The Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) has released the 2027 national examination registration timeline for the Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE), Junior Certificate of Education (JCE), and Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE). Registration will run from October 1 to November 30, 2026, with fee payments accepted until December 18, Radio Tigabane reports. The board indicated that candidates from private, external, and Open Distance Learning institutions must meet these strict deadlines, as no extensions will be granted.
The Ministry of Education has launched an initiative providing 13,500 bicycles to vulnerable learners across the country, according to Malawi Cables. Minister of Education Bright Msaka inaugurated the distribution at St Anthony Community Day Secondary School in Zomba. The bicycles, donated by a consortium including CAMFED and World Bicycle Relief, are intended to ease transportation barriers and support the government's free secondary education policy.
At the university level, newly inaugurated Professor Kennedy Machira of the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) used his Professorial Inaugural Lecture at the Bunda Campus to call for increased youth participation in economic development, Nyasa Times reports. Addressing the country's youth demographic and high fertility rate, Machira advised families to mentor children in innovation and technology to reduce poverty.
Meanwhile, at the University of Malawi (UNIMA), UTM Member of Parliament Dr. Matthews Mtumbuka addressed students at the 70th anniversary gathering of the National Movement of Catholic Students, according to Nyasa Times. Mtumbuka shared his personal journey from a rural upbringing to earning an Oxford doctorate, encouraging university attendees to treat failure as a normal part of the educational process and path to success.
Update: The Digital Malawi Acceleration Project is advancing its initiative to connect 2,000 public schools to high-speed internet, according to Offensive X. Recent stakeholder meetings involving the Ministry of Education and the Malawi Research and Education Network (MAREN) focused on coordinating broadband connectivity with local electrification projects to ensure remote schools have the power required to maintain the networks.