Education
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Desks brighten learners’ dreams
For decades, residents of Ndirande, the most populous township in Blantyre City, were worried about overcrowding in the nearest schools.…
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Zero pass rate haunts CDSS
This year, just over half of the Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) candidates passed the national examinations. According to…
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Wakisa enjoys PLSCE stardom
21 Wakisa Ngosi, a 13-year-old boy raised by a widow, has come second in this year’s Primary School Leaving Certificate…
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Girls on scholarships dream again
When Ellen Tembo was selected to Mpatsa Community Day Secondary School in Nsanje, it was bittersweet for her widowed mother.…
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Hostel opens newpossibilities for girls
Writings on the wall welcome visitors to Mpatsa Community Day Secondary School’s new girls hostel in Nsanje. “Make child protection…
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Gender equality in skills development
To increase women’s representation in Malawi’s productive sectors, the Technical, Entrepreneurial, Vocational Education and Training (Tevet) Authority is supporting women…
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Sanitation for disrupted schools
Unicef delivers water, sanitation and hygiene supplies as schools reopen after Cyclone Freddy, writes freelance journalist JACK MCBRAMS When Cyclone…
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From uncertainty to university
In 2020, Medson Kayuni nearly dropped out of school as his parents struggled to pay his tuition at Mhuju Community…
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Princess meets her model
There is something about nurses and doctors that motivates Princess Chamasowa to work hard in school. For the 12-year-old Standard…
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Threats to saving girls from marriages
Illicit child marriages in Malawi keep frustrating the national push to ensure that every girl learns until her stellar dreams…
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