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Malawi · MalawiEducation authorities in Phalombe and Chikwawa have expressed hope that Equity with Quality and Learning at Secondary (Equals) project will improve performance in national examinations in the districts. Malawi Government, through the Ministry of Education with support from the World Bank under a credit facility of $90 million (about K158 billion), is implementing the project in 13 districts in the country. The project seeks to upgrade community …See the Story
Equals project gives rural schools hope
Malawi · MalawiGovernment and healthcare workers have opted to talk over their conciliation agreement outside the courts with a possibility that the Ministry of Health would implement it in the 2025/26 financial year. Lawyer representing Ministry of Health Francis MacJessie and Physician Assistants Union of Malawi (Paum) president Solomon Chomba confirmed in separate interviews yesterday that they have resolved to take the matter outside the Industrial Relatio…See the Story
Govt, healthcare staff in mediation
Poverty · MalawiMalawi’s growing vulnerability to climate-related shocks could deepen poverty among the country’s vulnerable population, a World Bank report shows. However, World Bank and government officials believe a revamped social protection programme could provide a critical lifeline. Speaking in Lilongwe on Thursday during the launch of the July 2024 issue of the Malawi Economic Monitor (MEM) report, Minister of Gender, Community and Social Welfare Jean S…See the Story
Social protection programmes offer lifeline for Malawians
Malawi · MalawiChitipa District Council has bought four motorbikes for primary education advisers (PEAs) valued at K15 million using Other Recurrent Transaction (ORT) and partly Malawi Education Reform Programme (Merp). The council has also procured one motorbike for a female teacher at Muwona Primary School in Misuku and 18 bicycles valued at K6 million for female teachers across the district with funding from the World Bank-funded Merp. Chitipa district comm…See the Story
Primary advisers get motorbikes in Chitipa
Malawi · MalawiMinistry of Finance and Economic Affairs is set to meet kabaza operators over a proposal for an amnesty and tax waiver to allow for registration of all motorbikes, including those smuggled into the country, for easy enforcement of the law. Kabaza operators, under the Malawi Coalition for kabaza Stakeholders and Associations (Macokasa), have been engaging government on the possible reduction of taxes and other fees associated with the importation…See the Story
‘Akabaza’ beg for amnesty
Malawi · MalawiEducation authorities in Dedza have commended World Vision Malawi and Healthwise organisation for running quiz competitions for primary schools in the district. Speaking on Tuesday during the competition’s finals held at Dedza Boma, Kalinyeke Zone primary adviser Bernard Kumanda said the quiz was motivating learners and teachers to work hard. “Due to its competitive nature, learners are now reading hard to be selected into quiz clubs to represen…See the Story
Education authorities hail school quiz
Kasungu · KasunguKasungu-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) K2 Tigwiranemanja Aids Support Organisation (K2-Taso) has invested a $23 million (about K40 billion) in milk processing plant to boost availability of dairy products in the district. The NGO’s production manager Alfred Chimwenje told Kasungu District Council’s Agriculture Service Committee on Monday that the plant, which is still in the hands of the Malawi Revenue Authority for tax clearances, ha…See the Story
NGO invests K40bn in milk processor
Malawi · MalawiTransformative feminist leadership training programme has opened bringing together a diverse group of women leaders and feminist experts in South Africa. The inaugural session held yesterday has set the stage for an intensive journey of exploration, growth and empowerment. Speaking when she opened the event, Africa Women Leaders Forum Zambia Chapter project coordinator Mutinta Himunyanga challenged participants to confront the intersections of …See the Story