Month: July 2019 Posts

Reaping what we sowed on Malawi education

Jul 25, 2019 Luke Bisani 2 &

It is over twenty years since Free Primary Education was introduced in Malawi to improve access to education. However, high pupil-teacher ratio and insufficient teaching and learning materials are among the issues that have compromised… ...

Govt tells schools to stop demanding money from learners

Nov 24, 2018 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Minister of Education Science and Technology Bright Msaka has told primary schools to stop demanding money for development projects from learners. Msaka issued the warning on Wednesday during community campaign on girls’ education organised by… ...

Learners in Mzimba studying under baobab-fronds roofed sheds

Sep 24, 2018 Tobias Kumwenda 0 &

We have heard a lot about schools under trees locations where children study in next-to-nature conditions. I once witnessed a school under a tree somewhere near Kavululanga in Mzimba district. It was a large shady… ...

Free primary education isn’t ‘free’ – NGO

Sep 30, 2017 Bright Malenga 74 &

Despite claims that primary education is free in the country, learners in primary schools are paying a lot of money to access education. This is according to a Citizens Action Report that Action Aid has… ...

Malawi govt makes U-turn on Primary School fees idea

Sep 30, 2015 Luke Bisani 97 &

The government of Malawi has categorically dismissed reports that primary school pupils are to pay school fees starting from the currently on-going academic year. Media reports recently indicated that government has introduced tuition fees in… ...

Malawi rejects compulsory primary education

Sep 22, 2015 Malawi24 Reporter 13 &

...Malawi's commitment to the rights of children questioned The Malawi government has been refusing to make primary education compulsory for all schools, a review undertaken in May 2015 by the United Nations Human Rights Council… ...