Malawi’s President Mrs Joyce Banda has called for private sector involvement in the funding of higher education saying this will accelerate the country’s development. The President said costs for higher education are spiraling saying government is spending between MK1 million and MK1.5 million per student per year. Students in public Universities pay a heavily subsidized […]
The People’s Party (PP) led government aims to increase the number of student intake by expanding teaching space and accommodation at existing campuses, President Joyce Banda has disclosed. The Head of State made the remarks when she presided over the Mzuzu University (MZUNI) 14th Congregation where over 400 students graduated in various fields including education, […]
University of Malawi (Unima) is headed for yet another gruelling saga following the collapse of discussions between the Government and the UNIMA workers union representatives in Lilongwe on Wednesday over salary hike. According to sources, government representatives a Dr Masanjala, the Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance, Dr Dixy Maluwa Banda, the Director of […]
Lecturers at Polytechnic a constituent college of University of Malawi (Unima) have vowed to continue boycotting classes until government increases their salaries by 113 percent. General Secretary of Polytechnic Academic Staff Committee on Welfare (PASCOW), Gift Khangamwa said “there is no concrete communication from the government pertaining to our demand.” He said the lecturers “agreed […]
The University Council of Malawi has ordered lecturers at the Polytechnic, a constituent college of the University of Malawi, who have been boycotting classes, to return to classes promising that authorities would address their concerns. The lecturers are boycotting work to press government to increase their salaries by a whopping 113 percent citing the rising […]
A death report on the death of the 23 year old second year Bachelor of Arts Humanities student, Janet Chapita, indicate that she may have died due to heart attack, or at the least, internal injuries inflicted due to a beating by her ex-boyfriend. The report seen by Nyasa Times was released to the relatives […]
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 […]
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 is sending a team for participation in the Confederation of Universities and Colleges Sports Association (CUCSA) Zone Six Games billed for Windhoek, Namibia starting this weekend. A strong squad of 166 squad of Tertiary Education Schools Sports Association of Malawi (TESSAM) leaves the country on Thursday for the 8thCCUCSA championship. The he sporting extravaganza […]
University of Malawi (Unima) Council has withdrawn its case against lecturer and former Chancellor College Academic Staff Union (Ccasu) acting President Jessie Kabwila-Kapasula and the Attorney General. The Unima Council through a prominent lawyer Kalekeni Kaphale filed a court suit against the two and the entire Ccasu membership seeking them to contribute towards K55 million […]
Also demands council to withdraw case against Kabwila Chancellor College lecturers have petitioned President Joyce Banda asking her to dissolve the entire university council saying the council’s recent court action against Jessie Kabwila-Kapasula has reignited the dark days of the Academic Freedom struggle instead of the council spending its energies on restoring and rebuilding its battered image. […]
Malawi president Mrs Joyce Banda, who is also Chancellor of the University of Malawi, has been asked to reconstitute the University of Malawi (Unima) regulatory body – University Council . Consolidate Democracy, Rights and Rule of Law (CDRRL) argues that the University Council has been filled with sabourters that may resurface the academic freedom struggle. The group made the statement after […]
The Council of the University of Malawi (UNIMA) has dragged to court former acting President of the university’s Chancellor College Academic Staff Union (Ccassu) the controversial Jessie Kabwila-Kapasula of the academic freedom fame. The UNIMA council is demanding that Kabwila-Kapasula along with Malawi’s Attorney General pay almost K55 million (almost US$212,000) as compensation to students […]
Former president of Chancellor College Academic Staff Union (Ccasu) Dr Jessie Kabwila-Kapasula went to Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenburg in German to thank the students, activist and officials who supported the struggle in defence of academic freedom in Malawi. The battle for academic freedom started when the former police chief, Peter Mukhito, last year summoned University […]
The Chancellor College Academic Staff Union (CCASU) has elected one of Malawi’s renowned trade unionists and industrial relations experts Sunduzwayo Madise as its new president. Madise was elected unopposed and he takes over from Dr Jessie Kabwila-Kapasula, the Iron Lady who did not compete as she now represents the University of Malawi’s constituent college in […]
Former president of Chancellor College Academic Staff Union (Ccasu) Dr Jessie Kabwila-Kapasula has hailed newly-appointed Inspector General of Malawi Police Service, Loti Dzonzi, for his visit to Chanco and making assurances that academic freedom in the university will not be trampled upon. There has been strained relations between the Chancellor College Community and the Police […]
President Joyce Banda announced that her government plans to abolish the controversial quota system which involves students being selected into higher education on the basis of district or region rather than straight merit and that her administration has taken a deliberate policy position on some contentious matters that had almost turned Malawi into a pariah […]
Section 153(1) of the constitution of the Republic of Malawi provides that “The Malawi Police Force shall be an independent organ of the executive, which shall be there to provide for the protection of public safety and the rights of persons in Malawi according to the prescriptions of this Constitution and any other law.” The above […]