Month: September 2023 Posts

Entry age for standard one is six years — Ministry of Education

Sep 12, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

The Ministry of Education has urged education officers to adhere to the entry age policy in public primary schools to maximise learning efficiencies. Principal Secretary in the ministry, Chikondano Mussa, made the sentiments recently during… ...

Two prisoners pardoned after being selected to university

Sep 10, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, has pardoned two prisoners who have been selected to to public universities in the country. The Malawi Prisons Services has identified the two as Father Msowoya and Kumbukani Mindiera. Msowoya… ...

Zomba Central MP awards Form 1 students with bags worth about K6 million

Sep 10, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Member of Parliament for Zomba Central, Bester Awali, has given out expand bags worth about K6.million to 62 students who were selected to start Form One in various boarding secondary schools after doing well in… ...

Malawi joins world in commemorating Literacy Day

Sep 08, 2023 Chikondi Daza 0 &

In Malawi, where five million people cannot read or write, commemorations of the International Literacy Day were held today at Mdeka Admarc Ground in Traditional Authority Chigalu in Blantyre district. Minister of Gender, Community Development… ...

Chakwera asks fresh graduates to think outside the box

Sep 06, 2023 Chikondi Daza 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has asked fresh graduates at Mzuzu University (Mzuni) to think beyond and grow their ideas. Chakwera was speaking during the Mzuzu University Silver Jubilee Celebrations and the 25th Congregation of Mzuzu University… ...

Govt says it’s still committed to completing DPP era projects

Sep 06, 2023 Chikondi Daza 0 &

The Lazarus Chakwera administration says it is still committed to completing projects which started during the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration. Deputy Minister of Education Nancy Chaola Mdooko made the remarks when she visited Dzenza… ...

Macra to construct 75 ICT Labs in Malawi to promote digital inclusion

Aug 29, 2023 Roy Kafoteka 0 &

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education is set to construct 75 ICT Labs at selected secondary schools across the country. This was revealed at a management meeting, where… ...