Commentators and experts on education in the country have hailed President Lazarus Chakwera’s installation as Champion for Higher Education in Africa, but have quickly advised that the Malawi leader needs to up his game as far as catapulting education standards for the better is concerned. Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)—a consortium of 129 […]
Education minister Agnes Nyalonje has conceded in parliament this morning that most public schools in the country are offering low education. Nyalonje said the country has over 5, 000 primary schools and over 1,500 secondary schools, most of which do not have the necessary elements to offer quality education. She said there are plans to […]
Government says it is setting up a special committee to investigate reports of poor performance of students in public schools. Minister of Education Agnes Nyalonje said the committee will be formed “soon.” This follows an outcry by the general public that Malawi’s Education system lost standards long time back as compared to education standards during […]
Schools in Malawi will reopen on Monday with government injecting K5 billion from the K17 billion Covid-17 response funds to the ministry of education to ensure sustainable safe environment for both learners and teachers. Schools were expected to reopen on February 8, after President Lazarus Chakwera ordered that all schools should be closed for three […]
Minister of Education Agnes Nyalonje on Wednesday inspected some secondary schools in the central region where she appreciated the progress of a re-sit of the Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) which commenced on Tuesday, 5 January 2021. The re-administration of the examination comes after the cancellation of the 2020 MSCE exams on November 4 [last year] […]
The Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Agnes Nyalonje, has disclosed the government is in need of K2.85 trillion to construct new secondary schools across the country. Nyalonje made the revelation at the Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe where she was addressing journalists on the outcome of the 2020 Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education […]
The Ministry of Education in conjunction with the Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb) has results for the Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE) examination. According to the Minister of Education, Agnes NyaLonje, out of 277 007 candidates, 225 387 have passed, representing 81.37 percent pass rate. Announcing the results at a news conference in […]
Minister of Education, Agnes Nyalonje has said that Covid-19 has changed the way education sector operates to deliver quality learning services in the country. The minister said this in Lilongwe on Monday when she opened the two days Education Joint Sector Review (JSR) Programme at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) under the theme ‘Education Reform: […]
President Lazarus Chakwera on Saturday led students, teachers and parents in commemorating Kamuzu Academy (KA) founder’s day in Mtunthama, Kasungu. The country’s founding president the late Ngwazi Hastings Kamuzu Banda opened the school on November 21 1981. Accompanied by the First Lady Monica Chakwera and Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima, the President dwelled on the […]
Malawi National Examination Board (Maneb) in conjunction with Ministry of Education has cancelled the Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) following a leakage of this year’s school examination papers and Minister of Education Agness Nyalonje has said the MSCE will be re-administered from March 9 2021. Briefing journalists in Lilongwe on Wednesday, Nyalonje said government […]
Minister of Education, Agness NyaLonje has expressed satisfaction with coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic preventive measures being enforced by learning institutions in Mchinji. NyaLonje made the remarks on Monday after touring five schools in Mchinji. She however encouraged learners and teachers to desist from tendencies that would increase the likelihood of contracting and spreading the coronavirus. The […]
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. The government said this is a deliberate move to enable it monitor the prevalence of the marauding coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Government ordered closure of all schools in […]
As she continues engaging various stakeholders in the education sector, Minister of Education, Agnes NyaLonje, met a local technology firm, MobiSchool, which has developed a platform for solving some of the challenges faced by the education sector. Led by its Chief Technology Officer, Daud Suleman, MobiSchool presented what it called a transformational platform to address […]
Minister of Education Agnes NyaLonje has launched an accommodation project for public universities which she said will end accommodation woes the university faces due to government’s policy to increase intake in recent years without supporting infrastructure. Speaking during the launch of the first construction phase at the University of Malawi’s College of Medicine Lilongwe campus […]
Minister of Education, Science and Technology Agnes NyaLonje has reaffirmed government’s commitment to speed up the formulation of Open Distance Learning (ODL) Policy which would allow the Malawi College of Distance Education (MCDE) to be independent in its operation. She said this on Friday during a familiarisation tour of MCDE offices in Blantyre. The minister […]
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 pre-school to tertiary level needs a rethink. “It is not by accident that Malawi has one of the lowest transition rates at all levels in the […]
The joint Diaspora wings of UTM Party on Friday April 5 2019 officially handed over a newly purchased vehicle to party officials in Malawi as a fulfillment of a pledge made in December last year to replace two vehicles torched in arson attacks by political rivals in the wake of the party’s launch at St […]
Mzimba North legislator Agness NyaLonje has withdrawn from participating in the UTM Party primary elections which are slated for January 3 2019 across the country. NyaLonje, who officially joined UTM in October this year, made the communication through a WhatsApp message that she sent to the UTM Regional Governor for the North Leonard Njikho. The […]