Women teachers in Balaka on Wednesday afternoon left Balaka L.E.A School ground dejected after they were given K600 [less than $1 United States Dollar] each as a take home after spending almost the whole day patronizing and dancing for President Peter Mutharika during a political rally. One of the lady teachers told Nyasa Times that […]
Two hundred and sixty- five primary school teachers in Thyolo were all smiles last Friday when, for the first time, the district’s education office awarded them and their schools for best performance. The awards were given to Standard Eight teachers for producing Grade As in the 2018/19 Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE) examinations […]
Minister of Education Science and Technology, Dr William Susuwele Banda has warned teachers in various schools in the country to stop frightening students but rather inspire them to potentially achieve their goals. He issued a warning in Blantyre Friday during a graduation ceremony of 39 Secondary School Teachers who underwent a six week course in […]
Primary school teachers in Mzimba have bashed National Reading Programme (NRP), established in 2016 to promote reading among learners in junior classes, saying it has done more harm than good to leaners. Speaking in an interview with a teacher from St Peters Primary School in Mzuzu, Rose Mvula said she resorted to using old teaching […]
Teachers from various universities across the country recruited last April have gone into an indefinite sit-in aimed to push government so that it owners their full monthly salaries. Nyasa Times understands that for four months now, the teachers have not yet received a penny for their services. The 333 teachers, who were recruited after interviews last year, have argued […]
Malawi Police on Wednesday evening sprayed teargas to protesting teachers in Chikwawa who are demanding their allowances for the election related jobs. Chikwawa police officer-in-charge Davie Chingwalu said the police used the teargas to disperse the rioting teachers because they had blocked a road. “They blocked the Chapananga road with stones and branches of trees, […]
Government has saluted private sectors which contribute towards efforts to promote education standards in the country. The salutation was made by Mzimba South District Education Manager (DEM), Funwel Chiwowa when he presided over the graduation ceremony of 110 teachers who underwent a three year Initial Primary Teachers Education (IPTE) training at Mzimba Development Aid from […]
District Commissioner for Balaka, Ali Phiri has described rural electrification by government through the Malawi Rural Electrification Program (MAREP) as a catalyst to development. Phiri was speaking Wednesday at the switching on of Marep Phase 8 Mwaye Power Line at Mwaye Primary School, Traditional Authority Kalembo in Balaka. He said the switching on of the […]
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Principal Secretary Justin Saidi, has conceded that there names of deceased teachers appearing on the list of 20 210 teachers it has promoted last week. “It is true that there are some names if the list of teachers who are dead,” said Saidi after social media revelations of “ghost […]
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) has announced that it has promoted 20 210 teachers in primary, secondary and tertiary schools effective this month to motivate them and promote quality education. But critics have cautioned that this could be a ploy to woo voters as the May 21 Tripartite Elections approach. MoEST Principal […]
Teachers in Chiradzulu District are calling on people in different professionals to visit their schools to motivate learners to realise their goals. Chiradzulu Community Day Secondary School (CDSS), Head teacher Humphrey Mathewa made the call on Tuesday when some Camfed District Committee (CDC) members went to the school to motivate learners that are supported by […]
Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) Secretary General, Charles Kumchenga has warned government to pay teachers their outstanding arrears by May, saying if it does not comply teachers would stage an ‘industrial action.’ In an interview in Mulanje Tuesday, he said they are asking government to settle all the arrears come May this year or they […]
Oxfam, a global aid and development charity, has urged teachers in the country to be responsive to promotion of gender issues in their schools as one way one mainstreaming it. The Deputy Country Director for Oxfam Malawi, Lingalireni Mihowa said thiswhen she opened a two day briefing for Teachers code of conduct and Gender Training […]
Education activists, the Civil Society Coalition on Education has thrown its weight behind a few disgruntled teachers vigil at Capital Hill, the seat of government in Lilongwe, saying promotions were long overdue. The teachers are today entering fourth day in their vigil aimed at forcing the authorities effect a promotion. The society executive director Benedicto […]
A group of disgruntled primary school teachers have stormed Capital Hill, the seat of government in Lilongwe and are holding a vigil at Ministry of Education headquarters to force the government promote them. The primary school teachers, abandoned classes and loitered at the seat of government is not only nasty but embarrassing to the Democratic […]
Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has issued a fresh sit in threat, warning all teachers in public schools will picket if government fails to pay salary arrears to some teachers by October 31. TUM president Willie Malimba says the teachers now feel duped that the government is not living up to its promise of paying […]
Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has put its weight behind protests organized by some teachers in some parts of the country on Monday to force the government pay them salaries arrears which dates back to two to four years. TUM president Willie Malembo said although the teachers have not infirmed his office about the protests […]
Teachers who two years ago completed their primary school teaching course on Monday stormed Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) headquarters in Lilongwe to find out why the government is not telling them when and where to report for duties just less than a week before schools open and the Ministry of Education has since responded. […]