CHANCO Archives

Chanco innovators to get awards

Oct 19, 2016 Luke Bisani 2 &

Innovation being the attribute that Malawian students are encouraged to have, a local organization is set to award innovative students in the public universities of the country. The organization, Youth Innovation Empowerment (YIE) has disclosed… ...

CHRR mad at Chanco for being used by politicians

Aug 24, 2016 Luke Bisani 2 &

The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has condemned Chancellor College (Chanco) management for summoning student leaders to appear before a disciplinary committee over the anti-fees hike demonstrations. On Monday this week, Chanco management… ...

Date of Chanco reopening revealed

Aug 18, 2016 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 29 &

The Chancellor College, a constituent college of the University of Malawi (Unima) reopens next month, the university council says. The college was sealed on 19 July 2016 after the students were involved in running battles… ...

Unima Chanco Zomba Malawi Police viciously beat university students

Chanco students to drag Malawi Police officers to Court

Aug 11, 2016 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 30 &

The impunity that the Malawi Police has enjoyed is slowly coming to an end following the news that students from the University of Malawi are planning to drag the law enforcers to court. According to… ...

Mutharika bows down to University of Malawi students

Aug 02, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 83 &

Long at last! President Peter Mutharika has finally given in to students' demands to meet him over the University of Malawi (Unima) fees hike issue. According to a press statement from the presidency, Mutharika will… ...

Mr President, in Malawi, hyenas exist in both high and low places, arrest them all

Jul 29, 2016 Wise One From the East 53 &

In Malawi, just in the past two weeks forty eight people have been arrested. Sixteen were students from the Chancellor College, the Polytechnic contributed fourteen, and the Kamuzu College of Nursing’s quota was seventeen, all for… ...

BREAKING: Chanco students union president arrested

Jul 19, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 196 &

Police have arrested Chancellor College Students Union president James Ayuba Sylvester following the protests the students conducted over government’s decision to hike fees. Sylvester has been arrested together with University of Malawi Students Union (UMSU)… ...

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In Pictures: Malawi Police set fire to Chanco hostels

Jul 19, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 153 &

After protesting students from Chancellor College (Chanco) forced a convoy carrying the second lady of the United States, Malawi Police descended on the Campus to disperse the students. According to our source on the ground,… ...

Chanco student develops stove to save trees

Jul 16, 2016 Martha Chikoti 26 &

In an attempt to conserve the environment, a third year student at Chancellor College has developed a stove which will be using litter and maize husks. In his remarks during the official launch of the… ...

Chanco still an active participant in the forthcoming Unima vigils

Jul 08, 2016 Justin Mkweu 1 &

University of Malawi Students Union (UMSU) has rebuked memos that are circulating showing that Chancellor College (Chanco) will not participate in the forthcoming vigils against UNIMA fee hike. According to a memo that Malawi24 has… ...

Prof. Chris Kamlongera to be laid to rest on Monday

May 22, 2016 Luke Bisani 10 &

Former Chancellor College (Chanco) Principal Professor Chris Kamlongera will be laid to rest on Monday in Malawi's capital city Lilongwe, Malawi24 can report. Kamlongera died on Friday, May 20 at Partners in Hope hospital in… ...

Just in: Chanco student found dead

May 19, 2016 Luke Bisani 165 &

A fourth year student at Chancellor College (Chanco) in Zomba who was studying Social Science has been found dead in her room today, Police say. The student, 22 year-old Ester Kachikuni, who was physically challenged and… ...

UNIMA hikes fees

May 17, 2016 Aubrey Makina 252 &

...K950,000 for Poly ...K1.4 million for CoM Tough times for all those who want to acquire knowledge with the University of Malawi following the fee hike that the University is set to implement. According to… ...

Chanco advocates for a disability friendly Malawi

May 17, 2016 Martha Chikoti 2 &

Disability Right Legal Clinic at the Faculty of Law at Chancellor College has threatened to take government to task if nothing will be done to make Malawi a disability friendly country. The faculty’s Disability Rights… ...

Chanco students targeted by thieves

May 13, 2016 Lyonike Mughogho 15 &

Students of Chancellor College in Zomba now have security of their computers to worry about besides the unpredictable academic grades, due to a rise in computer theft at the college. The knowledge seekers - both… ...