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Oasis Private School employees complain over unpaid salaries

Jul 23, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Former and current employees of Oasis Pvt Schools also known as Royal Secondary Pvt Schools in Mzuzu have complained over unpaid salary arrears, with the current employees saying they are threatened with dismissals when they… ...

Moyale Barracks Soldier is best MSCE Geography Teacher in the North

Jul 12, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The 2020 academic calendar was one of the most disrupted in recent history with the end result being also one with the worst Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examination results recorded in about a… ...

Teacher sets ablaze fellow teacher’s house in Dowa

Jul 01, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mponela, Dowa have arrested a primary school teacher Identified as Sungeni Kalonga, 32, for setting on fire his fellow teacher's house on allegations that the victim was sleeping with his (Kalonga’s) wife. Mponela… ...

Man jailed 2 years for defrauding teacher of K900,000

Jun 24, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The Limbe Third Grade Magistrate's Court yesterday sentenced 45-year-old Dickson Mussa Jali to 24 months in prison for defrauding a primary school teacher of money amounting to K900,000. Public relations officer for Limbe police station… ...

Government extends contracts for IPTE13 teachers

Jun 23, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Government of Malawi has extended for two months contracts for auxiliary teachers who were deployed across the country earlier this year. Government through the Ministries of Education and Local Government in February this year recruited… ...

Teacher jailed 3 years for stabbing ex-wife in the neck

Jun 17, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

By Martha Chikoti Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate's court has sentenced a 27-year-old teacher to three years in prison for nearly killing his ex-wife after he stabbed her in the neck. The teacher has been… ...

IPTE 13 teachers demand jobs

Jun 15, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

IPTE 13 teachers have demanded the Ministry of Education to employ them on permanent basis as their five month contract is coming to an end this month. The teachers have given the ministry two days… ...

National Teachers Policy to improve teachers’ promotion prospects

Jun 01, 2021 Guest Writer 0 &

Leah Chiweza Banda - MANA Teachers have hailed the National Teachers Policy (NTP) currently in consultation stage, saying the legislation will ease their career path in terms of promotion. Teachers from different districts in the… ...

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… ...

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… ...