The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic testing centre to be based at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) is now fully functional and was officially commissioned by Minister of Health Jappie Mhango on Thursday. This now brings the number of testing centres nationwide to 15. The LUANAR Centre has a capacity to test 96 specimens […]
With the high levels of unemployment in Malawi, many young people are now thinking outside the box and venture into self-employment. One such young person is 24-year-old Cecilia Magaleta of Balaka. A graduate from Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) ,Cecilia is a professional makeup artist. She ventured into offering facial beauty and cosmetic […]
National Oil Company of Malawi Limited (Nocma) has donated K10 million for Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) campus to become a full coronavirus (Covid-19) testing centre. The donation follows inspection of the centre by the Covid-19 response team which assessed its needs for it to become fully reliable in the fight against […]
Support staff at Lilongwe University for Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) are rejecting calls to call off their strike and return to work, putting the opening of the institution for the second semester in limbo. The support staff are demanding salary increase among other demands which have forced them to stage a sit in to […]
Staff at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources are on strike, vowing not to go back to classes to teach unless their salary increase bargain is addressed. President of Luanar workers union Sekanao Kasiya said the staff at the institution get 30 per cent salary less compared to their colleagues in other public […]
Malawi police has confirmed that it has arrested 14 Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) students from Bunda Campus and five community members following the ‘fees must fall’ protests. The protests was joined by members of the community and learners from St John’s Primary School along the M1 Road. Central Region police deputy […]
Dozens of students from Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) Bunda Campus on Monday took to the streets to protest against increases in university fees. The concerned Luanar students argue that the institutions’ administration decision to raise tuition fees from K360 000 per year to as high as K420 000 effective November 2019 […]
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) students have said councillors are critical for rural development and there is need to vote for them in large numbers to ensure development is spread across the country. The sentiments came on Saturday 11th May 2019 at Luanar (Bunda Campus) during a debate titled: “Is it important to […]
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) Vice Chancellor Professor George Kanyama-Phiri says they have secured funding for the construction of two hostels to address accommodation problems at the college. Phiri said construction of the hostels – are planning to construct a 4,000-bed hostel at Bunda Campus and a 2,000-bed hostel at the Natural […]
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) has barred students from writing end of semester examinations due to non payment of fees, University authorities have confirmed. A number of unregistered students have been forcing the University management to accept them to write examinations however the University Students regulations clearly indicates that they need to […]
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) on Thursday graduated 1 670 students in their various fields of study with a concern that Malawi’s shrunken job market would not absorb them. Four of the graduating students were awarded with doctorate degrees, 25 got masters degrees and the rest received first degrees, diplomas and certificates. […]
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) first year student who was reported to have committed suicide on Tuesday by hanging in a tree had his neck brutally strangled raising suspicion that he could have been killed, Nyasa Times understand. Police has identified the deceased as Omega Kadammanja, 21. According to Lilongwe Police Station […]
A technical and vocation education and training (TVET) study in Malawi has found that 48 percent of secondary school students get encouragement from their teachers to pursue TVET studies while 52 percent do not get any encouragement to pursue TVET studies. The study, entitled Skills for Employment, was an applied reaserch project done at Lilongwe University of […]
At least 2, 000 out of the 4, 000 students at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) risk expulsion due to lack of school fees as they come from very poor families, a senior university official has said. Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Kanyama Phiri asked for support from organisations and individuals, […]
The 608 graduating students from Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) have been urged to become real farmers and bring innovations that would develop the agriculture sector. On Wednesday, President Peter Mutharika, who is Chancellor for LUANAR made the call when he awarded the students with certificates, diplomas and degrees during the university’s […]
United States Ambassador to Malawi, Virginia Palmer, has recognized Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) for its achievement in the first cohort of five dietitians who have completed a 20-month rigorous training program. LUANAR, with support from the Innovative Lab launched the first cohort of the Malawi Dietetic Program in March 2016. The […]
Lilongwe Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (LSPCA) has donated veterinary books to Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) to support veterinary education. In an interview on Thursday, LSPCA programmes director Lieza Swennen said: “We believe education is crucial to bringing about meaningful change in the way animals are treated. “Together […]
LUANAR Veterinary Student Association (LUSVA) has committed itself to promoting veterinary welfare in Universities and other surrounding community technical colleges in the country. President of LUSVA, Gift Mkanthama said this Friday when Lilongwe Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (LSPCA) was donating Merck veterinary manual books to Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural […]