Month: February 2021 Posts

Chanco Principal Professor Tambulasi dies of Covid-19

Feb 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Principal of Chancellor College, Professor Richard Tambulasi, has died of Covid-19 at Zomba Central Hospital. Tambulasi has died this morning, two days after being admitted at the hospital over Covid-19. His remains will be buried… ...

UNIMA delinking process cancelled

Jan 21, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The University of Malawi (UNIMA) council has cancelled the process of delinking UNIMA constituent colleges after realizing that the decision taken in 2017 by the Senate and the council to delink the colleges was not… ...

Professor Kishindo dies

Dec 01, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Professor Paul Kishindo has died. He was one of the pillars of the University of Malawi. Kishindo was a professor of Rural Sociology and former Dean of Social Science at Chancellor College, the main constituent… ...

Students demand reopening of colleges

May 13, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

University students in the country have demanded government to reopen colleges, saying coronavirus restrictions are not being followed as political parties including the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are conducting rallies. The concerned students told… ...

Chanco students seeks injunction against college closure

Mar 23, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

  Four students at the Chancellor College have applied for an injunction against President Peter Mutharika's order to close the college over Covid-19. The students - Young Soko, Lonjezo Banda, Precious Kalulu and Steven Mponda… ...

Justice Mwale weighs in on state of child rights in Malawi

Dec 15, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

High Court Judge Fiona Mwale on Thursday joined Chancellor College law students and their lecturers at their backyard in Zomba to discuss the state of child rights in Malawi. The academic discussion, dubbed Staff-Students Seminar,… ...

Fire breaks out at Chanco

Dec 01, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Firefighters from Zomba City Council put out fire that broke out on Sunday at the Chancellor College Law Department building. The firefighters with help from students managed to battle the fire and rescue 90 percent… ...

Malawians warned on cryptocurrency

Nov 23, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Dean of Law at the University of Malawi Dr Sunduzwayo Madise has warned Malawians to tread carefully when transacting on the new form of money which has emerged in the world called cryptocurrency. The warning… ...

Chanco students threaten to go ‘the HRDC way’ over disability rights

Oct 20, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Chancellor College students have warned that they will adopt ‘the HRDC way’ if authorities at the institution continue to procrastinate on improving the conditions of students with disabilities at the college. The warning was made… ...

Malawi legal scholar faults legislation demanding police report for women to access abortion

Oct 05, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A legal scholar has punched holes into a proposed health law which demands women to get a police report in order to access abortion. Gift Dorothy Makanje, a law lecturer who is also the supervisor… ...

Chanco not accredited while Skyway, Pentecostal, Exploits are – NCHE

Aug 29, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Chancellor College is not among universities that have been accredited by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE). The council on Tuesday in Mangochi awarded accreditation certificates to The Polytechnic, College of Medicine, Kamuzu… ...

Chanco DPP wing ushers in new leadership

Jun 09, 2019 Luke Bisani 1 &

Chancellor College (Chanco) wing for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has elected new leaders to work for the party for one year. The elections follow the expiry of term for the committee that served the wing… ...

Parliament authorises delinking of UNIMA

Mar 16, 2019 Martha Chikoti 2 &

Parliament on Friday passed three bills that seeks to delink University of Malawi colleges. The Malawi Polytechnic, Chancellor College, College of Medicine and Kamuzu College of Nursing will become separate universities after the University of… ...

Bed bugs attack Chanco

Mar 01, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 4 &

An outbreak of bed bugs has hit hostels at Chancellor College in Zomba. On Thursday, the students union released a press warning its students to take note of the bugs and report immediately to the… ...

Chanco UTM wing cheers women at Pirimiti Hospital

Dec 21, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Chancellor College UTM Wing paid a visit to women in the maternity wing at Pirimiti Community Hospital in Zomba. The students donated assorted items including sugar, salt and soap to women who had just… ...