Malawi College of Medicine shut down after students protest

Management of the College of Medicine, a constituent of the University of Malawi (Unima), has indefinitely closed  for “instability” students caused at their Blantyre campus.

The students went on rampage following management’s decision last week that the students be paid their meal allowances based on a pro-rata basis.

Pro-rata is a system that provides that students be paid their allowances based on the period they spend on campus.

According to information Nyasa Times sourced, students were told that they would get about K17 000 instead of K35 000.

Mzuzu University (Mzuni) suspended 943 government sponsored students for the same reason.