Education Archives

‘Your degrees are fake’ – Malawi Govt. tells BIU, ABC, Exploits, MCA and others

Nov 17, 2016 Aubrey Makina 320 &

The body mandated by government to look into higher education in Malawi, the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), has called out diploma mills in the country. In a statement published today, NCHE has announced… ...

17 girls back in class in Mchinji

Nov 17, 2016 Bright Malenga 9 &

A Mchinji based non-governmental organisation, Community Initiative for Social Empowerment (CISE), has managed to persuade 17 girls to go back to school after they dropped out. CISE Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mwanza said the 17… ...

Nsanje South West MP to construct blocks at Nyamadzere Model School

Nov 16, 2016 Chilenje Chilenje 15 &

The Nsanje South West constituency Member of Parliament, Dr Joseph Chidanti Malunga, has promised to construct some more school blocks at Nyamadzere Model primary school in the district in an effort to improve quality education… ...

No hope for Mzuni staff: treasury denies request for additional funding

Nov 15, 2016 Luke Bisani 18 &

There is no end in sight to the Mzuzu University (Mzuni) staff strike as government has disclosed that it has no money to meet the 35 percent salary increment demanded by the university employees. For… ...

Poly students let down by Mutharika: ‘We wonder if he knows about Poly’s existence’

Nov 15, 2016 Bright Malenga 77 &

Malawi Polytechnic students say they feel let down by President Peter Mutharika’s inaction over the continued closure of the college and have wondered if the president is aware of the institution’s existence. In a statement… ...

Teachers accused of ignoring day students, preferring night students

Nov 15, 2016 Martha Chikoti 30 &

Education authorities in the southern region have expressed concern over lack of seriousness among teachers when teaching students at day secondary school as compared to those in night schools. Education Manager for South East Education… ...

Communities empowered to reduce child labour

Nov 14, 2016 Daniel Tembo 4 &

Economic empowerment of tobacco growing communities and environmental conservation are crucial in addressing child labour. This was disclosed during a social marketing event of cook stoves that are made by Women Agribusiness Groups (WAGs) and… ...