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IGG, Minister clash over Naguru estate THE Inspector General of Government (IGG) and local government minister Kahinda Otafiire have locked horns over the eviction of hundreds of residents from the sprawling Naguru and Nakawa housing estates, east of Kampala. More...

30 percent of teachers dodge lessons BETWEEN 20% and 30% of teachers are absent from school at any given time, according to a just released report assessing primary education in Uganda. The high degree of absenteeism threatens to undermine the Universal Primary Education (UPE) programme, it warns. More...

Schools defiant over closure orders St Paul Preparatory School in Kalerwe, Kampala, play as the school repairs is being renovated SEVERAL schools that were ordered to close down by the Ministry of Education two weeks ago continue to operate. Many of the schools, which had been condemned over substandard structures or lack of registration documents, remain open. More...

Islamic meeting discusses terrorism THE Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) council of ministers meeting in Kampala will discuss conflicts in member countries, Islamophobia (fear of Islam) and international terrorism, the head of the national task force has said. More...