Update: Education stakeholders have praised the Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) for the successful administration of the 2026 national public exams. According to Zodiak Online, the Link for Education Governance (LEG) commended MANEB for delivering examinations without leakages across the Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education, Junior Certificate of Education, and Malawi School Certificate of Education levels. LEG Executive Director Dr. Limbani Nsapato noted that the government's free user-fee policy allowed a broader demographic to participate, contributing to a total of 623,106 candidates sitting for the exams this year.
In Dowa District, Mtunthama Primary School hosted a major philanthropic event on July 30. According to Newswire, Samaritan's Feet International chose the rural Malawian school to distribute its 12 millionth pair of shoes globally. The event featured the organization's signature program providing new shoes and foot hygiene education to local students, an initiative aimed at protecting children's health and removing basic barriers to school attendance.
In the private education sector, Maranatha Academy has launched a scholarship examination program to identify and recruit bright students, according to Nyasa Times. The initiative is designed to offer gifted learners improved access to secondary education opportunities.
On the regional front, Malawian education union leaders joined their Southern African counterparts in Johannesburg to advocate for increased public education financing. Education International reports that delegates from eight nations convened for the "Go Public! Fund Education" campaign, where they urged governments to prioritize classroom resources, infrastructure, and teacher welfare over international debt repayments.