Malawi’s church based NGOs have slapped the country’s education system saying it is not relevant to the needs of the country because the curricula does not impart survival or entrepreneurial skills among others. The Catholic Education Commission, the CCAP synod of Livingstonia Education department and the Catholic Mzuzu Diocese Education department unanimously agreed during a […]
Dedza Secondary School, popularly known as Box 48 in central Malawi has been shut down following continued protests against congestion and poor diet at the facility by the students. The students were on Wednesday morning ordered to leave the campus by 3pm. Protests and demonstrations started on Monday after storming the district’s education office (Demo) for possible solution to their […]
Barely days after Malawi government announced a salary increment of 61 percent for civil servants, employees at the education ministry in Capitol Hill are refusing to resume work until Principal Secretary of the ministry Mcphell Magwira is removed, Nyasa Times has established. A visit by Nyasa Times reporters to the ministry of education block on Monday found out that […]
Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Eunice Kazembe says construction of school infrastructure relies upon the hands of the community. The Minister was responding to a question from the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkhata-Bay Central, Symon Vuwa Kaunda who requested the ministry to consider constructing classroom blocks, teacher’s houses at Chisangawe Community Day Secondary […]
The majority of Parliamentarians on Monday voted against the Education Bill calling for further scrutiny. Government brought in the Chamber the Education Bill which among other issues seeks for the introduction of free and compulsory primary education and an increased number of teachers to match the over increasing demand of primary education. The Bill also […]
By Hudson Mphande, Nyasa Times Malawi Government would have to cough more than K25 billion (almost US$71 million) to see through the opening of the Malawi University of Science and Technology, the brainchild of the country’s late President Bingu wa Mntharika which coincidentally was constructed at his home in Ndata, Thyolo district. The project has […]
Stella Maris Secondary School is a prestigious instituion, but the recent death of of one of the students has created a blot in its image., leaving her family in state of despondency, Nyasa Times has learnt. Georgina Nkhata 18, a form four student, died on Thursday evening at queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) where she […]
Malawi’s Education Minister, Eunice Kazembe on Thursday challenged a claim by American pop queen Madonna that her charity last year built 10 new schools in the developing southern African nation. In December Madonna’s charity – Raising Malawi – announced that its efforts to support vulnerable children in Malawi had led to the construction of 10 […]
President Joyce Banda has recognized the contribution to the democratization and development efforts in the country that the private media, especially Zodiak Broadcasting Corporation (ZBS) is making. Banda said this on Monday when she presided over the 2013 Best Girl Awards at Ludzi Girls Secondary School in Mchinji organised by Zodiak. The best three girls […]
In the first part of this article I argued that the mess in Malawi’s education sector is not occurring in a vacuum; it is a reflection of the state of the country’s governance and political economy. I also suggested that the internal causes of the problems are tied to external causes. In this concluding part […]
In its editorial of Thursday 29th November, The Nation newspaper expressed alarm at the revelation that Malawi’s education sector was performing worse than our neighbours. The Nation posed the question “Where are we getting it wrong?” The news of our dismal educational performance came via the Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Eunice Kazembe, who was speaking at an Education […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda has appointed her young sister, Dr Anjimile ntila Oponyo as Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. The ministry’s pokesperson Lindiwe Chide confirmed Oponyo will be“ PS for Basic and Secondary Education.” An educationist, Dr Oponyo worked for the World Bank, International Monetray Fund and at the UN […]
Government says literacy is vital although a majority of Malawians can’t read and write due to various challenges, chiefly resources. Education minister Eunice Kazembe told the gathering at the 2012 National Literacy Conference on Wednesday, that: “Government’s efforts including the free primary school initiative have done little to improve literacy.” The teacher-student ratio is enormous […]
Concerned parents in Malawi’s eastern district of Machinga are pushing education authorities to remove headmaster for Njiwalero Primary School in Ungwe Village, in the area of Traditional Authority Nyambi whom they accuse of flirting with school girls. The parents claim that the head teacher Gibson Maini, whose wife divorced him because of his promiscuous tendencies, has since […]
The future of the establishment of the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) whose bill was passed by the Malawi Parliament last year looks hazy as it has taken over a year without gazetting it, a situation that has stalled the accreditation process of Colleges and Universities. On July 24, 2011 parliament authorised the establishment […]
I would like to first congratulate President Joyce Banda for making her maiden speech at the 67th United Nations General assembly whose theme is “Bringing about adjustments and settlements of international disputes or situations by peaceful means.” It was an eloquent speech in which she has articulated well the socio-economic challenges which are faced in developing […]
In its efforts to contribute towards the improvement of education, the Catholic Church in Malawi has embarked on an ambitious K2.1 billion secondary school project. The modern school will be constructed in Kasungu District and the ground breaking ceremony took place Friday. To be called Loyola Jesuit Secondary School, the first intake of students is […]
Deputy Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, Jennifer Chilunga on Monday said early childhood education was vital for a child’s development. Chilunga was speaking when she launched the 2012 National Early Childhood Development Awareness Week. During the week, the ministry will carry out activities aimed at promoting Early Childhood development (ECD). Speaking during the […]