An education expert Leston Ndalama has advised Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) leaders to deal with concerns of teachers in the country.
The call has come after a group of concerned teachers issued a seven-day ultimatum until Wednesday 15 April 2026 to allow the Anti-Corruption Bureau ACB to investigate the issues raised.
According to the concerned group, the Union’s leadership have neglected the core mandate of being the representative of the teachers to hold talks with government on challenges facing teachers in the country, thereby leaving teachers battle the worsening economic hardship alone.
In an interview with Radio Islam on Monday April 6, 2026, general Secretary for the grouping Azizi Losa said TUM has letdown its members by not providing expenditure reports and failing to fight for promotion of teachers’ welfare.
“We feel like we have been neglected by our own parents, our own mother, and our own body which was supposed to be talking about the same issues”, lamented Losa.
Responding to the demand in an interview, TUM President Willy Malimba acknowledged receipt of the ultimatum but was quick to highlight that the union was yet to meet to discuss the matter.
Malimba however blamed TUM leadership in education divisions for failure to provide the expenditure reports to its members, which he said has been creating information gaps. He added that the union has been pressuring government to ensure promotion of teachers’ welfare including promotions hence described that accusations as baseless.
Meanwhile Ndalama told radio Islam that the misunderstandings may result into poor performance of students in the country as the teachers may not be fully committed to their work due their unresolved issues.
“This misunderstand has the capability of compromising the standards of education in the country, therefore the union and its members need to sit down and revise their understanding on their role to improve the teaching standards in Malawi”, he said.
Ndalama has since urged the leaders to consider the concerns of the teachers, to resolve the tensions and avoid compromising the country’s education standards.
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