Excitement as Usilk, Uganda’s Silk Yarn, Shows Promising Results on European Market

On December 16, 2022, Uganda sent its first silk yarn brand samples, branded Usilk, for testing in European market. The target was to meet the specifications for Grade 6A, the best quality silk globally, as a basis for commercial production. Usilk did not make it to the highest grade, which accounts for only between one and three per cent of global silk production.

CONFIRMED: PLE 2023 Results Out Tomorrow. Here are Uganda's Best Performing Primary Schools in Two Past Uneb Sittings PLE 2023 Results Ready but Release Will Delay. Here’s Why

Assessment body Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) and officials from First Lady Janet Kataaha Kainembabazi Museveni’s Ministry of Education and Sports will release results from the 2022 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) this Friday, Dr Joyce Moriku Kaducu, the State Minister for Primary Education, has confirmed.