Month: June 2017 Posts

NGO donates uniforms to Blantyre girls

Jun 13, 2017 Luke Bisani 1 &

They are young but the girls gave a word of thanks following a donation of school uniforms by Girls Talk Initiative as one way of easing challenges that children face in Malawi. The initiative that… ...

Happening now: Blantyre pupils demonstrating

Jun 12, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Makata primary school pupils from Ndirande in Malawi's commercial capital Blantyre are marching in protest to a strike by their teachers. The teachers’ sit-in which started on June 5 aims to force government to pay… ...

Mutharika lambasts Malawian education

Jun 11, 2017 Bright Malenga 4 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika has said that ancient approaches towards education are some of the factors that have been retarding impact of education on development in Malawi and Africa at large. Mutharika said this when… ...

DPP does not care about education

Jun 08, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 1 &

A political analyst has described the current woes in the education sector as an indication that government does not care about teachers and lecturers’ grievances. Malawi's education sector continues to be hit by woes as… ...

Malawian pastors offered an opportunity for further education

May 30, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

Malawian pastors will not have to travel abroad to pursue a masters degree in theology as a Scottish university has entered into a unique partnership to provide additional training to ministers. The Aberdeen University has… ...

Malawi govt yet to confirm if it will employ teachers

May 29, 2017 Luke Bisani 1 &

Over 10,000 teachers who are yet to be recruited will have to continue waiting for posting as the 2017/18 financial year seems not favourable to them. Though the ministry of education received a lion's share… ...

14 Malawian girls drop out of school at once after falling pregnant

May 25, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Fourteen teenage girls from Mzoma Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) in Mzimba District have dropped out of school since the start of the year after getting pregnant. Headteacher of the school Steve Ghambi told Malawi… ...