Malawi: Why it’s important children learn to read in their mother-tongue
Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, reading levels of students are far below grade level, and Malawi is no exception. Recent results of […]
Education
MANEB INTRODUCES IDs FOR CANDIDATES SEATING FOR PSLCE EXAMINATIONS
Malawi National Examination Board (MANEB) has said that internal candidates seating for the forthcoming Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education […]
SCABIES OUTBREAK FORCE GOVT TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE UMBWI SECONDARY SCHOOL
Following scabies outbreak, government has temporarily closed Umbwi secondary school for a week to find ways of dealing with the […]
MALAWI FIRST LADY PRESENTS SCHOLARSHIPS 20 GIRLS
First Lady Madam Gertrude Hendrina Mutharika through her newly launched Gertrude Mutharika Beatify Malawi (BEAM) trust has offered scholarships to […]
FABIANO ACCUSED OF BEING BEHIND QUOTA SYSTEM
Cold war wages on between Members of Parliament for the Northern Region and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)on how […]
MUTHARIKA MEETS GORDON BROWN; PLEDGES TO SUPPORT EDUCATION SECTOR IN MALAWI
Former British Prime Minister, Golden Brown, United Nation special Envoy on Globe Education has vowed to use his powers to […]
AGE AFRICA COMMENDS MALAWI GOVT FOR ITS EFFORT IN PROMOTING GIRLS’ EDUCATION
Age Africa, a Washington based organization advocating for girls’ education has applauded efforts the Malawi government is making towards promotion […]
JAPAN GOVT HANDS OVER SIX SCHOOLS TO MALAWI GOVT
The Japanese Government has handed over to Malawi Government six Community Day Secondary Schools (CDSS) which it re-constructed and expanded […]
BOY WITHOUT HANDS DEFIES ODDS BY PASSING PSCLE EXAMS
A Physically challenged Gilford Jester who was born with no hands has against all odds passed the just released Primary […]
NOTHERN REGION MPs CRY FOUL OVER SELECTION OF FORM ONE STUDENTS
Commotion erupted in Parliament on Thursday when Members of Parliament for the Northern Region took to task Minister of Education […]
NO STUDENT FROM NOTHERN REGION SELECTED TO NKHATABAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
Despite assurance from President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika that he will abolish Quota system of selecting students in public Secondary […]
TTC PLANS TO START OFFERING DIPLOMAS
Malawi Government, through the University of Malawi’s Chancellor College Faculty of Education, has embarked on a mission to upgrade the […]
MANEB FIRE NOT TO AFFECT MSCE RESULTS -MAGANGA
Malawi National Examination Board (MANEB) Public Relations Officer Simeon Maganga has downplayed public fears that the fire that gutted the […]
JCE, PSLCE EXAMS OUT
Malawi National Examination Board (MANEB) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education Science and Technology has released results of Junior […]
President Mutharika scraps controversial student quota system
Malawi’s new president, Peter Mutharika, has done away with the controversial student quota system, saying that six more universities will […]
Malawi strives to educate more children
These students, nestled beneath a thatched roof at Nthuli Primary School in Malawi, sit among 100 or so of their […]
MANEB GIVEN ULTIMATUM TO RELEASE END OF YEAR EXAMINTION REULTS BEFORE ACADEMIC YEAR STARTS
Education activist Benedicto Kondowe made an ultimatum in the local media, for Malawi National Examination Board (MANEB) to release the […]
English may become primary language in Malawian schools, though not everyone is keen
Questions of colonialism after Malawi opts for English as medium of instruction in schools rather than local languages. A heated […]