Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) has revealed that it will no longer handle funds to pay delayed honorarium for polling staff, majority of which were teachers. The electoral body has, in the past few days, been under fire for failing to pay the polling staff, forcing some to stage demonstrations at its offices. But a meeting […]
Teachers from Lilongwe Rural East, Lilongwe Urban and Lilongwe Rural West on Tuesday morning marched and petitioned Lilongwe City Chief Executive Officer (CEO), District Commissioner (DC) demanding honoraria payment by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). Led by the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) Secretary General Dennis Kalekeni, the teachers have warned of unspecified action if they are […]
Police on Friday used tear gas and shot into the air as they tried to disperse over hundreds of teachers for staging a peaceful demonstration over their delayed allowances payment by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). The march, in the capital Lilongwe, was called by teachers from Lilongwe Rural East, Lilongwe Urban and Lilongwe Rural […]
This May Day (or Labour Day as we call it here) my thoughts are with Malawian teachers and their struggles. In particular my thoughts are with those teachers who defy the odds and make a difference in the lives of their students and in their communities. I would like to share a few stories on […]
The Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) on Saturday condemned remarks Civil Society Organization (CSOs) and some representatives of political parties made that promotions offered to teachers recently are politically motivated. The condemnation comes in the wake of a Daily Times front page article on Friday that alleged that the offer ofpromotions might be associated with the campaign by the ruling party. […]
The Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) on Monday applauded President Joyce Banda for promoting over 16 000 teachers across the country. Speaking to journalists at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe after meeting the President, TUM president Dennis Kalekeni said promotions motivate employees to deliver. “As you might be aware, TUM held a number of meetings with […]
Minister of Education, Science and Technology Dr Lucious Kanyumba is holding a series of meetings with teachers across the country to discuss how best the Ministry’s programmes and policies can promote the welfare of teachers. The meetings, the first large scale high level interaction between teachers and senior management in the Ministry of Education will […]
Scores of Malawian teachers have celebrated their 2013 Christmas silently after the Joyce Banda administration failed to pay them their December salaries despite an assurance that it would so. Several teachers who spoke to Nyasa Times confirmed government forced them to spend their Xmas in a toned-down manner as they had nothing to eat. Teachers […]
Teachers in Lilongwe urban and rural East and West will on Friday march in protest against the Ministry of Education Science and Technology for failing remit salary deductions to money lending institutions making the teachers unable to access loans. The teachers through their Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) have already alerted Lilongwe district commissioner and […]
Police in Mzuzu have arrested three teachers for allegedly stealing four computer sets worthy MK750,000 property of the Malawi Government. The suspects are Tumbikani Msowoya of Traditional Authority Jalavikuwa, Mzimba District, Richard Gondwe 29, of Betele village, Traditional Authority Mwachenga, Rumphi District , Patrick Gondwe 28 of Kantafu village Traditional Authority Katumbi, Rumphi District , […]
Government is failing to pay over K1.3 billion in arrears to primary school teachers it graduated in its various Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs) last year under the Initial Primary School Teacher Education (IPTE) programme, Nyasa Times understands. Some of the dillusioned teachers told Nyasa Times in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe that government is “insensitive” and taking […]
Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has warned that it will take “radical” action against government should it fail to immediately address all the issues which the two parties agreed upon during recent series of meetings on the plight of teachers in the country. TUM’s General Secretary Dennis Kalekeni made the warning during the impromptu news […]
Malawi ministry of education authorities have bowed down to pressure from primary school teachers who have been threatening to go on strike on July 14 should government fail to consider them for promotion. The teachers have been accusing government officials of uncaring towards their long times demand. In an apparent response to the demand, Education minister Eunice […]
Thousands of Malawian teachers from public primary schools will down their tools starting June 17 if government fails to increase the number of promoted teachers in various positions. At the moment only teachers from Lilongwe Urban, Blantyre Urban and Chiradzulu district public primary schools have issued the warning. The teachers’ threat comes barely a week after their […]
Hundreds of Primary School Teachers in Mzuzu have staged a sit-in asking the Teaching Service Commission to rectify anomalies in the promotion of Teachers. The Teachers from more than 40 schools marched to the Mzuzu District Education Manager’s office to present their petition. They also staged a four-hour vigil but later dispersed vowing not to […]
Primary school teachers in Malawi are demanding an explanation from the ministry of education authorities on the deduction of a K100 from their monthly salary. According to a pay-slip from one of the teachers which Nyasa Times possess the ministry’s authorities are deducting pay-as-you-earn as an income tax and what they call ‘unknown’ K100 from the salaries. […]
Things are slowly getting out of hand for Malawi’s President Joyce Banda’s administration following a declaration on Monday by the country’s public teachers that they were also joining the nationwide civil servants’ strike. Earlier in the day some health workers in the country also joined the strike which has now entered its second week despite […]
Primary school teachers in Malawi are accusing president of Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) of receiving bribes from government authorities to confuse them on the participation of the countrywide civil servants slated from Monday. The leaders of the Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) are calling all civil servants in the country to stage a nationwide […]