Month: April 2023 Posts

Ophunzira wa ku UNIMA walamulidwa kukagwira ukaidi kwa miyezi 22 chifukwa chakuba

Apr 25, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Bwalo la Chief Resident Magistrate ku Zomba lalamula ophunzira wa ku yunivesite ya Malawi (UNIMA) Martin Kachigayo wa zaka 26 kuti akagwire ukaidi wakalavula gaga kwa miyezi 22 chifukwa chomupeza olakwa pamulandu okuba kompyuta komanso… ...

UNIMA student arrested over theft

Apr 16, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A third year University of Malawi (UNIMA) student has been arrested for allegedly stealing laptops from fellow students. The suspect has been identified as Martin Kachigayi, 26. Zomba Police Station Spokesperson, Patricia Sipiliano, said it… ...

UNIMA student commits suicide

Mar 31, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Weeks after a student from the University of Malawi (UNIMA) in Zomba hanged himself, another second year student has committed suicide. Malawi24 has learnt that the second year Bachelor of Arts (Humanities) student who has… ...

Mzuni and Unima receive K79 million in grants from NCST

Mar 09, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) has supported Mzuzu University and Centre for Social Research of the University of Malawi (Unima) with 79 million kwacha to support the strengthening of Research, Science, Technology… ...

UNIMA student commits suicide

Mar 08, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Stanley Mzumara, 24, a third year student at University of Malawi (UNIMA) in Zomba has hanged himself in his rented house in Chikanda location. Deputy Public Relations Officer for Zomba Police Station Sergeant Aaron Chilala… ...

UNIMA bows down to employees’ demands

Dec 11, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

University of Malawi (UNIMA) Council has reversed its decision to stop payment of retirement benefits to members of staff following protests from the employees. On 29 November, the university council shocked staff when it announced… ...

UNIMA staff protest council’s decision to stop service gratuity

Dec 09, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The University of Malawi (UNIMA) Council has angered its employees including lecturers after the council unilaterally decided to stop service gratuity that staff members get as terminal benefits upon retirement. This was done with no… ...

UNIMA’s moot court discusses mismanagement of K6.2 billion Covid funds

Oct 16, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Judge of the High Court,  Justice Mike Tembo, says he was impressed with the public moot held in the high court by  University of Malawi (UNIMA)  third year law students who made presentations on the… ...

New UNIMA Students’ Council president pledges to engage ESCOM over blackouts

Oct 01, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

University of Malawi (UNIMA) students have  elected Humble C Banda as president of the Students Representative Council and Banda has pledged to engage Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) so that UNIMA campus should be… ...

UNIMA students to elect president of students council

Sep 29, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

University of Malawi (UNIMA) students are expected to elect president of university students representative council tomorrow. Third year students, Ekari Orama Mathuka and Humble C Banda, will contest for presidency. Mathuka who is a current… ...

Malawi Police apologise for firing teargas within University of Malawi campus

Sep 26, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Police Service has apologised to University of Malawi (UNIMA) students after the law enforcers used teargas within the university as the police struggled to control students who were protesting. Eastern Region Commissioner Violet Magwaya… ...

UNIMA students to hold protests against ESCOM

Sep 19, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Innocencia Chikuse Students at the University of Malawi in Zomba have written Chief Executive Officer of ESCOM, Kamkwamba Kumwenda, requesting the company to supply the university teaching area with stable 24/7 electricity arguing that… ...

Students stop University of Malawi from creating schools

Sep 17, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Law students at the University of Malawi (Unima) have obtained an injunction stopping the university from abolishing faculties and creating schools of law, humanities, education, arts and sciences. The students argued in their application for… ...

Police fire teargas at University of Malawi students

Sep 09, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Police have fired teargas at University of Malawi (Unima) students  in Zomba who are holding protests against a five-month holiday at the university. The students blocked the Charles Lwangwa Road and pelted stones at police… ...

UNIMA Child Rights Clinic to hold demonstrations over racist video

Jun 16, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Child Rights Legal Clinic at the University of Malawi (UNIMA) has organised demonstrations in Lilongwe on June 21 to protest against Chinese national Lu Ke who exploited Malawian children through a racist video. UNIMA Child… ...