Month: May 2020 Posts

College of Medicine lecturer, Finance Minister lead 21-member Covid-19 taskforce

May 07, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has appointed a Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 led by Minister of Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha and Dr John Phuka from the College of Medicine. According to a statement from the Chief Secretary… ...

Activists investigating university sex for grade scandals

Dec 10, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Women activists have said they are investigating allegations of female students being coaxed into sexual acts with lecturers in exchange for grades in Malawian universities. The Women’s Chapter of Human Rights Defenders Coalition Chairperson, Dorothy… ...

University professors hit with Sexually Transmitted Grades scandal

Oct 14, 2019 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Following a BBC investigative documentary that professors and lecturers across universities in Ghana and Nigeria are sexually abusing female students in exchange for good grades, damning reports have implicated universities in Malawi. A few days… ...

Mutharika donates stethoscopes to medical students

Sep 18, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Arthur Peter Mutharika has donated 100 stethoscopes to third year Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery students at the College of Medicine, Lilongwe Campus as one way of ensuring that medical students have… ...

I stole two computers to support my pregnant girlfriend – College of Medicine student

Sep 04, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A third year College of Medicine (COM) student told a court in Blantyre on Tuesday that he stole two computers to support his pregnant girlfriend who is also a student at the college. The student,… ...

Men volunteers wanted to donate sperms for 5 thousand kwacha

Feb 12, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

The College of Medicine has put out a notice inviting men in Malawi to donate sperms for a study. According to the notice shared on social media, volunteers will receive K5000 per donation. It adds… ...

Scotland to give College of Medicine K102 million

Apr 22, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Scottish Government will give College of Medicine (CoM) £100,000 (about K102 million) over the next two years to assist the college as it is preparing to become a fully independent university. The announcement has… ...