Month: September 2021 Posts

Former loans board CEO Chisoni dies

Sep 24, 2021 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Chris Chisoni, former Chief Executive Officer of Higher Education Students' Grants and Loans Board, has died. Chisoni who also previously worked as Executive Director of Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has died this… ...

Loan board set to ‘name and shame’ student loan defaulters

May 01, 2020 Thula Chisamba 0 &

The Higher Education Students' Loans and Grants Board (HESLGB) says it will publish names of all graduates of University of Malawi (UNIMA) and other public universities who are yet to pay back student loans to… ...

Malawi universities’ loan board buys K89 million car for CEO at expense of needy students

Feb 26, 2019 Russell Kondowe 5 &

The Higher Education Students Loans and Grants Board has bought a K89 million Land Cruiser TX for its executive director as many university students in Malawi are struggling to get loans. According to reports, the… ...

Loans board under probe over K17m contract

Feb 26, 2018 Russell Kondowe 4 &

Higher Education Students Loans and Grants Board (HESLGB) is being investigated by Police following revelations that the Board paid K17 million for printing of forms. It was revealed earlier this month that the board paid… ...

Student Loans Board spent K17 million on printing forms while students are told ‘no money’

Feb 15, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 19 &

Trouble is brewing at the Higher Education Students Loans and Grants Board over revelations that the Board paid K17 million for the printing of forms and diaries. According to reports, Executive Director for the Board… ...

Malawi University students assured of loans

Apr 06, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Higher Education Students Loan and Grants Board (HESLGB) has assured all Malawian tertiary students that it will continue to mobilise resources to help needy and deserving students to access tertiary education. This is according… ...

Loans board disburses K1.8 billion for needy students

Feb 10, 2017 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 4 &

The Higher Education Student's Loans and Grants Board has distributed over 1.8 billion kwacha to different public and private universities for needy students in the 2016/2017 financial year. According to executive director of the board… ...