Month: August 2016 Posts

Chiumia under fire! ‘Mutharika is not Malawi’s life President’

Aug 08, 2016 Richard Jimu 168 &

Sports Minister Minister of Sports and Culture Grace Chiumia has come under fire for declaring Peter Mutharika, the country's 'life president'. Chiumia  declared Mutharika a life president when she spoke during Mulhakho wa Alhomwe fundraising dinner in… ...

Malawi24 exclusive: Inside Mutharika’s meeting with student leaders

Aug 06, 2016 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 9 &

…University leaders exposed Malawi24 has had a rare access from the meeting that was held at the State House in Lilongwe on Thursday 5 August, 2016 between the Malawi leader and Public Universities Chancellor, Peter… ...

Mutharika slammed for K50,000 University of Malawi fees cut

Aug 05, 2016 Macmillan Mhone 149 &

Renowned Poet and #feesmustfall activist Robert Chiwamba has slammed President Peter Mutharika for reducing fees by K50,000 saying the new K350,00 fees is still too much. Mutharika on Thursday directed that fees for all generic… ...

Confirmed: Mutharika cuts University of Malawi fees by K50,000

Aug 04, 2016 Bright Malenga 341 &

President Muntharika has ordered the reduction of University of Malawi fees by K50,000 and the immediate opening of Chancellor College. Mutharika made the directive when he was meeting leaders of student unions from constituent colleges… ...

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… ...

Maulana’s deployment under microscope: Malawi Pres. faulted

Aug 01, 2016 Luke Bisani 22 &

Political analysts in Malawi have suspected foul play behind the deployment of General Ignacio Maulana from Malawi Defence Force Commander (MDF) to head security issues at National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA). Speaking on the local… ...

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… ...