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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Nyalonje: There is a need to review
TO REVIEW EDUCATION the education curicular

CURICULAR

The Ministry of Education will this year review However, there are many children in our schools
the education curriculum. One of the areas to that have talent in various sports and, sometimes,
be reviewed is how the Ministry is supporting they do not know that they have talent because
sports development in the country. we have never o ered them the menu [of activi-
ties].
The comments were made by the Minister of
Education Honorable Agness NyaLonje, who So, the Ministry is this year beginning a review of
was the guest of honor during the Malawi the curriculum. We want to check if we have
Youth Games finals on 8 October 2022 at su cient sports activities or see if there is room
Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe. for improvement. The curriculum review process
will be consultative. We will engage the media and
“We intend to develop sports by making sure the youth that are directly involved in sports.
that there is a significant amount of time for Some youths in schools are there for sport and
sports in school activities. We will also make not necessarily other forms of education,”
sure that we look to a wider range of sports, as explained NyaLonje
opposed to how things have been happening.
O cials from the Ministry of Youth and Sports,
Here, in Malawi, when we talk about sports, representatives of di erent associations and
most people think of football and netball and it other stakeholders attended the event.
ends there.

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