Month: July 2016 Posts

Chanco closure: PP unhappy with DPP’s love for closing Unima 

Jul 21, 2016 Luke Bisani 41 &

The opposition People’s Party (PP) has expressed fury over the closure of Chancellor College (Chanco), a constituent college of University of Malawi (Unima), following demonstrations against fees hike. On Monday, students from the college staged… ...

Update: 27 Chanco students released on bail

Jul 20, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Zomba high court has today granted bail to 27 Chancellor College students who were arrested during and after demonstrations at the college, Malawi24 can confirm. The students together with the president of the students… ...

In Pictures: Malawi Police set fire to Chanco hostels

Jul 19, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 153 &

After protesting students from Chancellor College (Chanco) forced a convoy carrying the second lady of the United States, Malawi Police descended on the Campus to disperse the students. According to our source on the ground,… ...

BREAKING: Villagers join Chanco students against police in Zomba

Jul 19, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 240 &

...as students block US second lady Dr. Jill Biden convoy  Irked b the noise perhaps villagers around Matawale and Chinamwali  areas in the city of Zomba have joined another grouping of Chancellor College students who… ...

Chanco riots: 10 arrested as protests are set to continue

Jul 19, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 58 &

Over ten students from the Chancellor College in Zomba are in police custody after being arrested during protests against the decision by the University of Malawi (Unima) to raise fees for generic and mature students.… ...

Breaking: Chanco students in massive protests

Jul 18, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 128 &

University Students at the Chancellor College in Zomba are demonstrating against the recently announced fees hike. The students are protesting against the decision by the University Council to snub their request to revise raise fees… ...

Bad news for UNIMA students: Council denies to revise fees hike decision

Jul 13, 2016 Luke Bisani 33 &

The University of Malawi (UNIMA) council has refused to bow down to students’ demand on the decision of fees hike to generic and mature entry students. The development comes at a time when university students… ...

Chanco still an active participant in the forthcoming Unima vigils

Jul 08, 2016 Justin Mkweu 1 &

University of Malawi Students Union (UMSU) has rebuked memos that are circulating showing that Chancellor College (Chanco) will not participate in the forthcoming vigils against UNIMA fee hike. According to a memo that Malawi24 has… ...

Unima denies MCP association

Jul 08, 2016 Luke Bisani 7 &

Students from University of Malawi (Unima) have denied reports that they are being used by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to protest against fees hike arguing that their demonstrations have nothing to do with any political… ...

MCP is using UNIMA students to destabilise government – DPP

Jul 07, 2016 Aubrey Makina 124 &

Reports that University of Malawi students are organising to protest the fee hike in the University is only fuelled by the Malawi Congress Party who have given the students money, ruling Democratic Progressive Party cadet… ...

More students demos: University of Livingstonia to protests fee hike

Jul 03, 2016 Bright Malenga 10 &

Students of University of Livingstonia have faulted the university management for its decision to hike fees, saying the college offers low quality services. The new fees regime will see off-campus students paying K472,000 from K365,000… ...

Govt. not moved by Unima demos

Jul 02, 2016 Luke Bisani 18 &

Malawi government through the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MOEST) has disclosed that it will not slash fees in the public universities for fear of compromising quality of education in the country. Students from… ...

No rest for Mutharika: UNIMA students out to squeeze his throat over fee hike

Jun 29, 2016 Luke Bisani 38 &

The University of Malawi students whom the administration of Peter Mutharika and the DPP has decided to hike their fees are not taking the fees issue while lying down. Students from the University will this… ...

Hit them hard: Govt. approves fee hike for UNIMA

Jun 27, 2016 Aubrey Makina 43 &

The Peter Mutharika administration is not relenting in collecting from every other sector where it thinks it can collect money with the recent news being that the government has approved to the University of Malawi… ...

Unima students to demonstrate against fees hike

Jun 23, 2016 Luke Bisani 3 &

Students from University of Malawi (UNIMA) have disclosed that they will hold demonstrations against hiking of mature entry fees. The students have argued that the hike will see most mature students withdrawing from their studies… ...