Tag archives: Maneb

MSCE 2026: 111,510 students pass as MANEB releases results — boys outperform girls, but girls lead among special needs candidates

By Nyasa Times News Desk

Overall pass rate stands at 59.26%, with 111,510 of 188,169 candidates successful Male candidates outperform females: 62.80% pass rate for boys vs 53.77% for girls Internal candidates post best results of any category, at 64.08% External candidates struggle most, with under half passing Female special needs candidates buck the trend, outperforming males by nearly 8 […]

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Malawi’s national exam results reveal mixed outcomes amid resource concerns

By Nyasa Times News Desk

Damning results reveal shocking gender gap as campaigners demand urgent government action over “dwindling” education standar Malawi’s national exam results have laid bare a troubling picture of the country’s education system — with primary school pass rates plunging by a shocking six percentage points, even as experts warn of overcrowded classrooms and pupils forced to […]

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MANEB official-cum-school owner alleged to have leaked 2020 MSCE exams

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Chief internal auditor at the Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB), Harrison Manda, and owner of Multi Career as well as Royal Private Secondary Schools in Karonga and Mzuzu respectively is said to have been behind the leakage of the 2020 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations that led to their cancellation before they were […]

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Form 4 students take on Maneb for delaying MSCE exam results

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Form 4 students, who sat for the 2020-21 Malawi School Certificate of Education Examination (MSCE) are demanding that the Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) must release the results as soon as possible in order to enable those that will fail to re-write the examinations. MANEB  extended the  registration of candidates and payment of examination fees for […]

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Court allows Chiunda lawyers access security system at Maneb

By Nyasa Times Reporter

A court in Zomba has allowed the defense team of suspended Malawi National Examinations Board  (Maneb) executive director Gerald Chiunda access security system at Maneb. The Senior Resident Magistrate Court has allowed the defence in a case involving Chiunda and three others to access  Maneb’s security system during cross examination of state witnesses. Chiunda, who […]

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Maneb extends registration period for 2021 as parents urge timey release of exams

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The Malawi National Examinations Board ( MANEB) has extended the  registration of candidates and payment of examination fees for 2021 Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education ( PSLCE), Junior Certificate of Education( JCE) and Malawi School Certificate of Education( MSCE) examination to 8th April 2021. According to a MANEB statement, the extension is in response […]

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Parents, education analyst ask Maneb to extend registration of candidates period 

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Education commentators have joined parents who have asked the Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) to extend the registration of candidates for 2021 PSLCE, JCE and MSCE examinations. According to a communication from MANEB, it states that registration starts on 22nd February and ends on 8th March 2021. “This is to inform all that registration of […]

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Police explain charges for  Maneb bosses

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi Police have explained the charges that have been slapped on former Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb) executive director Gerald Chiunda and three others in relation to the cancelled 2020 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations. National police spokesperson James Kadadzera said Chiunda who was arrested  alongside Ishmael Faki, chief examination development officer, Joseph […]

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Activist  Mayaya raises human rights concerns against Maneb board

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Human rights activist Billy Mayaya has raised human rights and governance concerns against  the manner in which Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb) executive director Gerald Chiunda and five others  were suspended following  the leakage of 2020  Malawi School Certificate of Education ( MSCE) examinations. In an interview with Nyasa Times, Mayaya said it is only proper for Maneb board […]

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Parliamentary committee summons suspended Maneb officers: MSCE exam leakage attributed to security lapses

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The 2020 Malawi Schools Certificate of Education (MSCE) examination leaked due to security lapses as only six Malawi Police officers were engaged instead of the required 20, the Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) has said. The Board on Tuesday conceded that there was weak security checks at MANEB offices, indicating that there were no physical […]

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MSCE exams leak again

By Nyasa Times Reporter

There are fears of  fresh leakage of the yet to be re-administered Malawi School  Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations with papers. Prepared answers which matched the question papers were circulating supposedly of the new exams. Malawi National Examination Board (Maneb)  which is to administer MSCE examinations from Tuesday, January 5, 2021 after the cancelation of […]

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Nyalonje says highest pass in PSLC examination for last 5 years: MSCE to be readministered amid tight security

By Nyasa Times Reporter

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 […]

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Maneb to administer fresh MSCE exams from Jan 5 2021

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) claims that it has put all necessary security measures to ensure a credible Malawi Schools Certificate of Education (MSCE) examination which will be re-administered from 5th to 29th January 2021. The re-administration of the examination was necessitated by the cancellation of the 2020 MSCE examination on November 4 and […]

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Maneb suspends Chiunda over Malawi exam fraud: Nampota acting boss

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi National Examination Board (Maneb) has suspended its executive director  Gerald Chiunda  just a week after President Lazarus Chakwera ordered that heads to roll at the institution following the Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) leakage. In a letter dated November 11, 2020, the board’s vice chairperson, Dr. Edith Mmela says the board has decided […]

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Maneb, Ministry of Education in the dark over MSCE exam leakage

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Both Malawi National Examination Board (Maneb) and Ministry of Education officials are still in the dark on how the 2020 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations were leaked just a day before President Lazarus Chakwera’s deadline to discover the source of the embarrassing leak. Deputy Minister of Education Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima and Maneb executive […]

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Nankhumwa calls for commission of inquiry on  Malawi exam fraud

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Leader of opposition in Parliament  Kondwani Nankhumwa has called on President Lazarus Chakwera to immediately set up a Commission of Inquiry in order to find out the cause of the leakage of examination papers f which forced the cancellation of the 2020 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) exams  and led to clashes Wednesday between […]

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