Bunda college, a constituent college of the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar), in the capital Lilongwe has been hit by cholera scare as there are confirmed reports of the disease’s outbreak in some surrounding villages. The college has since issued a notice to its students warning them of the disease which has already claimed […]
Executive committee members for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) youth wings from Bunda and Natural Resources Colleges say time for “politicking and misusing” the youths is over and as “future leaders” they want to practice result-oriented politics that aim to develop the country. Speaking during the joint meeting at Bunda campus, chairperson for the […]
Students of the newly established Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) have asked government to financially empower graduates to become self-employment as one way of reducing unemployment among the youth with is currently at 12.5 percent. The students made the call at Luanar launch ceremony which was presided over by the state president […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi has said Malawi can only move forward if it educates its majority youths Atupele said this when he delivered a public lecture at Bunda College, a constituent college of the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) last Friday. He said UDF’s Agenda for Change focuses […]
Bunda College of Agriculture, a constituent college of the new Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) will be re-opened by mid-September after its indefinite closure on July 27, this year. Director of High Education in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Professor Dixie Maluwa Banda disclosed this in an interview with the Malawi […]
Bunda College principal professor Moses Kwapata vows to remain in office and not bow down to ‘student’s pressure’. The college students have been boycotting classes, pressing for the immediate resignation of Kwapata who they accuse of failing to effectively run the affairs of the college. They students also demand a written explanation regarding the delinking […]
Over the years I have been observing what has been happening in public universities with keen interest. Public universities include colleges under University of Malawi (UNIMA), Lilongwe University of Natural Resources and Agriculture (LUNA) and Mzuzu University (MZUNI). In almost all Public colleges (with the exception of College of Medicine) what is so common is […]
Bunda College of Agriculture, until few weeks ago a constituent college of the University of Malawi (UNIMA), was on Wednesday closed down barely few hours after irate students resumed their protests. The students were given just one hour Wednesday afternoon to pack up and leave the campus. However, t they resisted the directive after reports […]
Armed with sticks and stones, irate Bunda College students are threatening to destroy property, in particular the principal’s house, if he is not removed for maladministration. Principal Moses Kwapata is being accused of giving a deaf ear to their demands to have their diplomas and degrees bear University of Malawi logo as per the bill […]
Malawi’s Minister of Education, Science and Technology George Chaponda systematically avoided hearing out Bunda College of Agriculture students when on Wednesday he made an impromptu visit to the school apparently to see for himself the concerns raised after the students were subjected to learn in a tent following space problems. Some of the students including […]
Bunda Milk Bulking Group (MBG) farmers say they have started enjoying the fruits of their dairy farming. This comes seven months after the group received a donation of pregnant heifers from Bunda College of Agriculture. The goodwill gesture was made under the Bunda Dairy Outreach Programme coordinated by the Department of Animal Science. The department […]
Studentsfrom BundaCollege of Agriculture on Monday took to the streets again blocking Mitundu road in Lilongwe protesting in a bid to push for their full book and stationery allowances. “We have closed the road of Mitundu markert. We are doing this to express our anger,” said College Students Union President Frackson Phwitiko. Phwitiko said the […]
Coldblooded Malawi Police Friday morning tear gassed and ruthlessly beat up scores of students from Bunda College of Agriculture who were protesting outside the Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) premises over the newly introduced loan forms. Over 200 students from the agriculture college invaded MSB’s Area 3 premises in the capital Lilongwe bringing business in the […]