Month: January 2017 Posts

Lawyers ask Mutharika to act on college closures

Jan 12, 2017 Luke Bisani 16 &

The Malawi Lawyer Society (MLS) has expressed worry over the instability of academic calendar for public universities due to constant closures and have asked President Peter Mutharika to resolve issues leading to the disruptions. The… ...

Mutharika ushers in new Admarc, Unima board members

Jan 02, 2017 Luke Bisani 25 &

Amid crises that have rocked the two statutory institutions in Malawi, President Peter Mutharika has appointed new board members for University of Malawi (UNIMA) and Admarc. The appointments has seen James Masumbu being the chairperson… ...

Police still investigating assault on Chanco students

Dec 26, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Malawi Police Service say they are still investigating a case in which students at Chancellor College (Chanco) were brutally tortured by police officers during the anti-fees hike demonstrations in July. This follows a video… ...

Stop being greedy, Unima council told

Dec 17, 2016 Patience Mandala 9 &

The University of Malawi (Unima) council has been advised to prioritise education instead of money if higher education is to improve in the country. This was said by president of the Polytechnic Students Union (PSU)… ...

Polytechnic students win fees case

Dec 13, 2016 Martha Chikoti 25 &

The High Court in Blantyre on Monday ruled in favour of students in the fees hike case involving Polytechnic Students Union (PSU) and the University of Malawi (Unima) council. Passing judgement Judge Hilary Potani said… ...

Polytechnic closure: parents demand reopening of the institution

Dec 11, 2016 Luke Bisani 36 &

Parents of students at the Malawi Polytechnic, a constituent college of University of Malawi (Unima), have demanded for an immediate opening of the college. According to the parents, the closure of the university signifies violation… ...

University students take Malawi Human Rights Commission to task

Dec 01, 2016 Luke Bisani 45 &

Students from two closed public universities have given the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) five days to engage President Peter Mutharika on the delay to open the institutions. The students from the Polytechnic and Mzuzu… ...