Tag: Chanco

Malawi economy under stagflation

Published on November 22, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The local economy is going through a stagflation process, which is a condition of slow economic growth and relatively high […]

University loan scheme owes MSB K357m

Published on October 30, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) has withdrawn from the public university students’ loan scheme and it goes out owed K387 million […]

Chanco students pettition JB over fee hike

Published on October 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Chancellor College students Wednesday morning took to the streets to present a petition to President Joyce Banda, the Chancellor of […]

Chanco lecturers suspend teaching

Published on October 23, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Lecturers at Chancellor College, a constituent college of the University of Malawi on Monday morning resolved to suspend teaching until […]

Chanco students threaten strike over tuition fee

Published on October 21, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A decision by Chancellor College to hike tuition fees has forced students at the college to threaten they will go […]

Two cohorts of Chancellor College first years to start next week on September 30

Published on September 28, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The 2011 first year cohort at Chancellor College of the University of Malawi will finally start university education next week […]

Polytechnic lecturers refuse an 25% salary increment offer

Published on September 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi Polytechnic College lecturers have refused to accept an offer of 25 percent salary increment which all other University of […]

Is DPP on the rise?

Published on September 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Acting president of the former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Peter Mutharika has said the turnout at his rallies across […]

Govt tells university to reduce sponsored students

Published on August 23, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi Government has advised the University of Malawi (Unima) to reduce State-sponsored students to 900 to enable the institution manage […]

University lecturers give 21 days notice for industrial action

Published on August 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Lecturers at the self-declared home of academic freedom, the Chancellor College (Chanco), have declared dispute, giving government 21 days to […]

Law expert wants transparency and accountability over president’s package

Published on August 14, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A law expert has expressed the need to remove secrecy on salaries and benefits of the president and vice president […]

University of Malawi students file a US$212,000 lawsuit against the university council

Published on August 12, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

University of Malawi students have sued the institution’s council for losses they incurred during an eight-month academic freedom protest by […]

UNIMA Lecturers strike continues as government says is looking into the matter

Published on August 12, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Lecturers at of the University of Malawi (UNIMA) strike which started on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 is still going on […]

UNIMA lecturers threaten strike, demand 113% salary increment

Published on August 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Lecturers of the University of Malawi (UNIMA) on Monday threatened to take an industrial action against their employers if their […]

Chanco refusing to release e-learning exams for marking

Published on July 23, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Chancellor College is reportedly refusing to release unmarked examination scripts of Master of Finance and Control e-learners meant to be […]

University of Malawi sues Jessie Kabwila and Attorney General

Published on July 10, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Council of the University of Malawi which was complicit in the Mutharika’s academic freedom saga has dragged to court […]

Section 65 is straight-forward matter – Professor Edge Kanyongolo

Published on June 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A constitutional lawyer has said the Section 65 matter that rocked Malawi Parliament on Friday is a straightforward issue which […]

Public Universities’ students not ready for fee hike

Published on June 9, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Students from the tow public universities in Malawi have bemoaned the idea to institute a committee to look into the […]