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 ensure that no child drops out of school at Primary level. The Minister made the remarks at Senga Model Primary School in the area of Traditional […]
As the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) heads for an elective convention in Blantyre this coming weekend, the party’s Eastern bloc has unanimously agreed to retain Education Minister, Bright Msaka, as the party’s vice president for the region. A distinguished lawyer and a former head of the civil service, who also served in the diplomatic service […]
Minister of Education, Science and Technology Bright Msaka will return his post Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President foe Eastern Region as his challenger Yunus Mussa has withdrawn from contesting giving Msaka a leeway to go unopposed at the party convention this weekend. Mussa confirmed he will no longer challenge Msaka on the position at the […]
Government says it has instituted an investigation into how government money was used to construct a classroom block in Zomba which collapsed and killed four learners instantly. Education minister Bright Msaka said this Wednesday at the funeral of the one of the learners crashed to death. “We are told that government money was used to […]
Government, the United Nations Childrens’ Fund (Unicef), and commercial bank New Finance Bank (NFB) have struck a deal to work together to raise funds for the national trust fund, an initiative aimed at providing access to education for eligible vulnerable girls in the country. According to the Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Bright Msaka, […]
The Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Bright Msaka, has said getting the lion’s share of K166 billion in the 2018/2019 national budget has fired up the sector, raising hopes of cultivating a better tomorrow for Malawi. He said the development is a concrete sign that government is determined to address a myriad of challenges […]
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology says it has engaged extra gear to fast-track the ongoing delivery of desks, and teaching and learning materials in a bid to stem out an acute shortage in some schools across the country. About K2.5 billion has been set aside for the production of desks for both primary […]
The vice president of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the Eastern Region, Bright Msaka, over the weekend stormed Machinga Likwenu constituency, accelerating his pace for a parliamentary seat in the May 2019 polls. A lawyer by profession and a former diplomat in Canada, the United Kingdom and other countries in Europe, Msaka promised swift […]
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has said it is committed to ensuring that disciplinary cases are speedily handled in order to avoid incurring losses and damages due delays. Minister of Education, Science and Technology Bright Msaka said this Wednesday at Golden Peacock hotel in Lilongwe during the launch of the misconduct and disciplinary handbook […]
President Peter Mutharika who left the country on Friday has delegated Minister of Education Science and Technology Bright Msaka to represent him at the funeral of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a heroine of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa but also one of its most controversial figures. The President, who was accompanied to by Minister of Foreign Affairs […]
The Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Bright Msaka on Thursday demonstrated government’s commitment to improve education standards in the country by handing over about 1,000 desks to eleven primary schools in Machinga district. Some of the primary schools that have received the desks include St. Theresa, Nathengo, Liwonde, Machinga, Chinduzi, Zanga and Nanthembo. Speaking […]
Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Bright Msaka on Thursday handed over 90 desks to Pirimiti Boys Primary School in Zomba where 877 learners will no longer have to sit on the floor. He presented the desks just three days after Member of Parliament for Zomba Likangala, Peter Bvalani asked government to consider providing the […]
Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Bright Msaka has challenged teachers, learners and parents in Machinga to erase the label that depicts Machinga as one of the districts with highest illiteracy levels. He made the challenge on Thursday at Machinga Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) where he donated learning and teaching materials to the CDSS […]
Former member of Parliament(MP) for Machinga – Likwenu, Mwalone Jangiya has announced that she will not contest again in 2019 general elections, saying she would instead support Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Bright Msaka’s candidacy for the constituency. Meanwhile, Jangiya who served as parliamentarian for United Democratic Front (UDF) Party between 2009 and 2014 […]
Construction of Mzuzu University (Mzuni) Open and Distance Learning (ODL) centre to the tune of US$3.1 million (over K2.2 billion) has been completed and is expected to reach out to at least 10, 000 students in the next four years. Speaking Tuesday when Minister of Education Science and Technology Bright Msaka visited the centre, Mzuni’s […]
Minister of Education, Science and Technology Bright Msaka says it is high time Malawi reviewed its secondary school curriculum to ensure that learners are imparted with skills relevant to the modern world. Speaking Monday in Mzuzu when he opened a regional stakeholder dialogue meeting for northern and central east education chapter, Msaka asked delegates to […]
Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Bright Msaka has said the secondary school education system was facing serious challenges, pointing out that there was need for a major transformation. He made the observation on Monday in Blantyre at Mount Soche Hotel when he opened a regional dialogue meeting on secondary education in the southern region […]
Education, Science and Technology Minister, Bright Msaka toured Blantyre Secondary School (BSS) and at Catholic Institute (CI) Community Day Secondary School in Blantyre and disclosed that government. has procured 27,450 single seat desks with chairs and 31,425 double seater desks to be distributed in the country’sprimary and secondary schools as one way of improving standards […]