Month: June 2023 Posts

Germany donates 3 vehicles to Ministry of Education

Jun 07, 2023 Gracious Zinazi 0 &

The German Development Cooperation yesterday donated three vehicles to the Ministry of Education which have been handed over to Karonga and Machinga Teachers Training Colleges. Speaking at the handover ceremony which took place at the… ...

Govt told to give back school to NGO

Apr 28, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Some concerned citizens at Mdoola area in Nkhata-Bay have told government through the Ministry of Education to give back a school which it turned into a district girls boarding school instead of a CDSS to… ...

Expert says e-learning will bring inequalities in education delivery

Jan 12, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

As some quarters in the country are suggesting e-learning as a possible solution for schools amidst cholera outbreak, an education expert says the country is not at a stage where it can implement e-learning in… ...

Malawi Govt told to treat all schools equally

Jan 12, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Kandodo Chiponda An education expert has demanded the Malawi Government to prove that it treats all schools fairly and equally following revelations that Army Secondary School which is owned by the Malawi Defence Force was… ...

Govt faulted for causing confusion with extended school holiday

Jan 10, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Education experts say government is responsible for the confusion that has rocked the education sector following the two-week extended holiday for Blantyre and Lilongwe schools. The expert has urged government to immediately clean the mess.… ...

Maranatha closes new campuses

Jan 10, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Maranatha Academy has closed its two temporary sites in Balaka and Zalewa where classes for form two and form four students were supposed to start on Monday. The development follows government's Monday press statement which… ...

Govt to close Maranatha School’s new site

Jan 09, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Government has said it will close Maranatha School's new premises because the school relocated to the new site without approval from Ministry of Education. In a statement today, Secretary for Education Chikondano Mussa says… ...

CSOs dares Govt to start implementing commitments made by Chakwera

Nov 26, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called upon the Government of Malawi to start implementing commitments made by President Lazarus Chakwera to transform the education sector in Malawi.. Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) and its partners… ...

Old Mutual to spend K150 million on bursaries for secondary school students

Oct 07, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

In its quest to allow deserving Malawians have access to education, Old Mutual Foundation Trust has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Education where the trust under its bursary program will be… ...

Ministry of Education address claims that student with straight As was not selected

Oct 05, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Ministry of Education has addressed claims on social media that a female candidate with As in all subjects in the PSLCE exams has not been selected to secondary school. It was alleged on social… ...

Govt hires 4,125 temporary teachers

Oct 04, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Education Agnes NyaLonge The Ministry of Education through the Malawi Education Reform Programme (MERP) has hired 4,125 temporary teachers for the 2022/23 academic year. Secretary for Education Chikondano Mussa said this in a… ...

83 percent of candidates pass 2022 PSLCE exams

Oct 02, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) has released results for the 2022 Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE) which show that out of the 260,295 candidates who sat for PSLCE examination, 216,664 have passed, … ...

Malawi begins process to introduce Portuguese, Swahili in curriculum

Sep 19, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Government has started the process of implementing President Lazarus Chakwera's directive for Malawi to introduce Portuguese and Swahili languages in the country's curriculum. Ministry of Education Public Relations Officer, Chikondi Chimala, says Malawi Institute of… ...

St Andrew’s Primary School belongs to Malawi Government – AG

Sep 05, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Nyirenda  (L) at the High Court with parents and lawyers Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda has argued that Malawi Government is the rightful owner of St Andrew’s International Primary School which was founded in 1938… ...

Government to recruit 3,500 auxiliary primary school teachers

Jul 21, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Government says it will recruit 3,500 Auxiliary Teachers who will be expected to start working when schools reopen during the month of October, 2022. According to Ministry of Education, the Malawi Education Reform Programme… ...