The government has revised upwards the 2020/21 national budget from K2.2 trillion to K2.3 trillion owing to increased emergency expenditure due to the Covid-19 pandemic and re-administering of the Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) among other things.
Presenting the mid-year budget statement in Parliament, Minister of Finance Felix Mlusu said the revised budget has a deficit of K810 billion up from the initial K755 billion representing 8.8 percent of gross domestic product.
Mlusu said last year the economy grew by 0.9 percent but it will experience a rebound this year to achieve the projected growth of 3.5 percent owing to the anticipated better agriculture outturn due to the Affordable Input Programme (AIP).
February 24, 2021 Duncan Mlanjira – Nyasa Times 2 Comments
Since its full operation in 2019, Domasi Management College for Social Sciences (DMC-ss) is gaining ground in supplementing tertiary education and creation of jobs.
The college at Chinamwali
Some of the students
The institution was established to support underprivileged Malawian youths and promote behavioral change. The college’s owner and director, Brave Nyirenda says he recruited a good number of lecturers as one way of supporting the nation on employment.
Located at Zomba City Boundary (main stage at Chinamwali trading centre), DMC-ss is a non-governmental institution, registered and recognised by the Malawi government as one of technical colleges in the communities and uses international examining boards.
Two men have spent a night within the walls of Mzuzu Police Station after being found in possession of counterfeit Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE).
The two who identified themselves as Suddie Juwawo, aged 26, from Pombeya village, T.A. Nsamala, Balaka and Blessings Chikumbutso, aged 25, from Dawuya village, T.A. Kaphuka, in Dedza were arrested during the ongoing Malawi Defense Force (MDF) recruitment at Mzuzu Upper Stadium, where the two suspects presented the certificates.
Deputy Spokesperson for Mzuzu Police Inspector Paul Tembo said military personnel with their experience doubted the authenticity and true ownership of the documents.
“Military personnel noted something fishy with those certificates. They refered the matter to Mzuzu Police Station where after questioning Suddie Juwawo revealed that the certificate he presented belonged to his late brother who passed in 2015. Blessings Chikumbu also revealed that the certificate he presented was bought in Lilongwe
Maneb Boss Gerald Chiunda Denied Bail, To Spend Other Five Nights In Custody
Suspended Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb) Executive Director, Gerald Chiunda, will remain in custody after the Senior Resident Magistrate (SRM) Court in Zomba reserved its ruling on bail application until next Tuesday, February 9, 2021.
The other three accused are the board’s Head of Security, Owen Khuntho, Chief Examinations Development Officer and Chief Examinations Security Officer, Ishmael Faki and Joseph Chilombe, respectively.
The four were arrested on allegations that they failed to exercise due care and attention in relation to the security of national examination materials.
The case is related to the leakage of 2020 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations.They both deny the charges levelled against them.
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Government has asked all form four students especial from boarding schools to undergo COVID-19 tests after finishing writing the Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examination.
The call has been made in a statement from the Ministry of Health made available to faceofmalawi.
“As you are aware form four candidates will be finalizing MSCE exams tomorrow, Friday, 29th January, 2021. Government would like to give guidance on how the Form Four candidates from the Boarding Schools will be released to ensure minimized risk of COVID transmission.
“The Head teachers should release all Form Four candidates in Boarding Schools once they have completed the exams and inform the candidates, parents and guardians to ensure that once they get home, they should get tested for #COVID19 at a nearest government health facility,” said Chikondano C. Mussa.