Month: December 2017 Posts

Teachers happy with invigilation allowance payment

Dec 15, 2017 Luke Bisani 19 &

Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has applauded the Malawi National Examination Board (MANEB) for its plans to pay in advance teachers who are to be invigilating national exams next year. MANEB Executive Director Gerald Chiunda… ...

Mutharika to address Oxford University

Jun 05, 2017 Mwayi Mkandawire 4 &

As Chancellor College remains closed due to a lecturers’ strike, President Peter Mutharika will this Friday address students at Oxford University in the United Kingdom. According to a statement from government, Mutharika has been invited… ...

Teachers threaten to go on a strike

Feb 22, 2017 Bright Malenga 68 &

Teachers in the country have threatened to stop working if government will not give them February salaries before 1 March, 2017. According to a statement released by Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM), teachers have threatened… ...

Teachers are mad at TUM; accuse them of being bribed

Sep 15, 2016 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 66 &

The Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has come under fire for cancelling the sit-in only days after it was announced that teachers in the country would not be delivering lessons following the failure by government… ...

Govt shocked over teachers’ sit-in

Sep 14, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 1 &

Government has expressed shock over the sit-in teachers are staging in some schools, saying the Ministry of Education already sent Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) a commitment letter on issues the teachers raised.Ministry of Education… ...

No classes for new Form 1 students on 12 September 

Sep 09, 2016 Patience Mandala 4 &

The newly selected to Secondary School Form 1 students might have to wait a little longer for them to attend a new class in their respective Secondary schools. This is after an announcement by the… ...

TUM urges teachers to be patient over salary increment

Jul 28, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 62 &

Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has assured teachers in the country that government is working on addressing their grievances. TUM general secretary Dennis Kalekeni said teachers and all civil servants should calm down and wait… ...