Politics Posts

Ex-Unima students join fees hike battle

Jul 24, 2016 Luke Bisani 12 &

Former students of the University of Malawi (Unima) have blamed the council for hiking fees without considering the current economic woes in the country. Speaking to the local press, former Polytechnic Students Union (PSU) president… ...

Don’t be quiet – Chisi wants Mutharika to speak on Chanco closure

Jul 24, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 152 &

The president of Umodzi Party, Professor John Chisi has called on State President Peter Mutharika to speak on the closure of Chancellor College. Chisi who also works at College of Medicine said Mutharika as the… ...

First Lady tells women to help end albino attacks

Jul 24, 2016 Bright Malenga 54 &

Malawi's First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has called on women in the country to rise up and take action against attacks on people with albinism. In her remarks at Kamuzu Palace during a meeting with the… ...

No holds barred! Do something about university fees, please

Jul 24, 2016 José Safarao 51 &

What is happening is a paradox. Those of us who benefited from university education that was almost free are at the forefront arguing that the fees in the university are too little, that students must… ...

Uladi urges Malawi universities to honour politicians

Jul 23, 2016 Luke Bisani 68 &

Opposition People’s Party (PP) acting President Uladi Mussa has urged universities in Malawi to honour deserving people arguing that international high education institutions should not be doing it on their behalf. The remarks comes at… ...

Game down: Police stop Poly students demos

Jul 22, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 96 &

A mini demonstration in the evening of Friday by students at the Polytechnic in Blantyre turned out to be a mission impossible for the students, we can confirm. Alert police thronged the institution just after… ...

Govt. blames UNIMA council, MPs for Chanco Protests: asks God to intervene

Jul 22, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 90 &

Government has faulted the University of Malawi (UNIMA) council and the Committee of Education in Parliament for fanning the Chancellor College student demonstrations. Government's spokesperson Patricia Kaliati said the two entities were in a better… ...