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The Objective Person
8 years ago

Please you people with moron in your heads. Have you ever heard government mentioning of increasing the funds to 901 billion malawi kwacha so that 100 billion is ear marking institution of higher learning especially in the area of research? They (lecturers) are not supposed to go into their pocket in order to conduct research. Mr Dzonzi you can not ask your wife why has she not cooked beef today when you know that you did not leave money for the same. Ichi ndiye chikanundu chachikulu kwabasi.

kene wa kene
kene wa kene
8 years ago

Malawi, from the research point of view, is not fully explored in terms of research opportunities, yet our universities seems not to take this opportunities despite having so many learned proffesors and ph.d holders. As a result what you see them involved in are petty talk-talks. No wonder media reporters always target at them as sources of opinions of trivial issues! This is shameful for our universities! I totally agree that our universities should spend their energies on productive and relevant research. Makamaka ndimaona kuti aziphunzitsi a ku chanco ndiye ali patsogolo in entertaining trivialities than the other universities.

Andrew E. Mtambo
Andrew E. Mtambo
8 years ago

Thanks Dzonzi, it was thought provoking article.

Biketi Edwin
8 years ago

We have to focus on education and leave our defferences

Bubu
Bubu
8 years ago

The two issues should not have been said together: Do research and stop commenting on trivial things. The two dont go hand in hand.

He should either have shouted at the Professor to stop trivia things, since he has funded them enough to do good research. How can a Prof in rightful thinking not do research if he had funded the UNIMA for such? Shooting ones own foot.

wankulu
wankulu
8 years ago

Thats right Dzonzi, these lecturers should focus on research. This was a great opportunity for them to push the president to establish a research fund. Instead, they chose to be defensive. These so called intellectuals are good at pointing out other peoples` problems. How can you grow intellectually if you don`t accept criticism? wake up!

sei
sei
8 years ago

May be the president being the chancellor should have communicated his vision and commitment towards research through a strategy paper and not through public pronouncements. The paper would have carried all the necessary details to achieve his vision including the issue of resources. That what leaders of organisations do isn’t it!

Yahudah
8 years ago

Educated fools. Graduating thieves, murderers,liars, whores, idolators, adulterers, simple, foolish, slanderers, jezibel, drunkard, ahab, oppressors, extortionists, liars, deciever, thieves, child molesters.

Optic Computer
Optic Computer
8 years ago

I don’t think polical science and law lecturer can do research on global warming and ignore roles of MPs and ward councillors. I don’t think lecturers who comment on political and social issues are in engineering departments. Kupulumukira mkamwa mwa mbuzi.

Nana
Nana
8 years ago

As much as the president might have said it in good faith but the gvt is the culprit because all public universities lack adequate funds to do innovative research since gvt has its priorities upside down. For instance, we have seen that gvt is ready to bail out some unpatriotic citizens who defaulted loans instead of funding universities to do innovative research. I know some pipo would say lecturers should write proposals and get donor funding, but personally i think that would never bring the much needed change. if we need real change in our universities its high time gvt… Read more »

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