Education Archives

Activists complain over decrease in funding for textbooks

Sep 19, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Education activists have expressed concern over the decrease in government funding for procurement of textbooks, saying learning materials are already inadequate in schools in the country. The Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) raised the concerns… ...

DPP takes Nankhumwa to task over academic qualifications

Sep 17, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) wants Vice President for the South Kondwani Nankhumwa, who is also Leader of Opposition, to respond to claims that he uses fake academic qualifications. According to the party’s disciplinary committee… ...

Teacher gets 3 years in jail for running illegal clinic

Sep 15, 2020 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

The Dedza Senior Resident Magistrate Court has sentenced a primary school teacher to three years in jail for running an illegal clinic. The teacher, Felix Kaole and his niece Catherine Kaole to more than 3… ...

Commentators say exam calendar favours privileged students

Sep 07, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Commentators have argued that students from privileged families have an advantage in the impending exams. Schools have opened today only for classes that are due to sit for exams, after a five-month Covid-19 break. The… ...

Namadingo going back to school

Sep 01, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Musician of the moment Patience Namadingo has said he is planning to join the University of Malawi to study music as a way of complementing his talent. Writing on his Facebook page, Namadingo said he… ...

Teachers threaten strike over risk allowances

Sep 01, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Concerned teachers who are also Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) members have asked Government through the Ministry of Education Science and Technology to provide Coronavirus risk allowances to teachers before reopening schools on September 7,… ...

Ministry Education ‘prepared’ to protect learners, teachers

Sep 01, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Joseph Mbughi Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima has said the ministry is well prepared to protect learners and teachers from Covid-19 as the schools reopen on 7th September, 2020.… ...

Thousands of girls get pregnant during schools closure

Sep 01, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 0 &

As schools are set to reopen in Malawi, thousands of girls will not be able to go back to school immediately as they are pregnant. Schools which were closed schools in March are set to… ...

TUM demand employment for IPTE 13 teachers

Aug 29, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) says it wants government to employ teachers under Initial Primary Teacher Education (IPTE) 13, as schools are set to reopen next month. Government and the Union are… ...

PSLCE exams start on September 30

Aug 27, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Ministry of Education says Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE) exams will begin September 30, three weeks after schools reopen. Minister of Education Agnes NyaLonje said today in Lilongwe that the examinations will… ...

School to reopen on 7 September

Aug 27, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Ministry of Education has today announced that schools will reopen on September 7. Minister of Education Agnes NyaLonje made the announcement during a press briefing which the ministry conducted in Lilongwe. According to the… ...

MUST student wins innovations award

Aug 27, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Fourth year Biomedical Engineering student at the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST), Dumisani Namakhwa, is one of the four winners of an innovation competition organised by the Department of Agriculture Engineering at Lilongwe… ...

Teachers urged to boycott classes over risk allowances

Aug 24, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Teachers in the country have been advised to boycott classes if government fails to give them risk allowances when schools reopen next month. The development follows President Lazarus Chakwera's order that schools should reopen in… ...

Government urged to prioritize resources to rural schools

Aug 19, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 0 &

An organisation working in the education sector has appealed to the government to channel more resources into rural schools so that the schools should operate safely amid Covid-19. Speaking in an interview with Malawi24 Education… ...

Mzuni students call off vigils

Aug 18, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu University students, who recently announced plans to hold protest at the campus to force the institution to give them their academic papers, have called off the vigils that were expected to start on Tuesday,… ...