Karonga CDSS

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Know members of staff at Karonga CDSS.Shout-out to our incredible Headteacher, Mr Howard Kumwenda.
12/06/2026

Know members of staff at Karonga CDSS.

Shout-out to our incredible Headteacher, Mr Howard Kumwenda.

Chess players fine tuning their tactics in preparation for the forth coming Division NICO Chess tournament
05/06/2026

Chess players fine tuning their tactics in preparation for the forth coming Division NICO Chess tournament

On Saturdays like today, our students organize themselves in groups where they discuss and share what they have learnt.
16/05/2026

On Saturdays like today, our students organize themselves in groups where they discuss and share what they have learnt.

The girls team has finished on number 2 out of 5 and has qualified for the division finals. The boys team finished on nu...
09/05/2026

The girls team has finished on number 2 out of 5 and has qualified for the division finals. The boys team finished on number 3 out of 9 and has qualified for the division finals. Congratulations

Today, our school is participating in the 2026 Nico Chess Tournament taking place at Maghemo Secondary School. In the pi...
09/05/2026

Today, our school is participating in the 2026 Nico Chess Tournament taking place at Maghemo Secondary School. In the pics, our girls in blue skirts playing opponents from Jarila High School.

30/04/2026

Today the school is awarding students who have done well in end of term 2 examinations. In attendance are members of the Board of Governors and parents. Students showcased their talents through performances in poetry, drama and dancing.

Pic: Today we held an assembly for the Open School. Students were welcomed to the new term and were urged to work hard a...
20/04/2026

Pic: Today we held an assembly for the Open School. Students were welcomed to the new term and were urged to work hard and be disciplined.

We are delighted that the school has sent 38 students to various public universities. Congratulations to all.
10/04/2026

We are delighted that the school has sent 38 students to various public universities. Congratulations to all.

In the pic: Yesterday, Form 4 students writing Physics PII in the new laboratory which has eased the challenges in condu...
02/04/2026

In the pic: Yesterday, Form 4 students writing Physics PII in the new laboratory which has eased the challenges in conducting practicals for Science subjects.

08/02/2026

With 12 Points, NCHE Left Him Twice, Now He Graduates as a Medical Doctor from Cairo University, Egypt on Scholarship

Benjamin Rex Malema scored 12 points in his MSCE. Here in Malawi, that usually means one thing: Public University is calling your name.

Back at Karonga CDSS, he was that quiet, determined boy in Form 3 who used to adore other form 4 intelligent students. He was a teenage banter and dreams were quietly being built.

In 2015, he sat for his MSCE and came out shining, one point better than the boy he admired. Twelve clean points. Everyone knew it was only a matter of time before NCHE sent him to university and study his dream programme.

But 2016 came. He applied. Left out.

2017 came. He applied again. Left out.

By then, almost everyone in his class with similar points had gone to college. The first had 11 points. He and his friend had 12.

Yet he remained at home, watching others wear G-college hoodies while he battled disappointment in silence. The pressure nearly pushed him into destructive habits. Confusion turned into quiet heartbreak.

2018 was his final attempt. This time, it was not about prestige. According to him, it was "anything, as long as I go to university." When the results came, he was selected to study Technical Education at The Polytechnic, the current Malawi University of Business and Applied Science ( MUBAS).

It was not his dream, but what what else could he do? it was a door. So he walked in.

One semester later, another door opened, unexpected and divine. A scholarship opportunity through the Egyptian Embassy. He applied.

And this time, heaven answered loudly.

He was selected to study MBBS at Cairo University, a degree he always wanted.

Seven years of discipline, sacrifice, and chasing excellence in a foreign land followed. From the banks of Rukuru River to the streets of Cairo, he traded doubt for determination.

Yesterday, Benjamin Rex Malema graduated.

Not just with any paper, but Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and turned into a Dr.

The boy NCHE left twice is now a medical doctor.

His story is proof that rejection is sometimes redirection. That delay is not denial. And that when God writes your script, no system can cancel it.

Congratulations, Dr. Benjamin Rex Malema.

Credit Hastings Msosa

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