Makerere University Vice Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has attributed his unprecedented third win as African Educationist of the Year to the transformation of Makerere into a research-led, innovation-driven institution that is now attracting continental admiration. Speaking in an exclusive interview from his Ivory Tower office at Makerere Hill on Monday, Prof. Nawangwe thanked Ugandans and…
Former Isingiro North parliamentary aspirant James Atwiine Nkizimagara sparked drama after he chained himself to the main gate of the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). He was protesting what he calls the unfair invalidation of his Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) academic documents. Nkizimagara, who was recently disqualified…
Rehabilitation works have officially begun at the Kiteezi Landfill, where heavy machinery roared to life on Thursday to clear waste and install the first gas-ventilation and leachate-collection systems. The activity marks the start of a US$1 million project funded by the Government of Japan to stabilise and restore Uganda’s largest and most troubled waste-disposal site….
Makerere University Business School (MUBS) and Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) have congratulated a group of senior Ugandan academics and public servants on earning Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees from Nelson Mandela University, South Africa. Among the distinguished graduates is Dr Ramathan Ggoobi, Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury at the Ministry…
Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, has been named African Educationist of the Year 2025 by African Leadership Magazine, following a tightly contested vote. Prof. Nawangwe expressed his gratitude on social media, writing: “The vote sponsored by Africa Leadership Magazine for African Educationist for 2025 was very tight, but we made it. I thank…