Merck Foundation donates 30 000 books: First Lady says it will impact many...
Merck Foundation has donated 30000 storybooks to the Ministry of Education to help in awareness on issues of infertility among learners. Speaking at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe yesterday the First Lady...
View ArticleGovt warns TUM over u-turn on calling off teachers strike
Government has issued a stern warning to Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) against going back on agreement to end the two week teachers strike which has crippled education in public schools. Ministry of...
View ArticleMinistry of Education call on teachers to resume work
The Ministry of Education has issued a statement requesting all teachers in public primary and secondary schools and Teachers’ Training Colleges (TTCs) to resume work on Monday, March 1 2021 for...
View Article2021 academic calendar announced as MSCE exams re-administration starts
Government, through the Ministry of Education, says as schools re-open on January 4 amid increased cases of COVID-19 in the country, it will be monitoring all education institutions and advise of any...
View ArticleForm 4 students back to school Dec 28, no extra fees – Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education has directed that Form four students should report back to their respective schools on December 28, 2020 so that they prepare for the re-writing of the Malawi School Certificate...
View ArticleManeb, Ministry of Education in the dark over MSCE exam leakage
Both Malawi National Examination Board (Maneb) and Ministry of Education officials are still in the dark on how the 2020 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations were leaked just a...
View ArticleMinistry of Education to decongest schools
Ministry of Education Principal Secretary Chikondano Mussa says the ministry plans to decongest Chipala Primary School in Lilongwe which has close to 10 000 learners. She said this on Monday when she...
View ArticleMinister Nyalonje outlines phased reopening of Malawi schools from Sept 7
Malawi government has resolved to partially reopen primary and secondary chools, colleges and universities on September 7, 2020, with students sitting for their final examinations expected to start....
View ArticleManeb sets dates for MSCE, primary school exams
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has set examination calendars for his year’s Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE) examination and Malawi Schools Certificate of...
View ArticleBack-to-school will depend on safety standards – Education ministry
Government says it has started assessing schools safety standards on coronavirus (Covid-190 prevention before reopening. Malawi’s government announced the indefinite closure of schools on March 20...
View ArticleMinister Nyalonje set to overhaul rotten Malawi education system
Newly-appointed Minister of Education Agnes Nyalonje has said her priority is to overhaul the rotten and archaic education system in the country. Nyalonje says the country’s education system from...
View ArticleDoctor warns too early for schools to reopen in Malawi
An epidemiologist Titus Divala has said proposition for schools to reopen was too early, saying Malawi is not yet at a point where classes can start amidst the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Divala,...
View ArticleEducation minister says radio and TV learning to start in a week
Minister of Education Science and Technology, William Susuwele Banda has revealed that radio and television classes will start in a week’s time as a make-up for students in view of the schools’...
View ArticleTNM provides free internet to Malawi leaners amid Covid-19
Ministry of Education Science and Technology and TelecomNetworks Malawi (TNM plc) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide free internet to learners following closure of schools due...
View ArticlePSLC exams in jeorpady over Malawi’s coronavirus ‘State of Disaster’
Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Justin Saidi has said following the ban of public gatherings and order to close schools it means that the Primary School...
View ArticleMalawi govt abolishes quota system, reinstate JCE
Minister of Education Science and Technology William Susuwele – Banda has announced that government has abolished quota system of selecting students into public universities, and reinstated Junior...
View ArticleGovernment pays teachers’ outstanding salaries after protests turn ugly
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology says it has now paid outstanding salaries for the 7,167 teachers who were removed from the payroll in November last year, following their failure to submit...
View ArticleMalawi learns from Zambia on quality education
Officials from the Malawi Education Sector Improvement Programme (MESIP) in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, who went to Zambia on a tour of duty, have returned home with news that...
View ArticleMinistry of education appoints 201 primary school inspectors
In its drive to improve primary school education standards, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) has appointed and accredited 201 inspectors. The inspectors will be responsible for...
View ArticleFirst district boarding secondary school in Machinga to open Jan 13
Government through the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology says is set to open first district boarding secondary school in Machinga on Monday January 13 2020. Minister of Education, Science...
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