Month: November 2016 Posts

Be entrepreneurs – Mutharika tells University graduates

Nov 17, 2016 Bright Malenga 55 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika has urged university graduates in the country to be creating jobs on top of occupying jobs. Mutharika made the remarks on Wednesday at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) during the first… ...

We need Mutharika to intervene – Polytechnic students

Nov 17, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 50 &

Students at the Malawi Polytechnic, a constituent college of the University of Malawi, have asked President Peter Mutharika to wake up from his slumber and intervene in the wrangle at the institution so that the… ...

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… ...

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… ...

Malawian companies warned against shielding student loan defaulters

Nov 13, 2016 Luke Bisani 3 &

The Higher Education Students Loans and Grant Board has advised local companies in Malawi to give details of employees who benefited from public universities loan schemes saying companies found shielding defaulters will be fined. The… ...

Learners stranded: no teachers in rural schools

Nov 13, 2016 Thula Chisamba 62 &

As the country's education sector continues to sail through tough times, this publication has discovered that about 10 primary schools in the northern region are running without qualified teachers. This is coming at a time… ...

Self-boarding girls selling their bodies to make ends meet

Nov 13, 2016 Thula Chisamba 135 &

Self-boarding girls in Mzimba are involving themselves in sexual activities with men in order to sustain themselves, Malawi24 has learnt. Investigations this publication conducted in some schools in Mzimba, have revealed that girls who are… ...