Education
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Cutting on Malawi’s donor dependency
It is only two years before Malawi celebrates its golden jubilee of independence, but the country is far from being…
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When science subjects are still out of the equation
William Kamkwamba’s story is probably one of the most inspiring tales to come out of Malawi. The boy, from the…
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Sanitation for girls education
Ngabaghila Chatata, national coordinator for Water and Environmental Sanitation, recalls vividly the time she started menstruating. “When I told my…
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Perils of ignoring ECD
Malawi’s Minister of Education, Science and Technology Eunice Kazembe made a startling revelation while opening a National Literacy Conference recently.…
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Killing the future in its infancy
Early childhood development (ECD) represents the nation’s root of development. Different nations, as a result, prioritise it as a key…
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Celebrating Malawi’s heroines of resilience
The dust has barely settled at Chikowa Primary School in Salima, which hosted the commemoration of International Day for Disaster…
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Aganet, hope for the girl child
Mary Chirwa, 15, has always wanted to become a nurse. Her class performance, coupled with her parents’ support, gave her…
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Taking a stand for Malawi teachers
Today, October 5, the world is celebrating World Teachers Day under the theme: Take a stand for teachers. Using examples…
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Rethinking fees in Malawi’s public universities
University of Malawi is an institution packed with great dreamers. You just have to through what the institution dares to…
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Benefitting from Malawi’s internships
In their final year in college, two young undergraduates continually perused through newspaper advertisements, but all that greeted them were…
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University calendar makes students future bleak
SAMUEL CHIBAYA Surely, it never rains but pours for Chancellor College (Chanco) in Zomba, where academic crises seem to have…
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Challenges of uplifting girls’ class performance
Proponents of girl child education and 50-50 campaign would be disillusioned with results of the recent primary school district mock…
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Are parents doing enough in children’s education?
With just one look, you could tell they were coming to school. Being a Thursday morning, their uniforms were dirty,…
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Eliminating paediatric HIV, Aids
Margaret Paulo, 34, is a mother who found out she was HIV positive in August 2010. She was four months…
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Solving the adult literacy challenge
Forty-two-year-old Lustika Jabesi is hopeful that this year, things in her life will turn around for the better. This is…
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Bunda College: The American pride in Malawi
United States of America’s undersecretary for political affairs, Wendy Sherman, was in Malawi last month. Apart from meeting several political…
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Equipping secondary students with skills
Five years after completing his secondary education, Kingsley Dulamanja seems not to get his feet on the ground. Each day…
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How Zomba has wooed girls to school
At 15, Selina Bestoni of Lamya Village, T/A Mlumbe in Zomba got pregnant. She was in Standard 7. Ashamed, confused…
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