Education Posts

Poly students need K165 million for fees

Oct 20, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Polytechnic students have launched a campaign to persuade government, the private sector and well-wishers to assist over 1000 students with about K165 million for fees. The students are using #Help_Poly_Needy_Students and #education_for_tonse for their campaign.… ...

49 students suspended at Chiradzulu TTC

Oct 20, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Chiradzulu Teacher Training College has suspended 49 students and has fined them K16,000 each for conducting demonstrations over the death of their fellow student. On 20 September this year, a student at the campus died… ...

Nsanje chief blasts contractor over K16.5 million school block

Oct 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by  Martin Chiwanda -MANA Senior Chief Mlolo of Nsanje has taken a contractor to task for failing to complete a school block despite receiving almost 90 percent of the total contractual payment. The chief… ...

Teachers with master’s degrees demand promotions

Oct 16, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Teachers with master’s degrees have demanded promotions, saying they are still teaching in government secondary schools despite upgrading their qualifications. Over 100 teachers teaching in secondary schools and some in government owned colleges petitioned Parliament… ...

Period poverty ravaging Malawi

Oct 14, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Menstruation brings many challenges to girls who come from underprivileged families as they face stigma due to lack of sanitary pads and are unable to integrate and attend classes. Period poverty is a barrier to… ...

MP Kingstone adopts girl who wore mask made from milk packet

Oct 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Member of Parliament for Mangochi Central Victoria Kingstone has adopted a learner who wore an unsafe mask made from a milk packet. According to Kingstone, she has traced the girl identified as Amina and will… ...

Chakwera concerned over low number of female teachers in rural areas

Oct 12, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has expressed concern over gender inequality in the teaching workforce and the low number of female teachers in rural areas. Chakwera made the remarks in his address on Sunday for the International… ...