Month: May 2025 Posts

Government fails to meet MCTU demands, raise minimum wage by 40 per cent 

May 13, 2025 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 0 &

The Malawi government, through the Ministry of Labour, has increased the general minimum wage from K90,000 to K126,000 per month, failing to meet the 100 per cent increase as per MCTU demands. Minister of Labour… ...

Chakwera to preside over Labour Day celebrations in Balaka

May 01, 2025 Vincent Gunde 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera will preside over the 2025 Labour Day celebrations at the Balaka Stadium; this is the day Malawians are expecting President Chakwera to address the challenges rocking workers in the country. Teachers Union… ...

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… ...