ELIAS BIRYABAREMA UGANDA will shorten the school term by two weeks to reduce daily contact among students and help curb the spread of Ebola, the education minister said. Authorities have been struggling to contain the highly infectious and deadly haemorrhagic fever since the epidemic spilt into the capital Kampala, home to around two million people. As of Monday, the country had recorded a total of 135 confirmed cases and 53 deaths, according to the health ministry. Education minister Janet Kataha Museveni said the cabinet had taken a decision to close pre-schools, primary schools and secondary schools on November 25, because…