Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has revealed that a number of Cabinet ministers have been infected with Covid-19 and will thus miss some of the next plenary and cabinet sittings. A few days ago, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared with great hope an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency, […]
Makerere University, through the office of Academic Registrar, has released Examination results for the Mature Age Entry Scheme Examinations. The results are for candidates who sat for the pre-entry tests held on Saturday 17th December, 2022. According to the Registrar, candidates who scored 50% and above in the final mark passed the examination. Mature Age Scheme Committee have been recommended […]
Makerere University, Uganda’s leading university, has been ranked among the top 1000 universities in the world by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) in rankings announced Tuesday. 20,531 institutions were ranked, and those that placed at the top made the Global 2000 list. Background on Makerere’s Decline Back on April 29, 2023, Makerere University […]
By Patricia Namutebi It is estimated that Uganda loses USD 250 million which is Ushs 866 billion each year due to corruption. This is according to a report by Oxfam. Such money could build 50 state of the art district hospitals and 500 health centre fours. In terms of education spending this could finance 100 […]
Police have arrested several groups of premedical interns who were planning to hold peaceful protests across the country. Pre-medical interns from Kabale University in Western Uganda, Gulu, and a group from Kampala at Mulago Galloway House were planning to take to the streets to join their colleagues in the nationwide demonstration against the government’s delay […]
Government is considering a proposal that private students doing medicine should sign letters of undertaking committing to meet their upkeep costs during internship as those on loan scheme, to continue with the policy through internship. The move comes in response to the increasing number of students enrolling in medicine courses, which has put a strain […]
Police in Kampala cordoned off Yako Bank at Raja Chambers after an Indian money lender was Friday afternoon shot and killed by a yet-to-be-identified gunman. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the shooting happened at around 1 pm inside the bank which is located at Raja Chambers on Parliamentary Avenue a few meters from the Parliament of […]
Ugandans who want to travel to the USA will need to make larger financial sacrifices. This follows the US Department of State’s announcement that the processing costs for a number of non-immigrant visa categories, including students, would be increasing. The Department of State is committed to facilitating legitimate travel to the United States for both […]