu High School gets first Standard basketball court in 110 years - Daily Monitor Daily Monitor

KAMPALA — African education experts have called for a fundamental rethink of curriculum design, arguing that education systems across the continent must move beyond importing universal models and begin building curricula rooted in African languages, knowledge systems, communities and realities. The call was made Thursday at the 2nd International Conference on Curriculum Development at Speke […] The post African Educa

KAMPALA — Makerere University has hosted the inaugural conference on the Theory of Noonomy, bringing together academics, policymakers and researchers to debate a new approach to economic development based on knowledge, technology, human potential and humanistic values. The conference sought to contextualise the theory, developed by Russian economist Professor Sergey D. Bodrunov, within Africa’s development […] The po

The High court in Soroti has convicted two directors of Jozan Nursery and Primary School, Suzan Vivian Ariokot and Joseph Okedi, and police officer John Bosco Obotol for the murder of six-year-old pupil Joan Faith Apio. Apio was found dead with her throat slit in the school latrine on February 5, 2025. Six people were […] The post Soroti school directors found guilty in 6-year-old pupil’s murder as court acquits head

Lira, Uganda | Young people in Northern Uganda have been urged to acquire relevant skills, learn foreign languages, and prepare early to benefit from education, employment, skills development, and vocational…

Over 50 Ugandan students secure University of Tokyo scholarships Daily Monitor

Education officials in Ibanda Municipality have warned private schools against reopening before the official start of a new term, saying holiday lessons deny learners time to rest and interact with their families.

Hillside Schools Principal, Dr Henry Stanley Okia Dies ChimpReports

The High Court in Soroti has convicted four of the six people accused of murdering five-year-old Joan Faith Apio at Jozan Nursery and Primary School, while two others were acquitted.

Priscilla Mirembe Sseruuka, founder of Kairos Consult, has reflected on a journey shaped by personal loss, career changes and leadership, which now drives her campaign for more women in decision-making spaces.

IPLE kicks off nationwide as Islamic schools pitch calendar adjustments Daily Monitor