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How much power should school prefects have?

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August 11, 2025

Are school prefects meant to make life difficult for other pupils or do they act as a bridge between administration and students? What has your experience been with school prefects now or when you were in school? Listen to how the conversation went down with these girls from Bwaila Secondary School in Malawi. We hear from the pupils, prefects and also a teacher. #GirlZOffMute #77Percent

Producer/Coordinator: Jane Nyingi

Author: Mirriam Kaliza/Alerdha Banda

Video Editor: Magdalena Kieserg

Jane Nyingi A Kenyan broadcast journalist with vast experience in both radio and TV based in Bonn, Germany@jane_nyingi
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