Month: November 2020 Posts

Boma lati ophunzira asalipirenso ndalama pamayeso a MSCE obwereza

Nov 23, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Boma kudzera ku unduna wa zamaphunziro lalamula kuti ophunzira onse a fomu folo abweleleso ku sukulu pa 28 December poomwe akuyembezeka kukalembaso mayeso mu January chaka chamawa ndipo lati onse sakuyeneraso kulipira ndalama iliyonse. Izi… ...

Private schools want Form Four students to pay fees

Nov 23, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Private schools in the country have insisted that Form Four students should pay school fees when they return to school next month. The Independent Schools Association of Malawi (ISAMA) has made the demand following Ministry… ...

Form Four students to return to school on December 28

Nov 23, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Ministry of Education has directed that Form Four student should return to school on December 28 and the students will sit for the fresh Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) exams within a month… ...

Shock!! No sexual abuse policy at UNIMA

Nov 17, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 0 &

The University of Malawi (UNIMA) has no clear policy on sexual abuse and education experts say this is fueling sexual abuse cases on campuses, many of which are not reported. Education expert Benedicto Kondowe said… ...

Maneb boss Chiunda suspended

Nov 12, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb) has suspended Executive Director Gerald Axel Chiunda over gross negligence which led to the leakage of the 2020 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations. According to a letter… ...

Primary school teachers threaten to withhold PSLCE papers

Nov 07, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Over 180 primary school teachers who were marking 2020 Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE) examination in Zomba have expressed concern over the amount of money Malawi National Examination Board (MANEB)… ...

Chakwera orders MANEB to hold fresh exams no later than January

Nov 05, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says the fresh Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) exams must be administered no later than January. The Malawi leader was speaking on Thursday in a national address on the cancellation of… ...

Nankhumwa calls for commission of inquiry on exam leakage

Nov 05, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has called on President Lazarus Chakwera to immediately set up a Commission of Inquiry in order to find out the cause of the leakage of examination papers. He made the… ...

HRDC wants MSCE exams re-administered in a month’s time

Nov 04, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has ordered the Malawi government to re-administer the Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) exams in a month's time. HRDC says the proposed timeframe by government is too long… ...

MSCE exam cancellation angers students

Nov 04, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Form Four students across the country staged protests over the cancellation of Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) exams. Students in Lilongwe took to the streets to protest following the announcement as they blocked roads… ...

Teachers, learners urged to continue wearing masks

Nov 04, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) in conjunction with district education office in Thyolo, has urged teachers and learners to continue wearing face masks in order to prevent Coronavirus pandemic. In an interview, District Civic… ...

Government pleads for calm as examination papers continue to leak

Nov 03, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Government through the Ministry of Education has asked for calm as Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examination papers continue to leak. In a statement today reacting to the leakage of the papers, Principal… ...

MANEB confirms exam leakage

Nov 03, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) has confirmed the leakage of Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examination papers. Students started sitting for the examinations last week and some papers have been circulating on social… ...

Airtel donates K6.4m to 2 Wheels 2 school Project

Oct 29, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Airtel Malawi has this week handed over a cheque worth K6. 4 million to 2 Wheels 2 School Project which is aimed at supporting 100 needy secondary school students. According to Airtel Malawi Zonal Business… ...

Poly students demand action against lecturers who sexually abuse students

Oct 28, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 0 &

The Polytechnic Students Union (PSU) has demanded action against lecturers who sexually abuse female students. This follows revelations by female students that senior lecturers at the school demanded sex from them. In one of the… ...