Month: November 2020 Posts

Private schools want Form Four students to pay fees

Nov 23, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Private schools in the country have insisted that Form Four students should pay school fees when they return to school next month. The Independent Schools Association of Malawi (ISAMA) has made the demand following Ministry… ...

Commentators say exam calendar favours privileged students

Sep 07, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Commentators have argued that students from privileged families have an advantage in the impending exams. Schools have opened today only for classes that are due to sit for exams, after a five-month Covid-19 break. The… ...

Schools to reopen early September

Aug 16, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says schools which meet the government’s safety standards on Coronavirus prevention will be allowed to reopen in early September. Chakwera revealed this in his weekly national address on Saturday. He said Malawi… ...

Schools not opening – Ministry of Education

May 14, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

The Ministry of Education has announced that schools in Malawi will remain closed. The announcement has come after a stakeholders meeting that wanted to ponder on the possible re-opening of schools. According to a statement… ...

Govt sells secondary school

Nov 13, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

Government has sold a public secondary school in Lilongwe to Malawians of Asian origin, it has been revealed. Member of Parliament for Lilongwe South West, Nancy Tembo, said yesterday that Livimbo Secondary School at Area… ...

Illovo Malawi under fire for failing to renovate school

Jan 12, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Illovo Sugar Malawi has been taken to task for failing to renovate a school situated in its estate. The educational faciliuty, Chimbiya Primary School, is located in the company’s estate in Chikwawa. In November last… ...

Teachers worried over confusion on fees abolition

Jan 02, 2019 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Secondary school teachers teaching in rural areas have expressed fear that parents will accuse them of stealing money owing to rickety information on government's decision to abolish tuition fees. Government in September last year abolished… ...

VSO hails Unlocking Talent Project

Aug 04, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Volunteer Service Overseas (VSO) has said many students have learned how to read using tablets through the first phase of Unlocking Talent Project which the organization is implementing. The project  which started in 2011… ...

CSEC worried by poor condition of schools

Jul 16, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has expressed concern over poor condition of schools in Malawi saying the bad state of schools is evidence that political leaders in the country use taxpayers’ money to enrich… ...

MANEB says students will not re-sit MSCE exams

Jul 05, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 7 &

The Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) has refuted social media speculations that students will re-sit for the 2018 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations in November this year. A screenshot of a post on… ...

Teachers’ strike on next week

Jul 03, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has announced that teachers in the country will go on strike starting on Monday. In a press statement yesterday signed by the union's President Willie Malimba and Secretary General Charles… ...

Govt urged to do more on special needs education

Jun 30, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has called on Members of Parliament and government to show commitment towards inclusive education for people with special needs. CSEC Executive Director Benedicto Kondowe made the remarks on Thursday… ...

Namalowe CDSS learners challenged to become record breakers

Jun 27, 2018 Samuel Majamanda 0 &

The Hoy Family Mission Hospital has challenged learners at Namalowe Community Day Secondary School to always aspire to be the first people to attain higher education in their families and communities. Nursing Officer at Holy… ...

Negligence cost four lives at Natchengwa – CSEC

Jun 11, 2018 Luke Bisani 0 &

The desire to achieve bright dreams for the four students at Natchengwa Primary School ended with the falling wall that claimed their lives. A structure that was built out of desperation brought sorrow to the… ...

School director who defrauded learners told to repay money

May 24, 2018 Martha Chikoti 1 &

A court in Blantyre has ordered a school director who stole money meant for Standard 8 exam fees to repay the money. Director of Harmony pvt primary school Alfred Kapito has been told to teach… ...