Month: April 2020 Posts

Malawians cast doubt on viability of online learning for public school students

Apr 21, 2020 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Malawians have questioned the viability of online learning for students from public schools following revelations by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology that it plans to introduce long distance learning in a bid to… ...

Susuwele Banda visits Ntcheu Hospital to monitor Covid-19 preparedness

Apr 15, 2020 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Member of the Ministerial Committee on Coronavirus, William Susuwele Banda, on Tuesday visited Ntcheu district hospital to monitor the facility’s preparedness for the coronavirus pandemic. Banda who is also Education Minister said the systems the… ...

Minister impressed with system for screening travellers at border

Mar 31, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Dr. William Susuwele-Banda who is a member of the cabinet committee on coronavirus says the  system put in place at Dedza Border to screen travellers is working flawlessly. The… ...

Government abolishes quota, reintroduces JCE

Feb 27, 2020 Russell Chimbayo 0 &

Government, through the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, has abolished the quota system of selecting students to public universities and has reintroduced the Junior Certificate of Education (JCE). Minister of Education, Science and Technology,… ...

Minister’s remarks on education standards draw ire of Malawians

Feb 19, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Dr. William Susuwele-Banda’s remarks about the standards of education in public schools have angered Malawians on social media. Malawians have condemned the minister for speaking highly of education standards… ...

Education sector still faced with challenges – Govt

Nov 12, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Government has admitted that education sector is still characterized by inadequate infrastructure, teachers as well as teaching and learning materials in most schools in the country. The Minister of Education Science and Technology, Dr William… ...

Thyolo, BSS, students to pay for damage

Oct 19, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Minister of Education William Susuwele-Banda says students of Thyolo and Blantyre Secondary Schools will be ordered to pay for damaging their schools. He was speaking at a press briefing in Lilongwe on Saturday. The two… ...