Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Bright Msaka said on Tuesday provision of better infrastructure for children’s conducive learning environment in schools by government is testimony of its commitment to promote education standards in the country. He was speaking in Thyolo during his supervision tour of the construction of classroom blocks at Chisoka and Mtambanyama […]
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 […]
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has commenced the recruitment process for both primary and secondary school teachers under Initial Primary Teacher Education (IPTE) 10, 11 and Open Distance Learning (ODL) 5. In a statement, Principal Secretary for Education, Science and Technology, Justin Saidi said this follows the passing of 2018/19 budget where Malawi Government […]
At least ten primary school girls between the ages of 13 and 19 are camping at Jeff Rest House at Nkhotakota Boma for commercial sex work after dropping out of school. The eldest among the group comes from Traditional Authority Mwansambo in the same district and has a four-year-old child. She explained that her mother […]
As Zomba is still mourning the death of some five children after a classroom block fell on them, a school in Thyolo is using a life threatening block that has wide and deep cracks for learning. Namikwende Junior School was discovered on Friday, in Traditional Authority Mphuka, where it was observed that poles used to […]
European Union (EU) has said it is deeply impressed with implementation of strategic programmers that aim at improving basic education and promoting the welfare of learners in Mzimba which is registering desired results. EU Head of Corporation in Malawi, Lluis Navarro express the sentiments at Vulundiya Primary School, in Ruviri Educational Zone in Mzimba South […]
Some 12 students at a private school in Balaka have failed to sit for their Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) after some teachers swindled their examination fees. Each one of them had paid over K20,000 as examination fees but school authorities failed to remit the money to the Malawi National Examination Board. The head […]
Teachers in public primary and secondary schools are demanding arrears worth K1.7 billion dating back to 2010 from government and have threatened to go on a nationwide sit-in on July 9 this year. Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has said the strike has been organised to force government to meet the obligation of paying 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 […]
The wind has been blowing hard and strong for two consecutive days in Sub T/A Ngwerero’s territory in Zomba Mayaka. For young learners at Natchengwa Primary School in the area, the chilly weather could have been a nice excuse to stay away from school. But driven by their thirst for knowledge, and the desire to […]
The High Court in Blantyre has ruled that the matter in which the Malawi Writers Union (Mawu) was challenging Ministry of Education’s decision to remove its Chichewa Literature textbook from the secondary school curriculum is more contractual and commercial in nature. In 2017 the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) ordered the removal of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Minister of Education Science and Technology, Bright Msaka, has said three more primary schools will be constructed in populous Mbayani township in Blantyre to decongest Mbayani One Primary School. Speaking after touring Mbayani One Primary School which has 10,00 learners and 74 teachers representing a teacher-pupil ratio of 1:126 against the recommended ratio of 1:60, […]