Education Archives

PSLCE exams begin today

May 11, 2016 Martha Chikoti 143 &

Malawi National Examination Board (Maneb) says all is in place for this year’s Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE) exams which begins today. Maneb spokesperson Simeon Maganga says the board is well prepared and expects… ...

Mutharika affords University students a smile

May 09, 2016 Aubrey Makina 16 &

After reports of students withdrawing from public universities over failure to pay fees, Chancellor of the Universities Peter Mutharika who is also the state President has finally moved in to ease the situation. Information that… ...

African universities miss on World Reputation Ranking

May 08, 2016 Luke Bisani 37 &

African Institutions of higher learning have failed to make the list of the world’s top 100 universities. London’s Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2016 show that the continent’s best tertiary institutions are not… ...

Ministry of education officials go to work drunk

May 06, 2016 Aubrey Makina 45 &

The Teachers’ Union of Malawi (TUM) is angry despite calling off a nationwide strike of teachers that had to start from May 1. In a press briefing they had on Thursday, 5 May, in Lilongwe,… ...

University selection to be extended

May 03, 2016 Lyonike Mughogho 62 &

All students who were left out in the 2015/2016 University selection can now hold their tears following an announcement that has been made by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE). The body which was… ...

Polytechnic student sells beans to survive

May 01, 2016 Luke Bisani 315 &

Having in mind that only the strongest survives, a student from the Malawi Polytechnic is selling beans to survive and pay for his tuition fees. The student, Patrick Harry Thakila who is studying Environmental Science… ...

Save the Children to give money to Malawian girls

Apr 25, 2016 Baxter Mkumba 56 &

Save the Children will this year start giving money to girls in Standard 7 in schools across Malawi, Malawi24 can report. The nongovernmental organisation has introduced the initiative in order to tackle the barriers that girls… ...