Month: November 2018 Posts

Heartbreaking! UNIMA student dies in her room of pregnancy complication

Nov 16, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

Tadala Chimutu, a third year University of Malawi student at Chancellor College passed away on Wednesday due to high blood pressure. She was seven months pregnant and was found dead in her room on Wednesday. Published… ...

Polytechnic dismisses bogus examination paper

Jul 23, 2018 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Management of the Malawi Polytechnic has rubbished a false examination paper which is currently in dissemination on social media. Last week, the examination paper claimed to be from the Faculty of Engineering started circulating on… ...

Safe motherhood on WhatsApp

Jul 20, 2018 Luke Bisani 0 &

Pregnancy was something that scared first time mother Tadala Namakhoma as she had no one around to advise her on what to do during the period. Living together with her husband Stevie Namakhoma in the… ...

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… ...

University of Malawi students seek to foster gender equality in politics

Apr 20, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

University of Malawi students have set up a society to enhance the role that young women play in Malawi's politics. The organisation, called Prism, centres on inspiring and empowering young women across the country to… ...

Chanco facing closure

Apr 11, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

The ongoing strike by Chancellor College support staff has sparked a wave of fear among students that the institution could be closed. The support staff marked the genesis of the industrial action on Monday in… ...

Just in: Support staff start strike at Chanco

Apr 10, 2018 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

..exam administration under threat Support staff at Chancellor College have sealed facilities like the library and classrooms as they start a sit in pushing for implementation of a pay hike they have been pushing since… ...

Exploits students attack Chancellor

Mar 28, 2018 Luke Bisani 0 &

Angry students from Exploits University in Malawi's capital on Tuesday attacked the chancellor of the university for failing to resolve a staff strike. Reports reveal that students broke property at the house of Professor Kingstone… ...

Poly to choose new name next week

Mar 07, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 3 &

Following the delinking of some constituent colleges from University of Malawi (UNIMA), the Polytechnic management has organized a stakeholders meeting to choose a new name for the institution. According to Malawi Polytechnic principal professor Grant… ...

Chilima speaks tough on blind loyalty

Feb 28, 2018 Bright Malenga 49 &

Malawi's Vice President Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima has warned Malawians to avoid following their leaders blindly and doing everything leaders direct saying such acts are derailing the progress of the country. Chilima made the remarks… ...

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… ...

University of Malawi cancels lab sessions due to lack of equipment

Feb 11, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

NCHE accredited University of Malawi has started cancelling laboratory sessions for its students due to what they call ‘a lack of equipments’. In a memo that Malawi24 has seen from Chancellor College, about 14 lab… ...

Mindset change needed among Malawi youths

Feb 05, 2018 Joseph Dumbula 0 &

The youth in Malawi need an extensively executed mindset change drill if they are to live to their billing in leadership and other vital roles, a youth network has said. Bwalo Likule Network, a youth… ...

Luanar disowns bogus advert

Jan 21, 2018 Bright Malenga 4 &

The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar), Natural Resources College (NRC) campus has distanced itself from an advert being shared on social media. Social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp have been… ...

Luanar reopens this month

Jan 13, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 9 &

Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) Bunda Campus will reopen this month. The institution was closed on 13th December, 2017 following demonstrations by students on 7th, 8th and the night of 12th December.… ...