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This is an informative article. However, where policies come with less detailed analysis, you run into problems. People might think that they are being taken for a ride. What govt needed to do is to explain properly the pros and cons of school fees hike. When govt believes that it can govern through policy push rather than policy sell, it runs into all kinds of difficulties. By not involving the citizens when making major policy changes with direct impact on the citizens, it exposes itself to ridicule as the oppressed citizens fight back. Perform a transparent analysis so that the… Read more »
Useless article. The crucial thing is not about politics or opposition trying to score points. The crucial thing is accessibility of education to the masses. Hiking fees when the economy is on the grave hinders accessibility to education for most Malawians. It becomes more elitistic.
The issue here is when to hike and by how much or what is the optimum fee hike that we should all be aiming at? Will hiking fees solve the education problems we have?
What about other programmes the govt is eating money on? Could that money have been utilized better elsewhere?
I disagree, in certain aspects of Mr. Sibandes article. Govt does not have money so it has to hike school fees; but the same “broke” govt has money to subsidize malata and cement to the tune of MK7 billion?????
poor malawi…. On the run
I am not sure why councils were established if we have parliament suspending fees increase. The most unfortunate thing is that our MPs do not understand how government collects money for its activities. They think if parliament passes the budget then the money is there. What they forget is that such money are budgeted from tax projections which might be collected or not. Passing the budget does not mean that you have the money.
the writer you are very stupid .are you thinking with your head or anus?some employees are paid k20,000.00 how can they manage to pay fees at k85,000.00. please when saying something thing first of the poor.FUCK YOU.
Are you a mental patient? I guess you are. If you know you are paid K20,000.00 then why do you have 30 children? You should be responsible for your children and do not push that responsibility to government or tax payers. How can you have a child when you know you cannot provide him/her with all they need, let alone school fees? Malawians anazowera zaulere. What a cursed nation!
I disagree with you in your final judgment of this being a sound economic policy. I not only think that a fee hike would have very grave consequences on the economy in the long run (as literacy rates are proven to boost a country’s economic standing), but I simply do not think that demand levels for education would remain. This is because education in Malawi is becoming more of a luxury good, therefore price elastic, than a necessity, which would be price inelastic (as it is in developed country. There are numerous reasons for this such as the fact that… Read more »
zoona mr sibande .as a tr ,it is very difficult to teach chemistry in form one with only one book, no chemicals and parents are expecting wonders from me. Koma akanati gulani galimoto yodula ya chakwera kapena toilet yodula ya bwana, onsewo zikanakhala within their spending budget. What ashame
If the question is where does the govt get money then I am sorry, where does Malawians get the money to pay such exorbitant fees. This does not make sense as govt they should find a solution. In the bible, when Jesus entered into one of houses in the city of Capernam, alot of people from the city entered the house to hear the word of GOD. But there was one person who was sick and honestly he he informed other people that he was sick and wanted to see Jesus to get healed and five people picked him. When… Read more »
People of the knowhow will present their ideas but will these guys listen? Sometimes a Mr Know it all will end up knowing nothing. The Govt makes a lot of money in taxes and levies but the usage of it is miserable. Bingu saw it that it could work why should they now fail and always put the blame on Donors? If you want to get married, you don’t expect your parents to budget for the nappies for your expected baby. There are some things which we may require to be assisted on but not everything. Kuba kwanyanya!! Do not… Read more »
Wanena zoona vuto lake wayika Alomwe okhaokha komaso mbuli zokhazokha, what can someone benefit from Kaliati? kutukwana!