Education Archives

Man gets jail term for using Tippex to change name on certificate

Dec 29, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A 24-year-old man has been handed a prison term for impersonation in Phalombe after he used tippex to change the holder's name on a Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) and then used the altered… ...

MANEB says security tight for fresh exams

Dec 24, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) Acting Executive Director, Professor Dorothy Nampota, says security is tight for the fresh exams and Malawians should not expect another examination leakage. Nampota made the remarks during a press briefing… ...

MP Kwelepeta commends Caregivers for commitment to ECD

Dec 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Member of Parliament for Zomba Malosa Constituency Grace Kwelepeta has commended caregivers in her area for making sure that kids are equipped before they start primary education. Kwelepeta said Early Childhood Development… ...

CSOs form tax justice movement

Dec 16, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have formed a movement called Tax Justice aimed at monitoring use of taxpayer’s funds in the education sector where over one million children learn under trees. Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC)… ...

Council sells school land: HRDC says land should be given back

Dec 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) Zomba chapter is demanding Zomba City Council to give back to Chilunga Community Day Secondary School land which the council sold to individuals. On Friday, the coalition… ...

NGO abandons borehole construction in Chikwawa

Dec 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A non-government organisation has abandoned borehole drilling projects in several schools in Chikwawa. This was disclosed recently during a one-day workshop for stakeholders implementing school led sanitation project in Chikwawa organised by Habitat for Humanity.… ...

Chakwera says schools should teach about rights of women and girls

Dec 10, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says the Ministry of Education should ensure that human rights, especially the rights of women and girls, are taught at every level of education. The president said this in a statement released… ...