Mobile Network Operators are expected to reduce data charges effective on Thursday, April 22 following increased concerns from consumers regarding high internet data prices in the country. A statement from Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) says the Ministry of Information directed it to engage the Mobile Network Operators to review and revise the current data […]
Airtel Malawi plcprofits have hit unprecedented K22 billion at the time Malawians are complaining of high data bundles as well as high airtime costs. This is a 28 % increase from K15. 9 billion posted in 2019. The company’s financial statement shows strong revenue growth recorded at K110 billion from K92 billion, attributable to 46 […]
Employees working in Airtel Shops and back offices have resolved to go on strike allegedly due to the company’s failure to put them on medical scheme. They also allege that the company has refused to give them a salary increment over the past four years. These are workers being managed by Workforce Recruitment Services, a […]
Effective Thursday (March 11, 2021), Airtel Malawi Plc has introduced a new ‘Kugulula’ voice calling rate, which will enable Airtel Malawi prepaid customers to call any network at any time at a guaranteed flat rate of only K30 per minute. The Airtel ‘Kugulula’ rate at K30 per minute translates to 50 tambala per second and […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has clarified that the K120 annual subscription fees for all phone numbers will be covered by Licensees (service providers) and not subscribers. The National Numbering Plan and the draft Numbering Fees Schedule which is currently under discussion at a Macra Consultative workshop in Lilongwe attracted reaction from Malawians who were […]
Effective March 1, 2021, customers can now instantly redeem KhetheKhethe airtime royalty bonus when they make a call, buy a bundle or use internet worth K1,000 and above. The past bonus reclaim system was through customers dialing *600# on the 14th of every month. A statement from Airtel’s acting Marketing Director, Thokozani Kamkondo-Sande says the […]
Airtel Malawi on Monday said it has give government an additional K100 million to mitigate the current challenges in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. This additional K100 million supplements an earlier donation of K104 million, which Airtel Malawi made in June last year, which was used to purchase ventilators and oxygen concentrators by the […]
Airtel Money customers will now be able to receive money from loved ones outside the country using the international money transfer service provider, Mukuru. =In a statement, Airtel Money Director, Polycarp Ndekana said they have taken cognizance that every year thousands of Malawians in diaspora face challenges when sending money to sustain their family and relatives […]
IT experts are calling on the government to force Malawi mobile phone operators remove the expiration of data bundles as is the case in other countries. ICT Association of Malawi (ICTAM) president Bram Fudzulani said the association already presented the matter to Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra). “We presented our submissions to Macra on pricing, […]
Following concerns recently raised by Airtel Malawi consumers on social media, the mobile and internet service provider is encouraging its customers to contact its support team directly to ensure its products and services best suit their needs. Airtel says it welcomes any feedback from customers as that helps to understand how they can do better […]
Airtel Malawi plc has surpassed the minimum target of K500 000, which Stewart ‘The Cyclist’ Kambewa set for his charity adventure to hike up and down Mulanje Mountain and cycle 58km saddle-less non-stop back to Blantyre to raise towards assisting 100n underprivileged rural secondary school students. The mobile phone and internet service provider donated K6.402 million […]
Malawi’s leading microfinance institution FINCA Malawi Limited and one the local mobile network company Airtel Malawi have announced their new partnership of ‘Airtel Money service’ which will enable their customers to transact with their savings accounts and mobile money respectively. Speaking when announcing the partnership in Lilongwe on Wednesday, September 23 2020, FINCA Limited head […]
Malawi’s leading mobile telecommunications provider Airtel plc has reduced the price of Pay As You Go tariffs from K15 per megabite (MB) to K5 per MB as well as increasing the benefits of eight popular bundles with effect from 3 August, 2020. Airtel Malawi made the announcement in Lilongwe on Thursday. Managing director for Airtel Malawi Plc […]
Airtel Malawi Plc has joined the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic by donating K104 millon to go towards the purchase of ventilators for hospitals. In atatement on Monday, Airtel Malawi says it is working with the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 and the Ministry of Health to make sure that frontline health care workers in the […]
Airtel Malawi Plc has posted K15.908 billion as profit after tax as at December 31, 2019 which is up by K13.598 from the K2.310 billion it made the previous year. According to the financial results prepared by chartered accountants Deloitte, on behalf of the Airtel Malawi Board, the profit after tax went up mainly due […]
Over 7,000 viewers tuned in to Friday’s Airtel Malawi Covid-19 ‘stay at home’ entertainment package when the country’s leading mobile network service provider hosted a live party on its official Malawi Facebook page that was also used to launch two new products. With this new innovation, in line with encouraging people to stay at home […]
Following the decline in social activities due to coronavirus (Covid-19 )restrictions on social interactions that are currently in place, Airtel Malawi plc has announced an upcoming live party to be hosted on its official Airtel Malawi Facebook page this Friday, May 15 from 8 pm to 9 pm in the evening. Featuring renowned Radio DJ and media personality […]
There is an unspoken of evil labour practice that continues to consume the working spirit in most international companies operating in the country and some organisations with strong links to international interests, Nyasa Times has established. Qualified Malawians and others with more high-grade and internationally recognised skills and papers are left-out in preference to international […]