Update: The Link for Education Governance (LEG) has commended the Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) for the professional administration of the 2026 national examinations. According to Zodiak Online, LEG Executive Director Dr. Limbani Nsapato released a statement praising the zero-leakage process across the Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education, Junior Certificate of Education, and Malawi School Certificate of Education exams. Nsapato noted that the free user-fee policy allowed more students from underprivileged backgrounds to participate, making the exams highly inclusive.
At the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS), Vice-Chancellor Associate Professor Nancy Chitera has officially welcomed the 2026 cohort of first-year students. Speaking during an orientation session at the COMESA Hall in Blantyre, Chitera urged the new students to focus on academic excellence, integrity, and practical innovation to solve societal challenges, according to an update published on the university's official website.
Meanwhile, Malawian education union leaders joined their regional counterparts to advocate for increased public school financing. According to a report from Education International, representatives from Malawi and seven other Southern African nations gathered in Johannesburg to advance the Go Public Fund Education campaign. The coalition urged governments to prioritize funding for classrooms and teachers over international debt repayments, highlighting overcrowded schools and resource shortages as major barriers to quality education across the region.