A form 3 student at Yamba Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) Lwitiko Precious Msukwa has been expelled from school for attempting to rape his female teacher
The incident happened last term and the teacher reported the matter to the school authorities who forwarded it to the Ministry of Education for permission to expel the student.
In a memo dated 20th January, 2023,from The Secretary for Education that 247 Malawi has seen, the Ministry has granted permission to the school for the student to be expelled because of his dangerous behavior.
The Ministry has also granted Mzimba Secondary School permission to expel three form 2 students for instigating rebellious behavior and loss of interest in school.
The three are Pylan Kondowe, Manepo Chirwa and Saulos Swlimba.
The Ministry has also expelled some students from Salima Secondary School, Ntchisi Secondary School , M’bomba Secondary School and Madise Secondary School for different offences.
It was a bad day at the office for three Malawian boxers as they lost miserably in international fights in Zambia.
Agnes Luwisi lost embarrassingly in a quickest fight of the night as she was knocked out just 43 seconds from the start by the Zambia opponent Violet Phiri.
In another fight Mussa Mkwanda was defeated by Mbachi Kaonga in the second round via Technical Knock- Out
As if that was not enough, Yusufu Ali lost on split decision in a fearlessly contested fight between the Malawian and Gracious Simwalizi from Zambia
A long term agreement could improve the standard of living for both Scotland and Malawi, the Scottish Parliament was told.
Professor Ian Gillespie, principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Dundee, said that the co-development of continual academic connections between the two nations could allow experts to address mutual challenges and further develop cultural ties.
Professor Gillespie – accompanied remotely by the vice-chancellors of all six public Malawian universities – was addressing members of Holyrood’s Cross-Party Group on Malawi, around the University’s Africa Initiative, in particular the Blantyre Declaration, which is a shared agreement to co-develop research and cultural links with Malawi.
He said: “Our commitment to sharing knowledge throughout the world at the heart of our recently launched Africa Initiative, a ten-year commitment that has already seen us establish new and exciting partnerships with six universities in Malawi.
Professor Ian Gillespie expects big things from the partnership (Image: Newsquest)
“The exchange of knowledge and the creation of exciting collaborations and opportunities through these relationships bring mutual benefits and are potentially transformative.
“We have just launched a new doctoral scheme, co-designed with partners to address shared priorities in areas of mutual strength and look forward to bringing more initiatives in the coming months.
“Our own University strategy reinforces our commitment to social purpose through learning and teaching, research, and engagement and enterprise. Nothing demonstrates our dedication to these aims more than our work with our partners in Malawi.
“Issues such as climate change and healthcare delivery know no borders and the Blantyre Declaration will be the cornerstone of an equitable partnership and agreement that demonstrates the shared commitment of all signatories to empower individuals both in Scotland and Malawi, to build a better future for us all.”
In a country where education and entrepreneurship opportunities are limited, Excellence Assured and Chiwosi Consultancy Firm respectively offers free computer, graphic design, and video production courses to young people across Malawi.
In a separate interview, Founder of Excellence Assured, Chipiliro Mizere stressed that they are driven by passion for empowering the youth of the nation with the knowledge and skills needed to start their computer-related businesses and excel in their professional lives.
Mizere underlined that to date, they have already trained hundreds of young people in Lilongwe and are now expanding their reach to other cities and rural areas.
“The objective is to train more young people across Malawi in the coming months, the courses will be available in Lilongwe urban and rural, Blantyre, Zomba, and Mzuzu, with plans to expand to other districts in the future,” He says.
Speaking after one of the trainings, founder of Chiwosi Consultancy Firm, Blessings Chiwosi said he believes that providing free ICT education to the Youths is not just helping the actualization of goal number 4 and 9 of UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, but that it will also open up new opportunities for the youth of Malawi as it will help actualize pillar number 2; industrialization, of Malawi Vision 2063.
“The initiative has already had a positive impact on the lives of those who have participated, with many going on to start successful businesses and others finding new professional opportunities and as the initiative continues to expand, it will be interesting to see the continued impact it has on the youth of Malawi,” Chiwosi indicated.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Felix Chimpeni said he is confident that the skills that he has gotten from these trainings has maximized his chances of getting employment as he has added value to his Curriculum Vitae.
“I have benefited by knowing how i can use the Microsoft packages, and other general computer skills on top of getting a certificate of training completion” Fetrainings.
