Education Posts

Covid takes over MUST

Apr 09, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The dark days of the coronavirus are among us once again with the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) being in the throes of the virus. Reports from the University in Thyolo have indicated… ...

Malawi Govt obtains injunction against public school teachers

Apr 08, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Government has been granted an injunction against striking public school teachers who are demanding Covid-19 allowances. Teachers Union of Malawi (Tum) president Willy Malimba has confirmed that was served with the injunction against the teachers'… ...

Tit for tat: Govt stops deducting TUM fees from teachers’ salaries

Apr 08, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Amid the teachers’ strike led by Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM), Government has hit TUM where the government believes will hurt the union the most, the pockets. According to reports, the Government will no longer… ...

Tonse Govt. is failing: Activists lambast Chakwera’s leadership over education wrangles

Apr 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Romeo Umali Education activists in the country have bashed the Lazarus Chakwera administration for failing to resolve public school teachers’ grievances. The teachers have been demanding Covid-19 risk allowances  since February but government is… ...

Learners ask Chakwera to consider teachers’ demand

Apr 06, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Schoolchildren in Mzuzu have asked President Lazarus Chakwera's administration to give teachers Covid-19 risk allowances. The learners thronged the streets of Mzuzu with the aim of pushing government to end teachers' strike which has re-started… ...

Education advocates ask Chakwera to declare Malawi a ‘state of educational disaster’

Apr 06, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Some education advocates in the country have urged President Lazarus Chakwera to declare Malawi a state of disaster due to the standoff between government and teachers The call comes amid a standstill in the education… ...

Child NGO wants supplementary exams for MSCE candidates

Apr 06, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A child focused non-governmental organisation (NGO) has called on Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) to administer supplementary examinations for students who have failed the 2020 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) exams. The NGO, Eye… ...