3 fight for Mzuni Alumni Association presidency

Mzuzu University (Mzuni) Alumni Association will this month end hold its annual elective general assembly where three candidates—Naomi Banda, Elias Gaveta and John Paul—are expected to battle it out for the presidency. For the first time, since it was established years ago, a female candidate—Banda—has shown interest to contest for the position which has all […]

University students blame Malawi police IG on  failure to combat crime on campus

Mzuzu University have hit at Inspector General of Police Rodney Jose for his lukewarm response on the rising trends of crime on campus. Students interviewed said they caught a fellow student stealing on campus but the police did not effect an arrest because she is related to one of the top police officers in the […]

Bullets stunned by Eagles, Mzuni win over Epac in relegation fight: Malawi TNM Super League

The champions Big Bullets who are fulfilling their remaining fixtures on academic purposes after already defending the title and seemingly invincible were beaten on Sunday by Blue Eagles 3-0 at Nankhaka stadium in Lilongwe in a TNM Super League match. The Area 30 cops interrogated the champions with three spectacular goals from Gilbert Chirwa, Wister Phiri […]

Mzuzu University in TNM ‘smart data’ social weekend blitz

After the success of its social weekends at the Polytechnic, TNM Smart Data invades Mzuzu University (MZUNI) for Social Weekend for students. The Social fiesta starts from 1st to 3rd May, 2015. During the Mzuni students’ social weekend, the TNM brand and Smart Data will interact with university students with the students. Through the social gathering, TNM aims […]

Mzuni student to release book ‘Mother Malawi’

A student of Mzuzu University (Mzuni) Frank Chibowa, 24,  will in January 2015 release a book titled ‘Mother Malawi’  in which he has chronicled about the five heads of states the country has had. Published by Montfort Media Press, the final year Bachelor of Science Degree in Water Resources Management and Development student has tackled […]

Gov’t allowances to Malawi university students must go

Upkeep allowances, disbursed monthly to all government sponsored students in the country’s public universities, have been recipe for all sorts of mayhem since they were introduced. Because of them, students have found enough reasons to insult innocent passersby and barricade innocent motorists on the country’s roads, to mention just but a few problems. Introduced not […]

Mzuni lecturer mad with load shedding, petitions ESCOM

It has come to our notice that the area where l stay in Chibanja North around what is called Africare and Evergreen Kandindindi Private hospital is being disproportionately affected by the intermittent black-outs or what ESCOM prefers to label load-shedding. This observation comes amidst concerns of unnecessary black-outs in the area when other areas in […]

New Miss Mzuni takes Chikangawa’s deforestation head on: To support planting of more trees

Newly crowned Miss Mzuni 2014 Atupele Singano says she will spend more of her time helping out on the Chikangawa Forest crisis other than charity, arguing that it is time local models began to think out of the ordinary in order to contribute to the country’s headway progress. Atupele, who won the Miss Mzuzu University […]

Mzuni student leader arrested: ‘He nearly killed fellow student’

Mzuzu University Student Representative Council (MUSREC) president Abel Phompho has been arrested by the Police for clobbering a fellow student to unconsciousness over students unions’ office keys. Phompho was on the run the whole of Wednesday evening and was arrested in the wee hours of Thursday near Luwinga Township. Phompho, who is serving a six-week suspension as president of […]

Mzuni students hold demo against new recruitment policy, petition Malawi Pres.

Mzuzu University (Mzuni) education students on Friday presented a petition to President Joyce Banda, the university’s chancellor, calling on government to withdraw a new recruitment policy that wants education graduates to undergo interviews before they can be deployed into the country’s secondary schools. The students, who chanted anti-government songs from their campus to Mzuzu City civic offices, […]

Mzuni lecturer talks tough on discipline, academic standards

Mzuzu University’s (Mzuni) associate professor Golden Msilimba has admitted that the behavior of students in the country’s institutions of higher learning is deplorable, arguing that it is chiefly contributing towards youth unemployment in Malawi. Msilimba made the observation Saturday in Mzuzu during a forum organized by Youth and Society (YAS) under the banner: Youth Unemployment in Malawi – […]

MZUNI students riot over allowances, engage police in running battles

Mzuzu University in northern Malawi was on the boil Monday morning when students protested against their delayed upkeep allowances and clashed with police who fired teargas shells to disperse them. Tension prevailed on the campus as the angry students brought business to a standstill and boycotted classes forcing management to seek help from the law enforcers. The […]

Malawi ex-veep Malewezi concerned with Mzuni on nepotism charges

President of the Chewa Heritage Foundation (Chefa) Dr. Justin Malewezi has expressed concern with reports of  the Mzuzu University (Mzuni)  Council practicing nepotism in the hiring of staff, saying the ‘unfortunate’ habit leads to conflicts among citizens. “Malawi is one nation with several tribes hence nepotism has no place,” Malewezi, who is also Malawi’s former […]

Mzuni elects ‘Divine Gentleman’ new student leader

Mzuzu University Students Representative Council (MUSREC) has ushered in new office bearers with Abel Phompho elected president of the student body. Phompho – fondly known as ‘Divine Gentleman’ -was voted with 846 against rival Nyozomo Gondwe who polled 614 votes. He takes over from Moses Chalera. Phompho has pledged to work with all stakeholders to […]

Mzuni students march peacefully, petitions President Banda

Disgruntled students of the Mzuzu University on Tuesday took to the streets and later presented a petition to Mzuzu City Council’s Chief Executive Officer asking for the intervention of the President Mrs. Joyce Banda to immediately bail out the embattled institution from its economic malaise and maladministration. Mzuni has been sailing in difficult financial waters […]