The Blantyre Central Magistrate Court has ordered two secondary school teachers Gift Maguza and Josephus Yamikani to pay 150 thousand kwacha each or in default serve 12 months in prison with hard labor for gaining access to Malawi National Examination material without authorization.
On the 27th June 2023, Gift Maguza who teaches Agriculture and chemistry at Finish-line Private Secondary School took photos of the confidential practical paper for Agriculture Paper 1 and sent them to a fellow teacher who forwarded the same to students. However, the incident was captured on CCTV Camera.
Yamikani who is 30 years old, hails from Lateral villafe T/A Nkanda in Mchinji district, while Maguza who is aged 34 hails from Gada Village T/A Makwangwala in Ntcheu district
Earlier Mayamiko Chiwaya, Spokesperson for MANEB had disclosed that candidates from Finish-line Private School have been transferred to complete their examinations at Maranatha Girls Academy which is a walkable distance from the school.
Managing Director for Maranatha Academy Ernest Kaonga told MIJ Online that the transfer was done smoothly without any challenges as the school believes in supporting quality education service delivery.
While in Chiradzulu, police are still hunting for two teachers identified as James Mbeta and Bright Kandoje of St Joseph Catholic Private School who are suspected to have shared contents of a biology practical examination with an unknown candidate on Wednesday.