Government has assured the graduating students of the 2014 Bachelor of Computer Science Class at Chancellor College (CHANCO), that it is doing all it can to promote Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the country. Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Tourism and Culture Chimwemwe Banda who represented Vice President Saulosi Chilima, made the...
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Malawi govt to support ICT services, PS assures Chanco students
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Mzuni Vice Chancellor urges Malawians to read widely
Mzuzu University (Mzuni) says wide reading of literary books can help secondary school and college students excel in their various subjects of study in addition to enhancing their general understanding. Mzuni’s Vice Chancellor, Robert Ridley, expressed the sentiments when he officially opened the second conference on Malawian Literature which the university organized in its compass...
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Mangochi Muslims protest, demand education official’s transfer
Commotion ensued on Friday morning when communities from Masongola Zone in Namwela, Mangochi stormed District Education Manager’s office (Demo) demanding the transfer of Primary Education Advisor (PEA), Muwake Chauluka. The angry communities stoned Demo’s building, smashing windows as well as destroying Chauluka’s house property. They also injured Principal accountant who was later rushed to Mangochi...
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First Lady urges Malawi women in diaspora to help girl child education
Malawi’s First Lady, Gertrude Mutharika, has urged women in the diaspora to assist in the education of a girl child back home in order to make them responsible citizens. Madame Mutharika, who is in the United States of America accompanying President Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika at the US – Africa Leaders summit in Washington DC,...
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Poly student wins ‘young people for democracy’ award of FEI
Quipo Theu, a 21 year old student of the Polytechnic, a constituent college of the University of Malawi has emerged victorious in a young people’s essay writing competition organised by the Free Expression Institute (FEI). Theu was announced as competition winner at the Freedom of Expression Awards Night in Lilongwe . FEI organised an essay writing...
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Low self-esteem leading to girls dropouts in Malawi schools
Low self-esteem is said to be among the major challenges causing girls to venture into immoral behaviours, resulting in many dropouts in Salima and Chikwawa. This was learnt on Friday when Chikwawa Community Development Committee (CDC) of Campaign for Female Education (Camfed) visited Salima CDC to share experiences on some of the major challenges the two districts...
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Mangochi ‘persona non grata’ vows not to return: Education ministry to relocate Muwake
Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) president Chauluka Muwake has vowed he would never work in the lakeshore district of Mangochi after his property removed from his official residence by irate community members. Muwake, who is also primary education adviser (PEA) for Masongola Education Zone in Namwera, is of, among other things, allowing double shift...
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89 teachers graduate from Emmanuel college
About 89 teachers on Saturday graduated from Emmanuel Teachers Training College in Lilongwe. Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Dr. Emmanuel Fabiano, who was guest of honour, hailed the institution for its commitment to support government in the education sector. He said Malawi faces a problem of shortage of teachers in most rural schools, saying...
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Chanco students push Malawi govt to promote fine arts
Chancellor College (Chanco) students, a constituent college of the University of Malawi (UNIMA) have asked government and the corporate world to take an active role in the promotion of fine arts in the country. Speaking during the Chanco Fine Art Exhibition held at the campus over the weekend, President of Chanco Fine Arts Students Association,...
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UN women to assist Dedza girls complete education
United Nations (UN) women in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Social Welfare and Children’s Affairs are calling for girls and women from Dedza who are willing to serve as role models for the district. According to Dedza South East Constituency Juliana Lunguzi the call has been made due to poor indicators in education completion...
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Kia expands ‘Green Light Project’ in Malawi: Access to education for disadvantaged children
Kia Motors Corporation has announced the expansion of its ongoing global corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, the ‘Green Light Project’, during celebrations for the grand opening of a new Green Light School in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe. Kia’s Green Light Project – a global social mobility program started by the corporation in 2012 – strives to...
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37 Malawi students benefit from Scottish grant scheme
About 37 Malawian students have been awarded scholarships to study at masters level starting in September this year with £100,000 funding from Scotland Malawi Partnership (MSP) to support the students studying across six institutions in the country. The scholarship programme was introduced last year to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of Scottish explorer David Livingstone. Humza...
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Malawi govt urged to introduce Muslim-friendly education calendar
A local rights group, the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) is pushing authorities in Malawi’s Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to introduce a new educational calendar which will ensure that Muslim learners do not miss afternoon classes. Coordinator of strengthen Learn Without Fear project under the CHRR Stain Katuli raised the concerns...
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Malawi schools to teach in English: ‘Teachers not well-equipped to provide good English skills’
A heated debate rages on in Malawi over the government’s plans to implement the new Education Act in the next school calendar (starting September 8) which calls for the use of English language as the medium of instruction to learners from Standard one – the point of entry into public primary schools. The medium of...
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Mutharika avoids ‘quota’, calls for more intake in Malawi universities
President Peter Mutharika has avoided pronouncement of his government policy shift in terms of access to institutions of higher learning particularly the controversial quota system, saying there is need to establish more institutions to absorb more students. “Access to higher education still remains a privilege of a few people in this country. We must increase...
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APM promises Mombela University to north Malawi
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has promised the people of the northern region that he is going to build a higher learning insitution in Mzimba to be called Mombera University, saying government is committed towards improving quality higher learning in the country regardless of region. Mutharika said in Mzuzu on Friday during the graduation of 686...
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20 Malawi girls rescued from early marriages to be re-enrolled to school
In a bid to promote girls education in the country, the Unite for Body Rights also known as Malawi Alliance on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in Dedza district has seen 20 young girls withdrawn from early marriages and re-enrolled in schools. This was disclosed on Saturday during a 7 day media tour organized...
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Combating child labour key to achieving quality education in Malawi -ILO
International Labour Organisation (ILO) Chief Technical Advisor in Malawi, Khalid Hassan, has said combating child labour is the key to the country’s achievement of quality education and reducing poverty. He was speaking in Lilongwe on the sidelines of Youth Empowerment and Civic Education (YECE) launch of its Strategic Plan for 2014-18. “Child labour should be...
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19 US Peace Corps sworm-in to work in Malawi schools
About 19 new United States Peace Corps were, on Thursday sworn in after undergoing 11-weeks of community based training at Chinkhombwe Village in Kasungu district. The volunteers will be assigned to various Community Day Secondary Schools (CDSS) throught Malawi where they will work alongside their local counteparts to teach English, Mathematics, Physics and Science to strengthen academic...
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Zomba Diocese hands over school to Malawi govt
The Catholic Diocese of Zomba has handed over St Augustine junior primary school to the Ministry pf Education at Tambula Village T/A Sitola which falls under St. Therese-Liwonde Parish in Machinga District. Speaking during the function, the Administrator of Zomba Diocese, most Rev. Fr. Henry Kaleso, called upon the Malawi Government, to support Diocesan efforts...
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