Teachers call off strike
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… ...
Month: March 2021 Posts
Teachers’ stay away enters third week
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
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
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
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
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
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… ...
