Education
Malawi High court orders schools to allow dreadloc…
Rastafarian Feniya Mbewe was upset when the Blantyre Girls primary school refused to enroll her daughter, Makeda Mbewe, because of her hair. The school said the girl's dreadlocks were against a polic...
Rotary, Makerere University set up first peace cen…
The first Rotary peace centre in Africa is set to start operation after Makerere University and Rotary International held a signing ceremony and media launch on January 9. The official launch of the...
The allurement of reaching education pinnacle
Makerere University’s 70th graduation started last week with 35 graduands receiving their degrees of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). The remaining 26 postgraduates were conferred throughout the week-lon...
Full-time Ekisaakaate could disrupt the education sector
Janet Museveni, the minister of Education, who is also the First Lady, sounded desperate while releasing the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results last week. Some schools expel pupils they suspect won’t get good results during the national exams. A school, for example, will expel pupils at the end of primary…