Month: March 2025 Posts

Teachers describe a 20 per cent salary hike as an insult

Mar 11, 2025 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Teachers across the country are shaking their heads in disbelief at what Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) Secretary General Charles Kumchenga was quoted in the media as saying that all teachers in the country are… ...

Civil servants call for nationwide strike over unmet demands

Feb 24, 2025 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

A bitter dispute between the Malawi government and civil servants has reached a boiling point, with the Civil Servants Trade Union of Malawi (CSTUM) and the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) announcing a nationwide strike,… ...

Malawi civil servants to down tools over high cost of living

Dec 29, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Chakwera Civil servants in Malawi have said they will  start striking on 9 January, 2023 over government’s failure to address their concerns relating to the high cost of living. This is according to a letter… ...

TUM tells teachers to stop doing business during working hours

Nov 18, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has warned teachers against conducting business during normal teaching hours, saying the practice is against principles of the teaching profession. TUM General Secretary, Charles Kumchenga, said in an interview on… ...

Teachers to strike next month over arrears

Jun 19, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) says all teachers in the country's public primary schools, secondary schools and lecturers in Teacher Training Colleges will hold a nationwide strike next month. This is according to a TUM… ...

Teachers threaten to hold nationwide demo

Jun 13, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Teachers have threatened to hold a nationwide demonstration to force government to give them their salaries arrears amounting to K1.7 billion. Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) Secretary General Charles Kumchenga told the local media that… ...

Schools yet to receive books for new curriculum

Jan 25, 2018 Martha Chikoti 6 &

Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has expressed concern over government’s delay to supply books for the new school secondary school curriculum in schools across the country. TUM spokesperson Charles Kumchenga said it is worrisome that… ...