Education Archives

Teachers threaten to go on a strike

Feb 22, 2017 Bright Malenga 68 &

Teachers in the country have threatened to stop working if government will not give them February salaries before 1 March, 2017. According to a statement released by Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM), teachers have threatened… ...

K180, 000 barring student from completing Certificate in Journalism

Feb 18, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 135 &

A 23-year-old boy who is the first child in a family of 6 children to attend tertiary education in the commercial city of Blantyre is failing to complete his Certificate in Journalism studies due to… ...

Daeyang University clinches scholarship deal with South Korean University

Feb 17, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Lilongwe based Daeyang University has clinched a long-term partnership with South Korea’s Handong Global University, the university’s Vice Chancellor Dr Douglas Lungu confirmed. Lungu said the partnership is aimed at strengthening and broadening knowledge to… ...

Japan grants MK77 m aid for construction of laboratory, library block

Feb 09, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 17 &

The Government of Japan has granted aid to Malawi Government amounting to US$105,267 (about K77 million) for the construction of a Laboratory and Library block at Namadzi Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) in Chiradzulu District.… ...

Govt fires teachers

Jan 31, 2017 Mwayi Mkandawire 52 &

About 13 primary school teachers from 7 schools in Chikwawa district have been fired for absconding work. Chikwawa District Education Manager,Mrs Chrissie Chimsale,has confirmed the development when speaking with Malawi24 in an interview. According to… ...

Teachers vital in addressing child labour in Malawi’s tobacco growing areas

Jan 30, 2017 Thandizo Sakala 9 &

Teachers are crucial labour in fighting child labour in Malawi’s tobacco growing areas, it has been observed. The remarks were recently made in Dowa where 94 teachers from Kayembe and Dzoole Education Zones in the… ...

Govt to give schools resources for teaching science subjects

Jan 24, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 50 &

The Malawi Government says it is ready to provide resources to public secondary schools so that they should offer science subjects as compulsory subjects. Spokesperson in the ministry of education Lindiwe Chide said government has… ...