Month: March 2019 Posts

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… ...

Poly students invent earth battery

Feb 01, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Four students at The Polytechnic have invented an earth battery which is produced from soil and water. The group comprises three Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering students Chikumbutso Walani, Elizabeth Kananji and Isaac Katemecha as well… ...

Polytechnic graduates over 400 students

Oct 29, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Polytechnic Continuing Education Centre (CEC) on Friday held a graduation for over 400 students at Bingu wa Mutharika Conference Centre in Lilongwe. The students – who were studying at CEC campuses in Mzuzu, Blantyre… ...

Water crisis sparks protests at Poly

Sep 25, 2018 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Students at The Polytechnic today blocked the Masauko Chipembere Highway in Blantyre to show anger after taps run dry at the college. Police officers who responded to the situation fired teargas at the students in… ...

Support sought for needy Poly student

Apr 05, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

An appeal for support has been issued for a Polytechnic student who is struggling due to lack of money for food, accommodation and tuition. The student Damison Jame sleeps outside the college’s hostels together with… ...

Standard Bank varsity bursary hailed

Sep 15, 2017 Bright Malenga 8 &

Malawians in the country have hailed Standard Bank of Malawi for launching a K120 million bursary program for university students. The program will benefit students from five public institutions of higher learning namely Chancellor College,… ...

Polytechnic to reopen in three weeks

Jan 15, 2017 Luke Bisani 46 &

After having a forced holiday for months, students at Malawi Polytechnic, a constituent college of University of Malawi (UNIMA), are now to go back to class within three weeks. The development follows a meeting that… ...