Machinga students block M1 road following closure of school
Students at Anglican run public schools of Mmanga in Machinga on Wednesday blocked the M1 road, in the second day of protests against the closure of their schools.
The government ordered the closure of Mmanga primary school and day secondary school over disagreements between the owners of the school, the Anglican church and radical Muslims over the wearing of hijab during classes.
The school ordered that the Muslim women gear should not be put during classes as had been the case before but some radical Muslims around the area are rejecting this, threatening violence which prompted the government to order its closure pending further dialogue on the matter.
The students blocked the M1 road and stoned vehicles, forcing some motorists to use unchartered routes.
United Democratic Front (UDF) spokesperson Ken Ndanga wrote on his Facebook wall on Tuesday that he was allowed to use the road because he comes from the area.
This is a biased reporting and utter ignorance, firstly M’manga school is not in Machinga, it is in Balaka. The demarcation is Shire River.
Secondly, does he know the meaning of radical Islam? By using that term, which has most often been associated with violence, he is trying to paint a bad image of Islam or Muslim by insinuating that, as radicals they may take measures to that effect.
People must understand that M’manga school is run by govt. as such it should adhere to the tenets applicable to all govt. run schools. If it was a privately own, then yes! their case was valid.
Islamic schools that are run by govt. doesn’t force Islamic roles on none Muslims.
If asking for religious freedom to Muslims means one can be branded as a radical Muslim, ever Muslim in this country, including me, is a radical one!!!
These are not students but pupils please
The term pupils is no longer in use in education in Malawi
REVOLUTION is unstoppable once ignited. Maiko ena andale amatula pansi udindo akakhala sakuyendesa zinthu bwino koma ku Malawi kuno poti mphika wa anthu omwe alephera pa ntchito ndi malonda ndi ndale; pali dyera lalikulu pakati pa andale (Peter can set precedent this is opportune time). We definetely need federalism like America where there was a divide between the rich white north and Poor Indo-Negro-Hispanic south. The dominant southern government (capital hill, public offices and parastatals ) will never develop other regions until we stop exporting the dead and importing women from “kwathu”.
Is Blantyre, Zomba, Machinga road named M1?
Kikkkkkk that’s M1 wawa. Kikkkkkkkkk
Kodi ku machingaso kwadutsa M1 road???? Kkkkkk
Yes, M1 Road passes through Machinga all the way to Zomba then Blantyre. Kapena mumaona ngati Zalewa Road ndi M1? Don’t show your ignorance pagulu Obanda.
Musatinamize wawa
M1 is the first road to be built in Malawi and it is from Bt via Zomba through Machinga. Zalewa was built later.
That’s M3 wawa..
Zalowa chamba tsopano !!
I envy the guy sitting on the road. He is just chilling.
Malawi.
EYAYAYAYAYAYAYA
When people with PHD’s and Masters Degrees teach us that we solve problems by blocking roads and destroying property what do you expect Standard 3 pupils to do. Thyolo Secondary school, Lunzu Secondary school, Mzuni, all have been taught by HRDC how problems are solved.
kodi mmasukulu achisilamu zimakhala bwanji akapitako omwe si asilamu,mwachiziwikile amayenela kusatila malamulo akumeneko ndipo sindinamvepo akudandaula ku dziko kuti akukakamizidwa kuchita zomwe eni sukulu akufuna koma izi hhhhhhhhh zalowa masewero izi ndithu
This school is government aided school and they use the same taxes which other public schools use.
A Muslim girl child has always been denied her rights to get education for doing a right thing.
How can a Christian forbid a Muslim girl to dress like the mother of Jesus.
How can a real worshipper denie her or his friend child a right for education for just putting on a hijab.
Where is the love that Jesus preached.
The reporter as well he is very biased in his reporting. The school is community and government property. They adopted it using all government resources which we as Muslims pay tax as well.
All government aided schools run by Muslims there is no compulsory in any religious activities. Only on our private schools which gets nothing from government.
The church leaders luck spiritual life in their church.
Anglican people please learn from Catholics.
See Chakwela your blood shed spirit is still troubling innocent malawians.
What does Chakwera have to do with this issue? Sometimes it is better to remain silent. When the country has no leadership this is what happens. The issue of hijab is very simple. What happens when non muslim girls go to muslim schools? They are forced to wear hijab. School uniform simple.
Iwe sukuwona Kut ndi mphavu ya satanic imeni ?nde wa satanic sakumudziwa kut ndi chakwera.
Who is a satanic between your APM and Chakwera?.Oh shame!
u CADET WANU MWAFIKA NAWO PAUCHITSIRU
It should be bingu’s spirit who was killed by his brother Peter mutharika this I can agree not innocent chakwera leave him far from this. All these evils happening in Malawi it’s because You’re ghost Peter mutharika who’s clinging to power should he step down Malawi Will be healed
Mmmmmm! Zankutu….
What you run out of your comment or you are showing us how ignorant you are?
Thanks Chibomba for educating some that don’t know where M1 is.
Obanda, do your reseach. M1 starts from Nsanje- Bt- Zomba – Machinga – LL- MZ to Karonga. Zalewa road is also M1