Donton Samuel Mkandawire (died 24 December 2011) was a Malawian politician, educator, diplomat, and former Minister of Education and Member of Parliament for the Mzimba Central seat in the Mzimba District.
[1][2] He studied for a Bachelor of Education degree at Kingswood Methodist College at the University of Western Australia under a Nyasaland State Scholarship.
[4] In 1988, there was a scandal at Maneb where 10 northerners were removed for allegedly conspiring to influence the Malawi Certificate of Education school exams with Mkandawire who was the head of the board and also from the northern region.
[5] There was no evidence of this allegation, but northerners were not on the Maneb board for several years after.
[5] Mkandawire was a member of the United Democratic Front (UDF) under the Bakili Muluzi administration.