MRA hands over quiz prizes

The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has handed over prizes to winning schools and students in the MRA Quiz Competition.

 The Authority handed over the prizes at Chichiri, Zingwangwa, Stella Maris and Njamba Secondary Schools in Blantyre on Monday, 23^rd October 2023.

Chichiri Secondary School emerged as the winner of the quiz competition and received K2.5 million, a branded notice board, two mobile chalkboards and 16 Social Sciences textbooks.

The participating students from the school, Taonga Masebo, Sumayya Muhamad, Blessings Kasije and Alinafe Chirwa received individual prizes of a branded school bag, a scientific calculator, a mathematical instrument, a dictionary and K100,000 each.

Zingwangwa Secondary School were the runners-up and received K1.5 million, a branded notice board, two mobile chalkboards and 16 Social Sciences textbooks. Takudzwa Ngoma, Andrew Chagoma, Tania Mangulama, and Khadijah Ahmed received a branded school bag, a scientific calculator, a mathematical instrument, a dictionary and K70,000 each.

Stella Maris Secondary School finished third in the competition and received K500,000, a branded notice board and two mobile chalkboards. Ndagha Kayira, Upile Kumlinde, Racheal Ngulube and Comfort Chalira received individual prizes, including a scientific calculator, a mathematical instrument, a dictionary, and K50,000 each.

Njamba Secondary School emerged fourth and received a branded notice board and a mobile chalkboard. Additionally, the four participating students from the school received a mathematical instrument and a dictionary. The students are Shilo Nzobalinda, Charles Jackson, Linly Mwakiseghile and Ekhari Chimaliro.

The MRA Quiz Competition was organised to promote the learning of taxation in schools and identify knowledge gaps among learners on the subject.

The competition took place in November 2022 and included 16 secondary schools, eight from Blantyre and eight from Lilongwe. Taxation is an examinable subject at the national level.

 

BY WADZA OTOMANI