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Haswel Bandawe
Haswel Bandawe
7 years ago

The Increase in University fees should be withdrawn; and the Minister of Education should resign for ill advising Government to raise the fees so dramatically at a time when the country is going through an economic downturn that has been aggravated by the drought. Government’s priorities are wrong. Education at all levels is not a luxury. It is a linchpin for socio-economic development. Whatever fees are in place should be token amounts of cost recovery. It is unconscionable for Government to buy new fleet of cars for the Presidential convoy and keep so many State houses and deny students access… Read more »

mphevu
mphevu
7 years ago

why does the university keep recruiting students when it has no money to fund the students. select the number you can afford and make room available for those who can aford

Unenesko Nguwemi
Unenesko Nguwemi
7 years ago

Fees should go down immediately.Donot look at the roads and buildings in Lilongwe,Blantyre or Mzuzu .They tell us nothing about our econonmy.Go to the village and see reality about poverty.People even fail to buy maluwa soap,salt.We cannot talk of sugar.If you move in some areas people are still pounding maize to make flour.They put on torn clothes.Where do you think these can get such money.Put yourself in their shoes.It is not students demonstrating but parents

Ben
Ben
7 years ago

Its all staged to counter Chakwera’s meeting with UNIMA Students meeting last week. za ziii

Namuona
7 years ago
Reply to  Ben

Any sensible person can compare our university fees with those of neighbouring countries. Our economy cannot match our neighbours. Those in power should institute sound economic policies that are similar or better than our neighbours. Look at public or civil service salaries which the government offers to the people who largely send their wards to such instructions. One time the same dpp instituted an inquiry to look into the salaries of civil and public servants; they visited neighbouring countries but to this day nothing is on the ground and yet the government is only comparing university fees and quickly wants… Read more »

Mlakho
Mlakho
7 years ago
Reply to  Ben

Ben, Zaii? Si bola form four yako yong’ambikayo udathananayo kale, uliphe ukupanga business ya mbewa. Ulibenso ndi abale omwe alindi tsogolo la sukulu. Madrasa yoweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

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