Month: January 2020 Posts

Malawi Polytechnic reopens this month

Jan 01, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The Council of the University of Malawi says the Malawi Polytechnic will reopen on January 20. The college was closed in November after fire ripped through the top floor of Nyika Hostel which accommodates 268… ...

Malawi Polytechnic seeks K146m to reopen

Dec 06, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

The Malawi Polytechnic says it needs K146 million to reopen the institution and complete the second semester following fire that gutted down one of the hostels at the college. The fire incident which occurred on… ...

Fire destroys hostel at Malawi Polytechnic

Nov 26, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Fire has destroyed a hostel at The Malawi Polytechnic main campus in Blantyre and students are accusing the Malawi Police of causing the inferno. The fire incident has happened today at the college. According to… ...

University professors hit with Sexually Transmitted Grades scandal

Oct 14, 2019 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Following a BBC investigative documentary that professors and lecturers across universities in Ghana and Nigeria are sexually abusing female students in exchange for good grades, damning reports have implicated universities in Malawi. A few days… ...

Update: University of Malawi staff start strike

Oct 16, 2018 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Woes with the University of Malawi (Unima) constituent colleges are not ending at all. This morning, students across all the colleges are stranded with classes, study rooms and library closed in the wake of a… ...

Mutharika dissolves University of Malawi Council

Jun 19, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 30 &

President Peter Mutharika has dissolved the council of the University of Malawi (Unima) in what State House dubs as 'a bid to end labour disputes' at the university. Mutharika has directed government to mediate in… ...

Parents seek audience with Mutharika over Chanco closure

Jun 06, 2017 Luke Bisani 1 &

Concerned parents for students from Chancellor College (Chanco), a constituent college of University of Malawi (UNIMA), have disclosed that they are to meet President Peter Mutharika to have talks on the closure of the college.… ...

Chanco students hopeful

May 02, 2017 Chikondi Magalasi 4 &

Chancellor College students have expressed optimism that their petition to University of Malawi (UNIMA) Chancellor, President Peter Mutharika, will be addressed. The students have uttered this with only five days gone since they delivered the… ...

Students demand Mutharika’s intervention on Chanco closure

Apr 28, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 13 &

Students from Chancellor College (Chanco), a constituent college of University of Malawi (UNIMA), have asked for President Peter Mutharika's intervention on the continued closure of the institution. Chanco was closed late last year after academic… ...

Unima Got Talent resumes this month

Apr 01, 2017 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

The journey in the University of Malawi (Unima) Got Talent show faces resumption this April having paused in November last year. The talent show kicked off with auditions at three involved colleges of the University… ...

UNIMA angered by threats from Chanco students

Mar 21, 2017 Luke Bisani 1 &

The University of Malawi (UNIMA) council has reacted angrily to threats of unspecified action by Chancellor College (Chanco) students saying it does not expect to be intimidated by the students following a strike by the… ...

Finally: Date of Poly opening revealed

Jan 24, 2017 Richard Jimu 11 &

…students divided on amount of fees to pay Students at the Polytechnic, a constituent college of University of Malawi (UNIMA),could afford a smile now as the date of the college’s opening has been revealed by… ...

University of Malawi Students to keep fighting for fee reduction

Aug 08, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 64 &

The backlash from the society must have forced them to reconsider their stand or it is because they have recovered from the shock that they were under when they accepted the K50,000 reduction from the… ...

Students close CoM

Jul 28, 2016 Luke Bisani 93 &

Students from College of Medicine (CoM), a constitute college of University of Malawi (UNIMA) have closed the college until further notice as University council refuses to bulge on its decision to hike fees. According to… ...

Expert calls for dialogue on Chanco closure

Jul 22, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 51 &

One of the country's education experts has expressed concern over the closure of Chancellor College and has advised all the parties to have a quick dialogue. According to the expert, Dr Bob Chulu, the closure… ...