Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) Archives

Malawi Govt condemned for intimidating teachers

Apr 29, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Chancellor College Academic Staff Union (CCASU) has bashed the Tonse Alliance administration for intimidating leaders of the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM), saying the government wants to take Malawians back to a period when unions… ...

TUM suspends teachers’ strike

Apr 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has suspended the teachers’ strike and teachers have been advised to resume work tomorrow. The teachers had been staying away from work since last week and government applied for an… ...

Boma latenga chiletso pa sitalaka ya aphunzitsi

Apr 09, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Pamene kusamvana kukupitilira pakati pa boma ndi bungwe loyimilira aphunzitsi la TUM, boma lakatenga chiletso ku bwalo la milandu kuti aphunzitsi abwerere ku ntchito. Izi zikutsatira kunyanyala ntchito kwa aphunzitsi komwe kunayambiraso lachiwiri sabata ino… ...

Tit for tat: Govt stops deducting TUM fees from teachers’ salaries

Apr 08, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Amid the teachers’ strike led by Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM), Government has hit TUM where the government believes will hurt the union the most, the pockets. According to reports, the Government will no longer… ...

Education advocates ask Chakwera to declare Malawi a ‘state of educational disaster’

Apr 06, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Some education advocates in the country have urged President Lazarus Chakwera to declare Malawi a state of disaster due to the standoff between government and teachers The call comes amid a standstill in the education… ...

Aphunzitsi awopseza kuti ayambilaso sitalaka

Mar 25, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Aphunzitsi m'dziko muno awopseza kuti ayambilaso kunyanyala ntchito ngati kwa masiku asanu ndi awiri (7) akubwerawa boma silipanga zomwe anagwirizana kumayambiliro kwa mwezi uno. Pa 8 March chaka chino boma kudzera ku unduna wazamaphunziro linagwirizana… ...

Teachers demand resignation of TUM executive members

Mar 24, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A grouping called Malawi Teachers Movement (MTM) has demanded the resignation of Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) executive members, saying the union is fighting for trivial issues such as risk allowances while ignoring important issues… ...

Teachers call off strike

Mar 08, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has suspended teachers' strike and has asked teachers to resume their work tomorrow. Teachers in the country had been on strike for two weeks as they demanded Malawi Government to… ...

Teachers’ stay away enters third week

Mar 08, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Teachers in the country are proceeding with their stay away which is aimed at forcing the Malawi Government to start giving them K35,000 a month as Covid-19 risk allowance. Last week, the teachers through their… ...

TUM leader disagrees with decision to call off strike

Feb 25, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) president, Willy Malimba, says he does not agree with the decision of his fellow union leaders to call off the teachers’ sit-in. He was reacting to an announcement by other… ...

TUM told to stop ‘stealing’ from teachers

Sep 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A non-governmental organisation has demanded the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) to stop deducting money from teachers' salaries without the teachers' consent. The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has issued the… ...

TUM demand employment for IPTE 13 teachers

Aug 29, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) says it wants government to employ teachers under Initial Primary Teacher Education (IPTE) 13, as schools are set to reopen next month. Government and the Union are… ...

MISA condemn attacks on journalists over teachers’ risk allowances

Aug 26, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi chapter and Media council of Malawi (MCM) have condemned some Malawians who are sending threats to Journalists over comments relating to teachers’ risk allowances. In a statement today,… ...

Malawi teachers’ strike ends

Jan 24, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has told teachers to go back to work on Monday saying the nationwide strike which began on 20 January has been suspended. TUM president Willie Malimba and Secretary General… ...

Teachers to stage nationwide strike

Jan 18, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 1 &

Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) says all teachers across Malawi will stage a sit-in starting on Monday. TUM's Secretary General, Charles Kumchenga, said the strike will be done following the failure of government to pay… ...