NEWVISION
OVER 790,000 START PLE TODAY
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SUMMARY: A total of 798,771 candidates will today start their Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) at different centres across the country. The exam will mark the candidate’s completion of the seven-year course of study and end the primary-level journey.
PRESIDENT MUSEVENI, RUTO EXPECTED IN KARAMOJA TO ENDORSE A RESOURCE SHARING AGREEMENT
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SUMMARY: Uganda and Kenya Heads of State are expected in Karamoja to endorse a resource sharing agreement soon, according to an amended version of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed earlier by Uhuru Kenyatta, the Former President of Kenya and President Yoweri Museveni on September 12, 2019.
GOVERNMENT TABLES PLAN FOR A’LEVEL CURRICULUM REVIEW
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SUMMARY: The Government has unveiled a new plan showing how learners under the new lower secondary school curriculum will transit to A’ level. Under the plan, the education ministry will roll out a transitional curriculum, which will be designed by abridging the current A’level curriculum.
COFFEE BILL: PARLIAMENT TO DECIDE FATE OF UCDA TODAY
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SUMMARY: The battle lines have been drawn as Parliament resumes this morning to consider the remaining rationalisation Bills, especially the controversial National Coffee (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
CONFIRMED MPOX CASES RISE TO 359, GREATER KAMPALA REGISTERS NEW CASES
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SUMMARY: The cumulative number of confirmed Mpox cases in Uganda has risen to 359, the Mpox Outbreak in Uganda Situation update of November 3, has revealed. Notably, a total of 11 new cases were reported in a space of 24 hours and these were captured in Kampala, Mukono & Wakiso Districts.
NAGRIC TO TRIPLE ANIMAL FEED PRODUCTION
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SUMMARY: The National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank (NAGRC&DB) is set to triple its animal feed production within the next two years after acquiring new heavy-duty machines under the seed multiplication programme.
UGANDA LAUNCHES PROGRAMME TO END CHILD POVERTY
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SUMMARY: The Government has launched an ambitious plan to invest in programmes that prioritise children welfare initiatives to end child poverty.
SPORTS EDITION
TITLE; KAMWENGE SPORTS COMPLEX: UGX 55B PROJECT
SUMMARY; Sports in the Kamwenge District will not be the same after the completion of the Kamwenge sports complex which will aid in the talent identification and development in the western region. The Modern Sports complex in Rwamwanja is one of 11 sports facilities that have been constructed with funding from the World Bank under the refugee window in the Ministry of Housing, Planning and Urban Development (MHPUD]
