Ministry of Education says it has opened an investigation into ‘sex for grades’ following revelations that a Mzuzu University (Mzuni) lecturer was allegedly exploiting female students in exchange for academic success. The ministry’s spokesperson Mphatso Nkuonera in an interview yesterday said they learnt about the Mzuni case with shock. He said: “This is a serious
Stakeholders in the education sector have commended the government for effecting a 60 percent adjustment in upkeep allowance for students enrolled in public institutions of higher learning from K350 000 to K560 000. In an interview, Youth and Society (YAS) executive director Charles Kajoloweka said the adjustment aligns with the pressing needs of young Malawians
The Civil Society Education Coalition (Csec) has asked government to explain the cut in funding for training of secondary school teachers from K16 billion to K2 billion, saying the move is retrogressive. Speaking in a telephone interview yesterday, Csec executive director Benedicto Kondowe said a cut of such magnitude cannot be implemented at once; hence,