Malawi teachers to strike July 9 to demand their arrears: To affect MSCE exams
Teachers in public primary and secondary schools are demanding arrears worth K1.7 billion dating back to 2010 from government and have threatened to go on a nationwide sit-in on July 9 this year....
View ArticleTeachers embezzle exam fees as students fail to sit for MSCE
Some 12 students at a private school in Balaka have failed to sit for their Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) after some teachers swindled their examination fees. Each one of them had paid...
View ArticleEU impressed with implementation of school meals programme in Mzimba
European Union (EU) has said it is deeply impressed with implementation of strategic programmers that aim at improving basic education and promoting the welfare of learners in Mzimba which is...
View ArticleAnother death trap at Namikwende School
As Zomba is still mourning the death of some five children after a classroom block fell on them, a school in Thyolo is using a life threatening block that has wide and deep cracks for... The post...
View ArticleTeen girls drop out of school for sex work in Nkhotakota
At least ten primary school girls between the ages of 13 and 19 are camping at Jeff Rest House at Nkhotakota Boma for commercial sex work after dropping out of school. The eldest among the... The post...
View ArticleEducation ministry commences recruitment of teachers
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has commenced the recruitment process for both primary and secondary school teachers under Initial Primary Teacher Education (IPTE) 10, 11 and Open...
View ArticleMsaka launches Malawi Education Sector Improvement Project in Dowa
Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Bright Msaka Friday launched the Malawi Education Sector Improvement Project (MESIP) in Dowa with a call to parents and all education stakeholders to...
View ArticleMsaka reiterates Malawi govt commitment to promoting education standards
Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Bright Msaka said on Tuesday provision of better infrastructure for children’s conducive learning environment in schools by government is testimony of its...
View ArticleEducation ministry advise new teachers to report for duties Sept 10
Teachers who two years ago completed their primary school teaching course on Monday stormed Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) headquarters in Lilongwe to find out why the government is not telling them...
View ArticleMalawi mulls free secondary school education: Govt orders head teachers to...
Malawi government has ordered head teachers in public secondary schools to delay the collection of school fees as the schools open Monday after a two-month summer holiday. But secretary for Education,...
View ArticleMinistry of Education says tuition fees freeze temporary
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Principal Secretary Justin Saidi has dismissed suggestions that government was moving towards introducing free secondary school education, saying the...
View ArticleMinister Msaka pledges no deserving student shall be dropped from university...
Minister of Education, Science and Technology Bright Msaka has pledged that no deserving student from the Universities of Malawi will be dropped for failing to pay school fees. Msaka made the remarks...
View ArticleMalawi abolishes Secondary School tuition fees: ‘Full free education by Jan...
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) announced on Tuesday that government has abolished fees in public secondary schools which is currently at K500 per studentwith immediate effect....
View ArticleFree Malawi secondary school education stirs debate
An education expert Benedicto Kondowe has described as disastrous government decision to abolish tuition fees in secondary school, saying the government has done this without thorough preparations, an...
View ArticleEducation minister hails Braille Cup for improving learning for children with...
Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Bright Msaka SC, has commended the National Reading Program’s (NRP) Braille Cup, saying it is fulfilling the government’s agenda of ensuring inclusive...
View ArticleMalawi government hits back at Bishop Mtumbuka on education concerns
Government has hit back at the fiery Catholic Martin Mtumbuka of Karonga Diocese on education matters, accusing the Ministry of Education for doing little in assisting Church run schools in the...
View ArticleMalawi to construct 200 secondary schools to reduce congestion—Msaka
Minister of Education, Science and Technology Bright Msaka says government will soon start constructing 200 secondary schools to reduce congestion in the country’s existing school facilities. He said...
View ArticleMalawi secondary schools to operate under district councils
Secondary schools in Malawi will soon be operating under the management of district councils in order to improve on efficiency and access to equitable quality education Inspector of Schools, Ndongolera...
View ArticleEU faults Malawi on hasty fees abolition in secondary schools
European Union (EU) has added its voice to the decision by the government to hastily abolish school fees in secondary schools, saying this is a recipe for low quality education as schools will not...
View ArticleChiradzulu pupils on streets, protest arrest of fellow learner who fought...
Hundreds of pupils from Chiradzulu Primary School pupils on Monday took to the streets to protest the arrest of a Standard 8 pupil who was arrested after picking up a fight with a teacher. The... The...
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