Month: January 2020 Posts

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… ...

Police arrest 22 people for looting shops in Mponela

Jan 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police at Mponela in Dowa have arrested 22 people for looting shops and offices during demonstrations by learners at Mponela Trading Centre. The pupils conducted the demonstrations on Wednesday demanding the government to pay teachers… ...

Bingu Ikhome competition winner set for Dubai trip

Jan 23, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

 The winner of the grand prize in the Bingu Ikhome Raffle draw, Mervis Kachepa Balaka, is set to go on her trip to Dubai on 26 January, 2020. Balaka, who is a teacher at Chisiyo… ...

Learners torch Karonga DC’s offices

Jan 22, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Angry pupils in Karonga have torched offices of the District Commissioner. The pupils were at the DC’s offices to demand government to pay teachers their December salaries. In the morning, teachers who are on strike… ...

Learners demand Govt to pay teachers

Jan 21, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Primary School learners are demanding government to pay teachers saying the strike being staged by the teachers is affecting their education. In Mzuzu this morning, learners from Katoto, St Andrews, Zolozolo and other primary schools… ...

Malawi teachers strike over salaries

Jan 20, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Teachers across Malawi have downed tools, demanding their December salaries from government. In Lilongwe, teachers stormed the District Commissioner's (DC) office in protest over government's decision to remove almost five thousand teachers from the payroll… ...

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… ...

Unpaid teachers to get December salaries before January 31st – Govt

Dec 26, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Government says teachers who are yet to be paid after being struck off the payroll will get their salaries before the end of January if they submit their national identity cards. In a statement on… ...

TUM tells teachers to stop doing business during working hours

Nov 18, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has warned teachers against conducting business during normal teaching hours, saying the practice is against principles of the teaching profession. TUM General Secretary, Charles Kumchenga, said in an interview on… ...

Govt promises to promote teachers every year

Sep 14, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Government says it will be promoting teachers every year and will always make sure their grievances are addressed. Minister of Education, Science and Technology William Susuwele-Banda made the remarks in a ministerial statement on Friday.… ...

Teachers on WhatsApp anger parents

Sep 04, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Parents in the area of group Mweneyumba in Karonga have asked District Education Office to deal with teachers who spend most of their time in class on WhatsApp, instead of teaching. The call was made… ...

Recruitment of teachers commences

Apr 17, 2019 Richard Jimu 3 &

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology says recruitment of both primary and secondary school teachers has commenced following availability of funds. This is contained in a press statement released by the Ministry dated 16th… ...

Excluded teachers flood DEM offices for promotion claims

Apr 11, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Primary and secondary school teachers are flooding District Education Managers (DEM) offices to file complaints after being overlooked for promotion. A visit by this reporter to DEMs offices in Lilongwe saw teachers in their large… ...

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… ...

Teachers to strike next month over arrears

Jun 19, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) says all teachers in the country's public primary schools, secondary schools and lecturers in Teacher Training Colleges will hold a nationwide strike next month. This is according to a TUM… ...