Education

School girls sleep in maize mills

Our Staff Writer JAMES CHAVULA details how a government’s top-down initiative has let down girls at Nyamadzere Community Day Secondary…

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Public records for future use

Scattered and disjointed records can be a stumbling block and can compromise future decisions. Records and archives provide a reliable…

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When girls flee science

By 10am at Masasa Community Day Secondary School in Mzuzu City, Ndaona Mulungu’s chemistry class is in full swing. When…

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Study exposes childcare gaps

Findings of a recent study by the NGO Coalition on Child Rights (NGO-CCR) have revealed  that most domestic workers in…

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Fawema kits 191 students in technical colleges

The Forum for African Educationalists in Malawi (Fawema) on Wednesday delivered protective wear, computers and beddings to 191 needy trainees…

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‘It’s the first of its kind’

Malawi’s first two-storey public primary school appears on course to admit the first learners next Monday. Thyolo Boma Primary School,…

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Kindergarten sparks hope for rural change

Life in Kwanjama Village, Traditional Authority Bvumbwe, turns at a slow pace. Goats bleat in  the distance as women return…

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Bursary saves a girl from early marriage

Four years ago, Grace Munthali saw her dream of becoming an accountant slip away due to poverty. The girl had…

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‘I’m lucky to learn so close to home’

January 6 is a day to remember for Grace Jonas, a 15-year-old who dreams of becoming a nurse. On this…

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District Development Fund lifts learners from shadows

Section 13 of the Constitution makes the quality of life in rural communities the only yardstick of public policy in…

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