January 18, 2021 Duncan Mlanjira – Nyasa Times 5 Comments
Ministry of Education has decided not to release all Lilongwe Girls Secondary School students, including the 51.4% that tested positive of Covid-19 from a public health perspective.
PS Education Chikondano Mussa: Students to remain on campus
Secretary for Education, Chikondano Mussa, said in statement that the students will be kept on campus in order to keep a close monitoring of each affected student and in the event of any developing severe symptoms, the medical professionals will take her to the nearest health facility at Bwaila Hospital or Kamuzu Central Hospital without delay.
She said being together, the students will give moral support to each other along with their teachers and other health professionals who are constantly on the campus.
January 13, 2021 Nyasa Times Reporter 7 Comments
Human rights activist Billy Mayaya has raised human rights and governance concerns against the manner in which Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb) executive director Gerald Chiunda and five others were suspended following the leakage of 2020 Malawi School Certificate of Education ( MSCE) examinations.
Maneb Board suspended Gerald Chiunda (left) Maneb executive director following the leakage of this year’s Malawi School Certificate of Examination exams.
Activist Billy Mayaya: The constitution and composition of the Maneb board is irregular and illegal,
In an interview with
Nyasa Times, Mayaya said it is only proper for Maneb board to immediately call back the suspended director Chiunda and others who include the examinations body’s executive director of examinations administration Gerson Mutala Phiri, acting director of corporate services Christopher Neba, chief examinations development office
January 7, 2021 Tiwonge Kumwenda Mhango – Nyasa Times 2 Comments
Minister of Education Agnes Nyalonje on Wednesday inspected some secondary schools in the central region where she appreciated the progress of a re-sit of the Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) which commenced on Tuesday, 5 January 2021.
Minister Nyalonje tours examination centres
The re-administration of the examination comes after the cancellation of the 2020 MSCE exams on November 4 [last year] after the leaked of many papers.
Speaking to the media after the inspection, Nyalonje said she is impressed with the security and the observation of Covid-19 prevention measures in all inspected schools.
“So far so good. I am impressed that the re-sitting of the MSCE examinations is on the right track after the cheating and leakage occurrence last year,” she said.
In an effort to reduce the psychosocial impact of Covid-19, violence and other emergencies that affect adolescents, Education Expertise Development Foundation (EEDF), has embarked on Psychosocial Support (PSS) programme.
Chazema making a presentation .-Photo by Howard Mlozi
The programme has been implemented in 16 Community Day Secondary Schools (CDSSs) of the STAR School in CDSS project impact schools from Mzimba South, Lilongwe Rural East, Mangochi and Chikwawa district. And it is projected at impacting over 20, 000 adolescents.
Speaking in a telephone interview on Thursday, EEDF deputy director Jacqueline Chazema said the programme seeks to respond to psychosocial problems faced by adolescents and interfere with their education and well-being.
December 23, 2020 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 7 Comments
Two influential democracy defender organisations have sprung up to slam the government over the announced decision to close the country’s borders for 14 days and restrict public gatherings to 100 people following a new surge in cases of the coronavirus.
Matonga predicts strong resistance to the re-introduced gathering restriction to 100 people
Quasi-religious body, the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has faulted the Tonse Alliance administration for failing to learn from the past mistakes on handling matters of national importance.
PAC spokesperson, Bishop Gilford Matonga predicts strong resistance to the re-introduced gathering restriction to 100 people as a measure to contain a second wave of virus pandemic in Malawi.