Month: April 2021 Posts

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… ...

Govt given 48hrs to resolve impasse with teachers

Apr 10, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A human rights organization, Liu la Munthu (LLM), has given the Malawi government 48 hour ultimatum to end the teachers' stay away claiming it is violating learners' right to education. The development comes as teachers… ...

Communities threaten to evict teachers from official houses

Apr 09, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Fresh revelations have it that some communities in the northern part of Malawi have ganged up to chase teachers from official houses. Some teachers in Nkhatabay have confirmed receiving eviction notices from their respective school… ...

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… ...

Malawi Govt obtains injunction against public school teachers

Apr 08, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Government has been granted an injunction against striking public school teachers who are demanding Covid-19 allowances. Teachers Union of Malawi (Tum) president Willy Malimba has confirmed that was served with the injunction against the teachers'… ...

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… ...

Tonse Govt. is failing: Activists lambast Chakwera’s leadership over education wrangles

Apr 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Romeo Umali Education activists in the country have bashed the Lazarus Chakwera administration for failing to resolve public school teachers’ grievances. The teachers have been demanding Covid-19 risk allowances  since February but government is… ...

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… ...

Teachers to resume strike

Apr 05, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has announced the resumption of the teachers’ strike over Covid-19 allowances. TUM chairperson Willy Malimba has confirmed the resumption of the industrial action. Malimba said teachers will not report for… ...

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… ...

Unemployed agriculture teachers cry foul

Mar 24, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Over 150 Diploma holders in Agriculture Education from LUANAR-NRC campus have appealed to Ministry of Education to raise the number teachers it intends to recruit, saying they will be left out if Government only recruits… ...

Chakwera removes Education PS who ended Teachers’ strike

Mar 10, 2021 Russell Kondowe 1 &

The Principal Secretary of Administration for Education who successfully negotiated with teachers to end their strike has been kicked out of the Education Ministry. Kiswell Dakamau has confirmed his removal from the Ministry but has… ...

TUM settles for K10,000 allowance

Mar 09, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has reportedly accepted K10,000 in Covid-19 allowances for each teacher. The union led a two week nationwide teachers’ strike, demanding K35,000 monthly risk allowance for each teacher. This would have… ...

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… ...