NICO Pension has donated K4 million to the University of Malawi’s constituent college, The Polytechnic to purchase laptops for needy students at the institution. This follows a similar donation to Malawi University of Science and Technologies (MUST) made in March through which it further emphasizes NICO’s commitment to supporting the education sector from which it […]
Listed FDH Bank plc has donated K3 million towards the ‘buy a gadget’ campaign at the Polytechnic, a constituent college of the University of Malawi (Unima) to enable needy students access quality education under Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) platforms. FDH Bank plc Managing Director Dr Ellias Ngalande said FDH Bank plc under its Corporate Social […]
State sponsored Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has started a probe into the killing of First Year Polytechnic student Blessings Nyondo as the police and minister of Homeland Security say he was killed by a security officer from Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) in self-defence. Late Nyondo was a student at The Polytechnic, a constituent college of […]
Minister of Homeland Security Richard Chimwendo Banda has said a security officer from Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has confessed that he shot First Year Polytechnic student Blessings Nyondo in Blantyre on the night of December 21 2020. Police has been accused that one of its cop shot Nyondo multiple times around Kwacha roundabout and the […]
Students at the Polytechnic, through its student union, on Tuesday held online protests to let government bail out 1 000 students who are at risk of being withdrawn for failure to pay fees. In a letter signed by Polytechnic Student Union (PSU) president, Kunozga Mlowoka, the students called upon fellow students, all public and private […]
Polytechnic’s Faculties of Engineering and Applied Sciences department has come up with low-cost materials and equipment which could be used as preventing measures in the fight against the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The materials include; low-cost ventilators to be used in hospitals, 3D printable reusable face masks, a drone which could be used to transfer blood […]
In an effort to show that engineers are indeed problem solvers, a Polytechnic second year Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Energy) student Immanuel Magombo has developed a prototype which he calls Umbrella wheel chair bed. This is a design which is made using metal and other raw materials to produce a structure which could […]
NICO Life and NBS Bank on Friday were among the guests gracing the official launch of the Student Society of Banking and Finance at the Polytechnic in Blantyre as a gesture of solidarity to foster a lasting partnership towards Banking and Finance degree programme. Banking and Finance was initiated at the Polytechnic over three years […]
Final year Bachelor of Arts in Journalism students at the Polytechnic – a constituent college of the University of Malawi has organized a symposium to showcase their acquired skills and knowledge to prospective employers in the corporate world. The symposium which will be held under the theme Maintaining Accuracy and Credibility in the Fake News […]
Malawi Police in Limbe have arrested five suspects in connection with the recent robbery at Polytechnic in Blantyre. The suspects are alleged to have stormed hostels midnight last week stealing assorted items which angered students who went into violent protests leading to the burning of one of their hostels and premature closure of the college. […]
Authorities at Polytechnic on Tuesday closed the college after fire destroyed a three storey-hostel following violent protests over campus insecurity. A memorandum signed by the college acting registrar Mrs Y.D. Chilinde says the closure was just temporary. “Due to the fire which has gutted down Nyika Hostel this afternoon, management has resolved that the college […]
Polytechnic students in Blantyre on Tuesday went into the streets, disturbing traffic as they protested against insecurity at the constituent college of the University of Malawi. This follows last night’s robbery of students’ property on campus which include laptops, mobile phones, clothes among others. Police say they are still hunting for the suspected robbers but […]
The Polytechnic is set to produce its first Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) graduate in Applied Sciences (Information technology). The college’s website says this follows Thokozani Chimkono’s successful defense of his PhD thesis. The title of the thesis is ‘fast typing central-Bantu keyboard; optimization language structure, algorithms and models’. Chimkono defended his thesis on Friday before […]
The Raphael Tenthani Series—an initiative by the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at the Polytechnic College has revealed plans to build partnerships with other stakeholders in the media industry. Series coordinator, Temwani Mgunda said the department would like to see the series owned not only by The Polytechnic but other stakeholders. “We intend to […]
The Polytechnic Alumni Association (PAA) has organized an SMS campaign for the purpose of raising funds for the needy students at the university. Edna Nkono, who is PAA fund manager, said the SMS campaign is a way of generating money that the Polytechnic Students Union in collaboration with the university’s alumni association decided to use […]
Students Fortunate Phiri and Mathias Mphamba were crowned Mr. and Miss Polytechnic 2019 pageant held at the Polytechnic College in Blantyre on Saturday, during the social weekend powered by Airtel Malawi. The two, all 18-year-old, expressed that winning the titles would open doors to opportunities in the modelling industry. “The title has given me a voice, which I […]
Third-year Bachelor of Accountancy (BAC) students of Polytechnic College has reached out to 44 families affected by the recent floods that hit most parts of the country. BAC students made the donation on Sunday at Magombo Camp in senior chief Nkanda village in Mulanje district. The donated items included buckets, sugar, washing and bathing soap […]
Malawi Polytechnic, a constituent college of the University of Malawi has dismissed reports circulating on social media that it is calling for applications for a five year course in Bachelor of Education Programmes. In an interview on Monday in Blantyre, College Registrar, Yamikani Chilinde said the document has been issued by fraudsters, who just want […]