Malawi College of Medicine shut down after students protest

December 8, 2014 Nyasa Times Reporter 30 Comments

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.

College of Medicine Blantyre campus
College of Medicine 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.

 

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30 replies on “Malawi College of Medicine shut down after students protest”

  1. we don’t want him to rule this country please…….wumbava basi tikufuna chakhwela ife.. Not you khalamba.

  2. Journalist, you have only heard from one side only, if you were professional and objective you would also have consulted the students. The main reason students protested was forced vacation from campus for christmas holiday while final exams are just around the corner. You may wish to know that the academic calendar does not exclude holidays so no reason for forced vacation or trimmed meal allowances. Ask them if they pay back student hostel rentals for days spent out of campus during holidays. Anthuwa anazolowela kusolola so this time they thought it would go the same way.

  4. That’s DPP. Uku “pro rata” is justified, kwinaku hefty pay hikes for cabinet, mps, president, vp are “justified”. Our youths deserve good policies for them to develop. This “pro rata” animal must be cancelled. Students also need proper allowance packages to do their academic properly. Most of them are really poor. And for COM to join strikes it means this country is finished. COM has been known for its tranquility. But since the youths also voted for the satanic APM, instead of the God-given JB, the country is in for numerous woes. Sorry boys and girls.

  5. This is not new to me, thats how DPP government works, is this the first time Boma la Dpp latseka xul? we are not yet forgot how they closed Chanco and poly in the accademic freeedom saga

  8. Something is wrong somewhere, why are all these colleges closing? Mzuni,COM the we will hear the same for Chanco and Poly. Can our govt. Show some seriousness here? As a Professor, our president should know the importance of closing institutions and its high time he intervenes

  11. Ana osasamba apa CoM…mmangomveka pa radio tikamachitiaka is ku university ku Chancellor…iyaaaaa!

  13. These students start allowance syndrome right from college. Ndiye akapita m’maoffice umu kumangopanga ma cashgate. Country of no values

  14. Stop giving the allowance completely or revise identification of the needy, its not sustainable and very very few deserve it

  24. get rid of all these foreigners then everything will be alright. everywhere you look nowadays its nigerians, tanzanians, burundi, rwandese, indians and chinese…

    i’m sick of it. do we really have an immigration department and a national intelligence bureau? do we have a functioning police force? even a
    mwenye ayamba kukhala kumaplot .

    wake up malawi. dziko lathu likupita tikuwona

    1. You have never travelled. If u did u wud hv known how u wud want to be accepted when in a foreign land. The bible comnends us to love the foreigners please don’t judge them embrace them n u will be blessed. Not all of them came in dubiously some are genuine immigrants.

  25. The atmosphere is dark and the rain is about pour for some one. The storm is starting for some one. We never know what is going to happen when it reaches the climax. Gule wovina nthawi ya mvulayu atulutsa fumbi pamenepatu bwino.

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