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krazy
krazy
7 years ago

mpakana 4 year program – this is ethics and part of philosophy. i can understand a masters program koma not a four year program. and the name uunthuology sucks . how is this different from humanism – what are the overlaps. and what is this african world view that you speak of, is there a single african world view?

Samsung Nokia
7 years ago
Reply to  krazy

kkkkkk 4 years is just too much and considering the fact that u r just offering it to a few indivuduals a given year…….. it would have been better if that umunthuology was just a generic course that can be applied to any discipline and make it compulsory……this means that every one who graduates regardless of the field or course has umunthuology in his umunthu

Chikopa
Chikopa
7 years ago

Recent World Bank Report recently indicated education in public universities in Malawi is full of useless degrees. I wonder how this new degree will change Malawi. For example let us look at Chanco – Bachelor of Arts Degree is good as ndowe. All arts people in Malawi are not educated because it is the environment in which we operate. Poly – Civil Engineering – ndani anamanga chinthu chooneka mMalawi? Ndalama zomangira zimachokera kunja. You just need a foreman without papers to complete the house. Akakhala ma lawyer ndiye tisakambe lidala wawo ndiye ali ku Maula yu. Doctors ndi ma nurse… Read more »

kanchenga
kanchenga
7 years ago

Honestly this is a way of appeasing the thieving government. It is shifting the blame from the real culprit to education and therefore a waist of time and money. When you finally come out with a programme you will notice that it will just be a section of the law programme. We have enough educational and legal structures to curb all the malaise around us. Our problem is tribalism. Especially among Yaos, Lomwes and Tumbukas. Our problems will end when we will start thinking as Malawians . That time we will elect genuine leaders based on merit. Take Peter for… Read more »

Piche Yakiti
7 years ago
Reply to  kanchenga

on the list of philosophers and intellectuals, please, add His eminent, Professor Matthew Mfutso-Bengo-He did Towards African Ubunthuology. Professor of Ethics !

Bigman
Bigman
7 years ago
Reply to  Piche Yakiti

No one can talk about u munthuology without mention Professor Matthew Mfutso-Bengo

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