Thyolo students set own secondary school ablaze

October 17, 2019 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 46 Comments

Irate students at Thyolo secondary school on Wednesday night went on rampage, destroying school property and setting the building ablaze angered by what they say infiltration of the school by students from other districts.

Thyolo Sevondary School building in flames

The students say quota system entails that only students from the district should be selected to the school but they are surprised that the number of students from other districts who come “through envelopes” is now outnumbering those from Thyolo.

The students destroyed the general building which comprises of administration offices and bursar’s office as well as hostels, matron’s house, dining room and part of the headmaster’s office.

Reports from the school say what started the rage is that some of the students were sent on suspension due to various reasons which include use of mobile phones, teasing and bullying.

Thyolo police spokesperson Amos Tione said the damage is extensive and management ofn the school is now counting the cost.

He said investigations are underway to arrest the culprits.

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46 replies on “Thyolo students set own secondary school ablaze”

  2. We should all be angry at corruption. Ana ofewa angopeza malo mma secondary osapitirira kulimbikira sukulu. Tsiku lina Mtunda wa a Malawi udzadzuka kulimbikira okha ndi corruption despite govt corrupting the Anti Corruption Bureau. This is just one of the example of what will happen if government and others continue condoning corruption

  3. Ana a Adad kodi simukudziwa kuti mukaononga sukulu yomangidwa ndi adad ndiye kuti sazakonadzanso. Koma Adad kkkkkk kapena anawo atumidwa ndi a Chakwera. Yes I think so.

  4. Who do you think can heal the world? No one people are mad not because of their leaders behaviour NO. Is Honkong in Malawi? Is Venzeura in Malawi? Are Yellow vest Malawians? NO NO NO! The world is driven by a strong force of hate and crime. Malawi is also not spared. People should preach peace.

  5. stupidity of the highest order. 1. No matter where you are from or who you are Malawi belongs to everyone. 2. this habit of destroying property for very stupid reasons zilekeke amalawi. So after burning the school who will stay at home for prolonged time? everyone including those who believe they deserved to be in the school. end result lost years of schooling. 3. Amalawi we are beginning to get excited over violence, believe you me those who have seen the face of lawlessness or violence in other countries will agree with me , it is an ugly affairs. Hurts the perpetrator and the observer equally ( so even when a different government comes in) they will find governing an un ruly crowd difficult. 4. This lawlessness will breed equally heavy handed response from security forces, we will end up sacrificing some of the little freedoms we have. kumaganizira mawa AMALAWI CHONDE. TONSEFE LET US TAKE RESPONSIBILTY OF PLEADING FOR PEAC RATHER THAN GLORIFYING IT. NDAPOTA NANU ABALE ANGA

    1. it all started with hate against northerners by Chewas. They forgot that a seed of hate grows. The Lomwes just copied it. if you are a tribalist you cannot hate one one tribe only, you will hate all other tribes other than your own, of course with varying degrees of hate. if this happened in the north of Malawi it would have justified the hate against northerners. Hate breeds hate, love breeds love. Malawi will need strong leadership to reverse this dangerous trend

  10. Hahahahaha…..mulopwana ….anti iye ndi kuthezo basi osati school……..ndiye bola pulezidenti was thekelani ujatu….gndolosi…….school samanga mmunda was tea

  11. That’s what happens when the father is turning on a blind eye to the things happening around then it ends up happening in his own home.

  14. That’s sign Malawian are sick and tired of One partie system which Dpp and Peter Mutharika. Mr Mutharika you can seen that you destroyed Peaceful Country because of your greedy you have to resign because if you force yourself on that possition your are drag.

  15. Mumva APM, Mchacha and the entire DPP team kuti zimenezi achita ndi a opposition………………………………….! To APM destruction of public property is done by MCP and the Chewas only not Lhomwe! Musovengeze ndithudi, mufunilanji umboni wina anthu akamakuuzani kuti since May 21. 2019. this in Malawi are upside down!!

  17. Am not Malawian is English 😆 ine si m’malawi ndi chichewa translation kaya a tumbuka amatichani quota system I think 😅😞 pachi central ndi nyau zaotcha sukulu sakufuna alomwe obwela ma folena Ali America😈😆😅

  18. hehehehehehehe et tu Thyolo kwavuta, ndiye pamenepo muziti ndi Timothy Mtambo kapena muziti climate change

  19. Is it Mtambo again who orchestrated this??? U pathetic tribe . You did this deliberately in order to get one of the American schools .

    U can’t fool us all , this was staged by the likes of Ben Phiri to have good standard of American school.

    If hatred is starting from schools what kind of Malawi are we building?
    This is being infiltrated by the politicians themselves .

    1. Infact they will fix this one using the American School project and build others in the same district using the same funding. it will actually be the priority.

  20. Paja mumati a tumbuka ngaku Mpoto heti kkkkk ngaku rumphi inu alomwe mwaitha mawa zili ku mangwetu 😄😄😃😃😂

  21. Tsopano Ana amene aotcha school wa pali mlandu wina ulionsengati si za a dad awo basi😆😆😅 Malawi tikunkakuti😠😕😢

  25. If this ha happened somewhere beyond Kasungu or Nkhotakota, we could have heard how primitive are people from that side.

  26. Mtambo the great 😂😂😂😃😃and what about the other students in various schools. Viva Malawi tiyeninazo pakaipa pa nyasa Hahaha alhomwe omweo wakumpoto versus wakumwela versus wazakati. Mwaotcha a dad anu amanga😂😂😂

  31. Alomwe anzanga,
    Chonchi atumbuka akamatipotsa kuphunzira tizidana nawo??? Ife tikuwotcha tokha masukulu anzathu akuwasowa masukulu abwino ngati amenewo. Kukhuta gondolosi wa kwa Chonde kapena????????

  32. During Kamuzu Banda time any student who displayed strange behavior at school was put on surveillance. Any student who opted to cause havoc at school was sent home and was never allowed to get any sort of education at any Malawian institution. Today we say democracy. Send those children home and should never be allowed at any institution of learning within the confines of our beautiful but ‘full of evil’ country.

  36. Those are not students but pupils.Is this Mtambo also?The most problem we are facing here is about tribalism.The creator of these problems is no than APM.People have been against this quota system but you are always stubborn and arrogant.Though i know they must be someone who is just using the pupils to do it.If you can go deep down and investigate this,you shall find the truth behind the setting ablaze of the school.

    1. Anawauza ma students ndi ma teachers achewa amene azaza kumeneko?timadabwa nanutu kuti kodi ku central kwanuko kulibe ma school?zinkani kwanu mukaphunzitse azibale anu aku nsundwe…not initiating violence mwa ana athuwa.A DEM…achewawa azinka kwawo akutionongera mbiri

      1. Koma akulu inu mukudziwa ndi Alomwe angati amakhala kapena kuphunzila ma sukulu a chigawo chapakati??? Samalani payankhuludwe ndi maganizo anu opusawo

        1. Usavutike Mzii kumuuza za nzeru sangamveeeeeeeeeeee ameneyu, kodi a Lhomwe wa akaluza nkhani anthu a central akawauza kuti a Lhomwe onse including those working in central region abwelele ku kwao ku South zingakhale bwino? Kuteloko iyeyu sakutha kuona kuti zimene Msundwe yachita zikulosela kuti akhoza kuchita zazikulu kuposa zimene achitazo! Kodi titelo kuti iyeyu sakudziwa kuti pomwe achewa pa Malawi alipo 6 million, a Lhomwe alipo 1.5 million yokha basi? Izi zikutanthauza chani? Gulu la achewa 4 likhoza kukhala likuthana ndi mu Lhomwe kapena mngulu m’modzi! Chonde kulibwino kumangogona tikakhuta kalongonda chifukwa ife a nyau zomenyana tinazolowela, kudambwe timakhalila zomenyanatu, ndiye musamapuse kapena kumaona ngati gulu la anthu opusa tikamakhala cheteeeeeeeeeeeeeee…………………………….. tikakwiya timakwapula kapenanso ku……………………………!! Samalani!

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