Month: February 2022 Posts

Government told to abolish all user fees in primary schools

Feb 06, 2022 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Education rights activists have urged Malawi Government to develop regulations that would guide schools in ensuring that all forms of fees, including user fees such as examination fees and development fees, are abolished in line… ...

Experts, candidates demand MANEB to release MSCE results

Mar 27, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Education experts together with students who sat for Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations this year have asked the Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) to release the results as soon as possible. The development… ...

CSEC wants UNIMA delinking to continue

Jan 23, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has told the University of Malawi Council to reverse its decision of suspending the delinking process of University of Malawi constituent colleges and has also demanded President Lazarus Chakwera to… ...

Medical expert says schools should remain open

Jan 13, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A medical expert says Malawi has not reached the stage of closing schools despite a recent rise in Coronavirus cases. Epidemiologist Dr Titus Divala said there are a lot of issues, including non-compliance to preventive… ...

NGOs are not regulated but controlled – Kondowe

Jan 02, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Civil Society for Education Coalition (CSEC) executive director Benedicto Kondowe says Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Malawi are being controlled by government instead of being regulated. Kondowe said this during press briefing which his organization conducted… ...

Delay of funds continue to affect Malawi education sector

May 30, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Delay of funds to the education sector has been singled out as one of the major factors contributing to lack of quality education in primary schools. This was stated by Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC)… ...

CSEC to meet leading parties on inclusive education

Mar 09, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) will engage political parties ahead of the elections to ensure that the next government fulfils its promises on education. This was said during a validation meeting for the draft position… ...