Published: March 9, 2010
Teachers not given salary |
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Teachers have suffered a lot as had not get the pay for February with government officials shifting blame on the delays in paying teachers’ salaries.
The teachers are feeling apprehension at the meager income they get as salary every month, they are maintaining their families.
Director of Human Resources, Samuel Madula wondered why Ministry of Education has [...]
Published: March 9, 2010
Why education quota system is good for all Malawians |
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Achieving regional or race equity in secondary and tertiary education has never been an easy road and certainly not an option for those societies that are currently benefiting from the status-quo. A quota system in the education system is meant to set a level playing field for various geographical regions that have had different exposures [...]
Published: February 26, 2010
There is no Mzuzu Corner at Uni, Bingu claims unfounded – Prof Chijere Chirwa |
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President Bingu wa Mutharika’s claims that there is a place called ‘Mzuzu Corner’ at Chancellor College of the University of Malawi where northern region lecturers share exams with students are baseless, according to one lecture Prof Wiseman Chijere Chirwa.
President Mutharika made the claims on state radio when he supported the reintroduction of education quota system [...]
Published: February 25, 2010
Civil society body demands transparency in Malawi’s education sector |
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Link for Education Governarnce (LEG), a local organisation that promotes good governance in Malawi’s schools, on Thursday said that there was need for government and other stakeholders to intensify issues of transparency and accountability in both private and public schools if the country is to achieve Education for All (EFA) goals.
LEG Executive Director Andrew Ussi [...]
Published: February 22, 2010
Quota system 'victims' encouraged to enroll with University of Livingstonia |
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Students with good grades who have not qualified for University of Malawi selection apparently because they fall outside of the ‘quota’ in terms of their districts of origin and population parameters have been encourages to enroll with CCAP Church’s of Livingstonia.
Church and Society Programme of the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia said in a statement said [...]
Published: February 14, 2010
Chaponda attacked on quota system remarks |
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Minister of Education, Dr George Chaponda has been criticized for his press conference remarks that the controversial higher education admissions system that obliges universities to enroll students according to district quotas rather than straight merit is a temporary scheme and that the idea was hatched by the University Council .
Chaponda told journalists that quota system [...]
Published: February 13, 2010
K2 billion allocated for teachers’ houses |
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Government has set aside K2 billion for the construction of teachers’ houses, Minister of Finance, Ken Kandodo.
“We are now disbursing another K2.0 billion to the Local Assemblies for the construction of teachers’ houses and other approved projects,” Kandodo told parliament.
He said so far, new bank accounts have been opened for all Assemblies.
And Deputy Minister of [...]
Published: February 13, 2010
Locals blame male chauvinism for poor enrolment for adult literacy classes |
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Fear of humiliation is making many men are shun adult literacy classes in Traditional Authority Somba in Blantyre, Malawi News Agency has established.
A visit by Mana to Mponyera Mass Literacy School in the area revealed that there were far fewer men than women attending classes. Learners attributed the poor attendance among men to male chauvinism.
A [...]
Published: February 8, 2010
Madonna's Malawi school drives villagers off their lands, pay compensation |
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The Queen of Pop, Madonna is reportedly set to pay £70,000 in compensation to the people whose homes were destroyed to make room for her Raising Malawi Academy for girls.
The 51-year-old performer built the new £9million school at the expense of 200 villagers, who have been forced off their land.
It is claimed they are not [...]
Published: January 26, 2010
Clergy vows to continue ‘speaking out’, clarifies quota system stand |
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General Secretary of the Livingstonia Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbeterian (CCAP), Rev. Mezuwa Banda has described the removing of a court injunction on the controversial quota system for the selection of students to attend public universities as “death sentence” to the country’s education sector.
Last week the High Court judge Joesph Manyungwa lifted [...]
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