Education

Learners invite MP for sanitation talks

Children understand things that affect them, but are authorities listening? “We have a say and leaders should hear our cry,”…

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Equalising access to quality learning

Dorothy Luwe has been teaching for nearly 13 years. Although her students enjoyed her lessons and performed well, she felt…

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Navigating Nkhotakota floods

Regular routines have paused for hundreds of families in Nkhotakota District affected by the heavy rains and severe flooding in…

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Karonga’s invisible school has one teacher, no support

Hope Nkhonjera, 16, from Kalumbukalira Village, Traditional Authority Wasambo in Karonga District, dreams of becoming a doctor. However, his school…

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30 years of shame

Malawi clocked 30 years of democracy last year. However, questions linger whether the shift from founding president Hastings Kamuzu Banda’s…

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How learning survived floods

On a rainy Wednesday in February, Mtete 1 Village, Traditional Authority Kanyenda in Nkhotakota District was shattered by devastating flood.…

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Mangalita’s last steps to school

From Monday to Friday, Mangalita England, 17, leaves home before sunset to get to Chang’ambika Community Day Secondary School in…

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Vandalism ruined my schooling

Francis Kamwendo, 14, from Kalimanjira Village in Nkhotakota District is battling bitter memories of the wee hours of September 23…

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New school turns vision into reality

A school block taking shape at Thitimira Secondary School, 66 kilometres north of Mzuzu City, mirrors the surrounding community’s vision to…

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Learners call shots in school management

Charity Mseka, from Kati Village in Salima District, is soft-spoken and slow to anger. The calm demeanour has earned the…

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