In its quest to promote girls’ education in the country, the Ministry of Education says it is set to hire 2, 605 female role model teachers in primary schools across the country.
Secretary for Education, Chikondano Mussa disclosed the move in an interview with the press saying the role model teachers, who will be engaged for a two year renewable contract, will be identified within the communities around primary schools.
Chikondano Mussa
Mussa said the recruitment of the teachers will help in reducing drop out rate as they (teachers) will be great motivators to female learners.
“A Non Governmental Organization will be hired to undertake all the normal employment process,” she said.
She said the project is jointly financed by the World Bank, Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the Malawi Government through Malawi Education Reform Programme (MERP).
The leader of ECG Jesus Nation Church Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has on Monday January 30,2023 paid tuition fees totalling to K26 million for 65 students from Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) who were almost barred from writing their end of year examination
Addressing journalists after the donation at LUANAR Bunda campus , Bushiri said his gesture is a response to an emergency call from college officials who called him on Friday asking him to intervene.
“I was so touched with the call and I had to come in.
” As a citizen, I could not ignore such a call. No student should fail to write examinations because of unsettled fees,” he said.
In his remarks, Vice-chancellor for LUANAR professor Emmanuel Kaunda expressed gratitude for the timely support saying others need to emulate the good example.
” This is a timely intervention and we urge other well wishers to emulate what Bushiri has done,” Kaunda.
On Monday last week, Bushiri also donated K4 million to Student Christian of Malawi (SCOM) and United Christian Congregation (UCC) towards their project to purchase evangelism equipment.
As the man of God, he has been seen helping a lot of people in the country and outside.
The Public appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament has today January 30,2022 approved Masauko Chamkakala as new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Chamkakala was appointed new DPP director by President Lazarus Chakwera two weeks ago after firing Steven Kayuni on the post over unsound judgement he made on Martha Chizuma’s saga.
PAC Chairperson Joyce Chitsulo has confirmed Chamkakala’s approval in an interview with the press.
According to Chitsulo, out of 16 Members of the committee that were present for voting, 14 voted ‘Yes’ while two voted ‘NO’.
The development means Chamkakala is now the new DPP director.
Reports reaching this publication indicate that police have this evening arrested the former Ministry of Agriculture spokesperson Gracian Lungu over a Facebook post.
His lawyer Abison Chitukula has confirmed the arrest saying Lungu is currently at Lingadzi Police Station in Lilongwe.
“I can confirm that he has been arrested by the Police apparently in relation to a social media post he allegedly made a few days ago about the ‘National Intelligence Bureau’ (sic).
“Our view is that this is yet another shameless abuse of the power of arrest by the police,” says Chitukula of Maxson Arnold & Associates.
Gracian Lungu
This is part of what Lungu posted: “Our Bureau lacks expertise and I really don’t know if men working there do refresher courses to refresh their brain.
“Most of its officers lack intelligence skills and when tasked to work on a specific issue, they depend on lies and unsubstantiated social media banter, no wonder, the whole bureau failed to notify His Excellency on the impending arrest of ACB DG.”
Minister for National Unity, Timothy Mtambo, has appealed to all Malawians to rally behind President Chakwera regardless of differences in political affiliation; calling national unity as a primary catalyst for sustainable development.
Speaking to the press over the weekend Mtambo said: “It is very unreasonable to expect State President alone to develop the country. He added that Malawians must understand that any of Chakwera’s successes is the achievement of the entire country. He further added that this five year term is yet another vital opportunity for socio-economic growth in line with the Mw2063.
The Unity Minister further reiterated that gone are the days when citizens just sat and waited for the government to do something for them. “Let us all focus on developing Malawi instead of always attacking and criticizing the government,” he said.
Mtambo also took this opportunity to reprimand and remind power hungry politicians that this is not yet time for political campaigns, observing that some have already started rallies just to talk ill of others.
Mtambo said that one of the major factors for Malawi’s poverty and underdevelopment have been politics of envy, hatred and division. “I call upon all Malawians to demonstrate unity of purpose, love and peace,” Mtambo said.
Mtambo has urged the citizens to for once downplay politics of envy as this retards development and is against Malawian values. Mtambo said his Ministry has tirelessly advocated for enacting law on transformative national values which includes patriotism, integrity, hard work, transparency and accountability just to mention a few.
Mtambo further said that achieving development is not only governments role and that it starts with national unity and respect for national shared core values. “We now boast of the Peace and Unity Act, but this is not enough, it is just a blueprint; it will require concerted efforts from all quarters in the country.”
Mtambo added that his Ministry has established a vibrant district unity approach through the recently enacted Unity ACT. “We have established District Peace and Unity Committees in Karonga, Nkhata Bay, Kasungu, Salima, Mangochi and Mulanje,” said Mtambo. He said this conflict resolution mechanism has been tested and found to be working effectively in resolving conflicts such as the religious conflicts had erupted in Mangochi last year.
