MALAWI LECTURERS AND STUDENTS HAIL DECISION TO REOPEN UNIVERSITIES, ENDING SIX MONTH COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
September 2nd, 2020
Malawi is set to reopen its universities and colleges on September 7, with a phased re-launch, the country’s new education minister Agnes Nyalonje has announced in the capital Lilongwe, ending a six-month lockdown forced by Covid-19. The first students to be readmitted physically to Malawi’s higher education facilities will be students who are approaching final examinations, with other students being readmitted from September 28, although the exact timetable will need to be approved case-by-case by the education ministry.
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