MALAWI GOVERNMENT OVERULES COUNCIL ON UNIMA DELINKING
February 1st, 2021
The Malawi government has ordered the ruling council of the University of Malawi (UNIMA) to push ahead with delinking its constituent colleges, despite the project being suspended on January 20.
The council voted on that day to suspend the creation of independent universities from its colleges, claiming that a 2017 decision authorising the process was not in line with Malawi law at the time and hence ‘ultra vires’.
This stalling has clearly upset a government that secured legislation last year that authorised this long-running project. It has now formally ...
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