Education
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Chief lead fight against deforestation and poverty.
Traditional leaders from Chief Likoswe’s area in Chiradzulu have said involvement of communities in development planning is key to fighting…
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Perils of step-daughter rape
If she is not sleeping under a tree behind her house, then she is in Mchesi Market in Lilongwe selling…
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Rethinking disability and inclusion in primary schools
The mere fact that Peter Munthali teaches children with disability at St. Maria Goleti Primary School in Nkhata Bay is…
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Taking ECD to another level
The three women sensed danger. They knew they had to do something to protect the lives of children in the…
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Youth centre empowering orphans with skills
Doreen Nyirenda, 21, from Zatuwaloje Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Lungu in Mzimba was uncertain about her future. Her parents died…
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Will the new curriculum work?
Starting from the next academic year in September, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology will roll out a new…
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A tale of two secondary schools
As government is poised to roll out a new science-driven curriculum this September, EPHRAIM NYONDO tells the story of two…
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Bumpy road to Polytechnic
They say hard work pays. In Madalitso Eliya, a student at the Polytechnic, one of the University of Malawi’s (Unima)…
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Ending poverty 6 000 briquettes at a time
Unemployment is not an inability. Karonga Youth Entrepreneurs (Kaye) have risen to this song less sung, ready to tap the…
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On a mission to save the world
He was captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2007 and survived 24 days of beating, stabbing and starvation. He…
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Simplifying biological research with bioinformatics
Mention mathematics, computer science, statistics, physics and chemistry in most public schools today and watch the reaction on the faces…
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Miracle of Karonga
For 23-year-old Clara Chawinga from Mwanganda Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Kyungu in Karonga, life became unbearable when her parents enrolled…
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Reducing teacher: Pupil ratio for quality education
For James Likonde, a Standard Four pupil at Mbayani Primary School in Blantyre, taking a bath before going to school…
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Bringing role models closer to girls
People who have achieved great things in life did so because they admired other people. Even influential scientist Sir Isaac…
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Homage to St Patricks Seminary
St Patricks Seminary is more than just a nursery for priests with a lucrative history of excellence in public examinations,…
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Long walk to early childhood education
Five-year-old Marita wakes up early, eager to get to Chanthonga Community-based Childcare Centre (CBCC), for her lessons. Despite the lessons…
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Championing gender through Marriage Bill
A new report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) reveals the many challenges that women and girls in Malawi face as…
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Can mother languages enhance learning?
Today is the International Mother Language Day—a day set aside by the United Nations for countries to reflect on the…
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Should marriage age be raised to 21?
The Permanent Committee on Gender Related Laws (GRL) of the NGO-Gender Coordination Network (NGO GCN), with funding from the Royal…
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Debating compulsory education
Section 13 of Malawi’s revised Education Act (2012) says that provision of primary education in government schools shall be free…
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