As one way of empowering the education sector in the country, mobile phone service provider Airtel Malawi on Thursday donated 725 books worth K2.1 million to Chiradzulu Community Day Secondary School. There were 25 books per subject, which will carter for the entire institution from form 1 to form 4 for an average of at […]
The question of the Malawian education system continues to be discussed, especially by prospective, current and graduate academics. It remains a hot topic in most social media forums, and of cause, parents concerned about the future of their children regarding the career paths opted by their children. The discussions are mainly focused on comparing the […]
Deputy Minister of education, Science and technology, Vincent Ghambi on Saturday hailed Dowa Alumni Association for complementing government efforts in its quest to improve quality of education in the country. Ghambi was speaking when he presided over the Dowa 50 th anniversary commemoration. He said government cannot do everything alone. The association chair MacDonald Kamdonyo, […]
Minister of Information and Tourism and Culture on Friday donated ten bails of sugar to Mayani Secondary School district in Dedza. Speaking during the function, Nankhumwa, who is also an alumni of the school urged the students to work hard in their classes so that they can develop into successful students. Nankhumwa who also presided over the […]
Students from two constituent colleges of university of Malawi, Chancellor and Polytechnic have disapproved government announcement of abolishment of students allowances that will now be taken care of through students loan scheme. The abolished student allowance follows the Higher Education Students Loan Bill that was passed in parliament this year February and was approved as […]
The Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has condemned government’s idea to introduce fees in Teachers Training Colleges (TTCs), and has since accused government of “commercializing the noble profession.” Government, through Ministry of Education and Science Technology spokesperson Manfred Ndovi, has confirmed its idea of introducing the fees but said the fees will be highly “subsidized.” […]
At least 50 percent of Malawian school-going children have dental caries which progress and worsen when they get to 17 years of age, health officials have disclosed. Assistant Director of Clinical Services responsible for Oral Health in the Ministry of Health, Enock Phale disclosed this Monday during the launch of Oral Health week in Blantyre. […]
Dear Hon. Dr. Emmanuel Fabiano, I write this open letter to your Hon. Education Minister with heavy heart and it borders on what I suspect to be a spar between quality education and incompetent administrators in the education sector. Honourable Minister, it is undeniable fact that all countries that have registered tremendous improvements in the […]
The Luchenza Secondary School Alumni (LUSSA) in Thyolo District is mobilizing resources for the commemoration of the School’s 25 years of existence which will take place on 15th October, this year. According to the Central region Alumni Coordinator Pilirani Kachulu, the budget for the events is pegged at K2 millionand currently just over half a […]
Japan Ambassador to Malawi Shuichiro Nishioka has announced that his government has released 1.8 billion yen (about K6.3 billion) for the Expansion of selected community day secondary school in the country. The projects will be benefit schools in Chiradzulu, Dedza, Ntheu, Kasungu, Lilongwe, and Zomba in which 11 secondary schools will be expanded and improve. […]
Airtel Malawi’s commitment to investing in the country’s education sector is growing from strength to strength as underlined by the brand’s adoption of Masenjere Primary School in Nsanje District. Speaking at the ceremony, Wednesday, in Nsanje, Airtel’s Public Relations and Corporate Manager Edith Tsilizani said the company strives to be actively involved in the education sector […]
A Form Two student, Emma Katunga who is one of the winners of the TNM Ufulu @ 50 promotion winner has donated her K2m prize money to her Tsabango Community Day Secondary School for building toilets. Katunga is one of the 50 TNM subscribers that won a total of K100 million in the Ufulu@50 promotion […]
Chilipa Police Unit in Mangochi is keeping in custody a head teacher of Kapire Primary School for being suspected of defiling a 14-year-old girl (name concealed) who was in standard seven at the school in the district. Mangochi police publicist Rodrick Maida confirmed the arrest and identified the suspect as Gnazio Goliati of 55 years […]
Billions of kwacha from government coffers are being lost out on ghost teachers in operatives being masterminded by unscrupulous civil servants at Capital Hill in Malawi’s administrative capital Lilongwe, Nyasa Times can reveal. The revelation comes in the wake of ‘cashgate’ trials currently ongoing in Malawi courts, following the plundering of more than $100 million dollars of […]
Parents and guardians of pupils learning at Mama Khadija Girls Primary School in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Jalasi in Mangochi have complained that the District’s Education Manager’s (DEM) Office is failing to provide teaching and learning materials at the school due to issues surrounding on school uniform. Mama Khadija Girls Primary school is […]
In a bid to motivate and inspire academic excellence in young people, Airtel Malawi has pumped K2 million towards secondary school youth competition. Speaking during the cheque presentation in Lilongwe to the Top Achiever awards, Airtel’s Customer Service Director Sibusiso Nyasulu said the initiative is worth supporting because young people represent a significant step forward […]
A Malawian teacher at Kanjedza Primary School in Blantyre hit newspaper headlines fors living in an out-of-use toilet due to a shortage of houses at the institution. The Weekend Nation reported that the school’s head-teacher, Nellie Mkumba, said the teacher has been living in the sanitary facility since he got transferred from Kapeni Demonstration School, […]
The introduction of community technical colleges will help to reduce unemployment rate and create wealth for the country, the Minister of Labour, Henry Mussa said on Thursday. Mussa, briefing the press in Lilongwe, also revealed that government would officially launch the community technical college programme next Friday at Ngala in Karonga. Mussa said the main […]