Over ten students from the Chancellor College in Zomba are in police custody after being arrested during protests against the decision by the University of Malawi (Unima) to raise fees for generic and mature students.
According to police among the arrested are Sithembile Shawa, Ellen Banda, Martha Sani, Yamikani Bema, Hazel Chiomba, Chimwemwe Msosa, Glory Mwakaileke, Caroline Njete, Hope Phiri and Tinenenji Kabudula.
The police netted the students for staging an illegal demonstration which turned violent.
In the protests, Malawi24 understands a police officer had his gun confiscated and broken by students who overpowered him. The students had blocked the road that leads to the college and chanted anti-government songs as they moved towards the University offices before police officers came their way.
The law enforcers had to fire teargas to disperse the students.
The protests are expected to go today.
Reports indicate that student from other constituent colleges like the Polytechnic are not joining the protests now because they are in the thick of examinations.
Earlier on the council announced that fees was raised from K275, 000 to K400, 000 per year for normal entry students and from K275, 000 to K1, 200, 000 for mature students.
But the students initial attempt for pleading with the council not to effect these changes hit the wall as the council has remaining unmoved saying the students do not have convincing reasons for their call.
Last night, students had an open air disco at the College’s sports Complex after the running battles with the Police. Some students from the campus hostels were spotted heading to Chikanda village where non-residential students live, to spend a night after it was rumoured that the police were going to spray all hostels with teargas at midnight.
The College Management has since warned that they will take unspecified action against the protesting students.
We are in a worldly society, where mayhem, confusion and Chaos have become orders of the day! Chase but you won’t catch it, try but you won’t make it, sacrifice yourself but you will harvest nothing out of it, plant enjoyment and happiness but you will only reap disgrace, reproach and disappointment! It has become a ubiquitous issue. It is a biblical prediction. Only My Jesus Christ can never disappoint me!!!!!!!
moyou umafunika kudekha
Am interested to hear that one police men or women has died so that he or she must represent malawi on the map
Kulamula dziko ndi mphamvu
Why were they denied a vigil? They have done it before without violence. You provoked them by dispersing and denying there right. You know how they behave if you deny what they want. Those that refused to grant them a permission for their vigil are the ones that are supposed to be arrested.
Why were they denied a vigil? They have done it before without violence. You provoked them by dispersing and denying there right. You know how they behave if you deny what they want. Those that refused to grant them a permission for their vigil are the ones that are supposed to be arrested.
jst tht am far,i wish i culd join yu guys,big up…..
It was 20 july 2014 when such a thing happened, the reason was that people wanted the president to be removed… so now it is happening again on 19 july 2016 …..oooh!…i can now agree that the history repeats itself
police another will cry when find there head chopped off .one day and they regret it the day is coming
Kukhala Malawi Ukuyenera Kulimba Ayamba Za Kulu Awo Asiyeni Tiona Pothera
Zachamba eti!!!!!!!!!!Next week tikamatcha kunsanjika
ndee yake popeza boma ndi funz ya mma g colle !!!!
What i have observed is we Malawians we have got a very big problem,m’malo mopanga ma demonstration awo mwamtendere,akulimbana ndi wapolice kulanda mfuti so m’kumati chani,the definition of police is to safeguard life and property.apo boma lionepo bwino lipereke mphamvu m’manja mwa apolocewo kuti mwina a Malawife tingaphunzirepo.
which life and property are you referring to here?
dumb comment thou
dumb comment thou
useles comment. y commentng like an insane person.
Kutumikila boma lambava kunzunza ana athu. Bwanji osagwira iwo akuba ndalama, kudula manja ma alibino, kupha anthu osalakwa monga Njaunju?
Zachamba atayeni mukulephera kugwira anthu akutha mtundu waMalawi anthu mu dziko muno angophedwa ngati mbewa zausilu bas
ife ndimafinale..55yo
Ma demo pa Malawi pano sangapindule chilichonse ngakhale mutamapanga each and every minute boma ili losamva ndipo silizamva ..
Malawi means ignorant of police and soldiers because they eating in graveyards plate
I think the president does’nt like more educated pple to give him hassle. He want uneducated who will say inde bwana inde bwana.
Eiish kuno kumatawale nde kwachema funz ingomenyedwa yosalakwa mmmmmmm
Akuwamenya ndi ndani?
M’malo mokamanga anthu akupha/kudula abale athu achi albino uku
Subsidies!!!…subsidies!!…subsidies! EDUCATION. A wise leader should think of next Generation not next Election.
iyii ikhalano marder in sarajevo serious anthu azolowera or mumange motan mademo sathabe mpakampaka
Nilibe polobulemu
Plz plz ife musamatiuze zimenezi, kodi ku malawi anthu amatha kupanga ma Demo? Tandiuzeni mwina ndayiwala ndima Demo anji omwe anayamba apangidwapo ku malawi ndikupindula? Asiyileni anzathu amayiko ena omwe amati akapanga ma Demo zolinga zawo mkukwanilitsidwa osati zanuzo anthu amantha inu
They didn’t overcome him . You must remember that power comes from the barrel of a gun. If he wanted to pull the trigger he could’ve done that so easily . Big up to him although losing his gun is a shameful disgrace as a police officer . Any way, student’s lives was saved and that what matters most cause they’re our future leaders.
after all ths,who is going to suffer most? who told malawian students that freedom of expression means “riots & demonstrations” SHAME!
Did you ever think that some of those students are from very poor families ?
Mukuyankhula ngt mwakhalira mu2 bwana thnk twice
who said students from poor families wil owez riot instead of 4lowing peaceful procedures? #peter.e
ayi bwana ndakhalira matako awiri,but do u thnk wat is happning wl help th stuation?#mpha.
some suggestions r out of jealous coz u didn’t make it that far…….or else tell us what u would do if u were them?
Don forget koyambilira kuja adayetsetsa kukambirana with authories bt to no aveil ndy adakatani
i would go on “PEACEFUL” demos 2 avoid tampering wth running of th institution.our problem is that we expect best thngs @ a cheaper price.mind u we r talking about tetialy edction.
i would go on “PEACEFUL” demos 2 avoid tampering wth running of th institution.our problem is that we expect best thngs @ a cheaper price.mind u we r talking about tetialy edction.@ David
but frankly,mukuganiza kut ndalama imalipiridwa ija ndyokwana kuti munthu apeze maphunziro apamwamba?@ maulidi.
Pitala ndiophunzira,so i think sakufuna kuti youth of this coutry tiphinzile,maybe 10% ya amalawi they can manage to pay 950,000 kwacha,true or false
It might nt b enough bt considering nd mmene timapezera ku malawi kuno boma linayenera kutengapo gawo kupereka ma subsidies so dat kwa an2 opeza movutawo apezekonso maphunziro apamwamba coz mmene zililimu nd an2 ochokera m’mabanja ochita bwino okha amene adzipeza maphunziro apamwamba bwana
somehow,i agree with u guys kma ndmalingalira kwambiri za standard ya maphunziro a UNIMA,with little amount of money anthu sangapeze maphunziro apamwamba.kmaso akatseka sukulu ma student amakhara ataya nthawi,ndalama,etc making it even worse.i think gvment & stakhoders shud sit down and solve these issues amicably but riots “will not” solve these problems.”CUTTING HEAD FOR HEAD ONLY MULTPLIES HEADS”~martin Ruth King.# Mpha & Maulidi.
True @ Chmalizen.but i thnk “to think that highest education is for all is a fallacy” not even in America Or Great Britain.
Dont even think that high fees will uprift edu standards
Eye2 Bwana #alinafe zin2 zake nd zovuta quality education imayenera kukhal ya aliyense kma nd zovuta with our financial crisis.komabe potengera nd maiko mwatchulawo ma percentage a an2 opeza mwai wa maphunziro apamwamba ndambr compared nd kwa2 kuno bt i understand ds z a developing nation
why? @ David.
what will change if u analyse our system ?
resources would be available @ th right time,research would be intensified,etc.but al ths can happen if th money is properly managed.
Nafe…even in our dream world inaf money wont do education sector any gd change,b4 u knw it..thngs wil get worse.thnk of that poor but very inteligent std 8 gal angafuneso kuphunzla nd nkhaza ymeney??
here things r already worse,bt in a world where price of things has gone up,fees is likely to go up so as to maintain the standard.th gvment could hav done better but now things are already out of hand.for the poor girl? well,only God knows because He is th only one wh cn cntro ths stuation .@naom.
Zopusa atayeni anawo
Mbaula ya China,ife timaopa nyala yogulidwa ndikamuzu
iyi ndi game yaziwindi yayambikayi
nawonii ma zobawa iyaaa ife sitilola or atimange bwanjiii azolowera…
yatsala ndi highway via unima office . . wadiya. . azolowela
What is presidential address now?