Airtel football talent hunt back in Malawi

Airtel Malawi is this year again running the ambitious soccer talent programme that focuses on identifying and nurturing budding soccer talent from the grassroots onto a national stage. The program dubbed – Airtel Rising Stars – will be supported in Malalwi by one of the world’s leading soccer teams, Manchester United of England. Commenting on […]

Joy for Yohane as Airtel Malawi hands over K8m Kia Rio vehicle

Malawi’s giant mobile phone operator Airtel on Tuesday handed over a brand new Kia Rio saloon worth K8 million to Yohane Mshanga who emerged as the grand winner in the Timaitha Promotion that officially came to an end a forthnight ago. Speaking after the handover ceremony a visibly excited Mshanga,  a second-hand clothes businessperson from Kamwendo Trading […]

Airtel Malawi launches ‘Bola Kunthazi’ promotion: Grand prize Toyota Fortuner

Airtel Malawi has launched a new promotion called  ‘Bola Kunthanzi’. The mega  promotion , whose grand prize is a Toyota Fortuner to one lucky winner at the end of the promotion in June ; will also see other  winners driving home a  total of  10 brand new Toyota Hilux pickups , one every week. The […]

Vendor wins grand prize in Airtel Malawi Timaitha promotion

A Mchinji based second-hand cloth (Kaunjika) vendor, Yohane Mshanga has emerged the winner of the grand prize in Airtel Malawi’s Timaitha SMS Promotion which had over 25 million entries. Airtel Malawi Limited, one of the country mobile telecommunications company,  Mshanga, who plies his trade at Kamwendo Trading Center, could not believe his luck when he was […]

Airtel calls for liberalization of telecom industry in Africa

Airtel Malawi has called regulatory bodies within the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) for more deregulation to allow more liberalization of the industry. Speaking in Lilongwe on Wednesday at a dinner the compnay organised in honour of Communication Regulatory bodies in SADC, Airtel Malawi Deputy Managing Director Maurice Newa said deregulation andless regulatory intervention to […]

Malawi mobile phone service providers hike tariffs

Malawians will continue digging deeper into their pockets as day after day costs of various social services continue escalating. The latest tariff adjustment is coming from one of the country’s mobile phones services provider, Airtel Malawi. The phone company says it is adjusting its calling and messaging rates by an average of 25 percent effective […]

Airtel Malawi ‘Timaitha’ promotion in final stages: Over K15m won

Airtel Malawi Limited, one of the country mobile telecommunications company, has said as Timaitha SMS promotion enters its third and final month, over K15 million have already been won since it was launched in December last year. At the end of the promotion, one lucky customer will walk away with the vehicle as a grand […]

Nation newspaper journalist wins in Airtel Malawi Timaitha Promotion

Yvonnie Sundu, a journalist working with the The Nation newspaper was one of the winners in the ongoing Airtel Timaitha Promotion. Sundu and a Lizulu Market Sweets vendor Mike Chimtele won K100 000 each during the Valentine Days special draw which was conducted last week. Speaking during the presentation of cheqeu and a seven draw […]

Brand new KIA RIO car up for grabs in Airtel Malawi promotion

Airtel Malawi a leading mobile phone company in the country announced Thursday that it  will give out a brand new KIA RIO worth K8 million as a grand prize to a lucky customer in a newly launched Christmas sms promotion called ‘Timaitha’. The company’s Sales Director, Elias Dziko, told journalists during the launch of the promotion in […]

Airtel Malawi, WFP cash transfer partnership register success in addressing food shortages

World Food Programme (WFP) has joined forces with the Government of Malawi and mobile telecommunications company Airtel to launch an innovative cash transfer programme to help more than 100,000 people affected by food shortages in central and southern Malawi. Funding for the initiative is being provided by UKAID. “Airtel Money is a convenient and time-saving way of […]

Airtel Malawi conducts first draw in Timaitha Fiesta Promotion

Airtel Malawi on Tuesday conducted its first draw in its newly launched Timaitha Fiesta Promotion where various products including scholarships and airtel materials are won. The company’s Deputy Managing Director Maurice Newa said in the capital Lilongwe during the draw that true to the promise they made recently, the company has introduced various ground breaking […]

Airtel Malawi launches Timaitha fiesta promotion

Airtel Malawi on Tuesday launched a new promotion called Timaitha fiesta promotion to fulfill the commitment they promised to Malawians that they would enrich their day to day lives by introducing relevant and affordable products,services and promotions to meet the needs of its customers. Speaking at the launch of the promotion at Crossroads hotel, Airtel […]

Airtel Malawi network outage resolved: Updated

Customers of   Airtel Malawi in the capital city Lilongwe on Wednesday experienced a service outage due to to what the company said was a “technical glitch” but the problem has been resolved. Customers were sharing their grievances on the social media networks. “Airtel Malawi wishes to inform its valued customer that the network outage […]

Airtel Malawi and Smile Life Insurance in partnership

Malawi’s leading mobile network provider Airtel Malawi leaves no stone unturned in revolutionizing the digital world as regards the use of phones in enhancing the country’s economic growth via its Airtel Money product. After striking partnerships with various institutions in areas of bill payment, bulk money transfer among others, Airtel Malawi is now a partner of Smile Life Insurance Company on […]

Piksy rocks Lilongwe at Maso album launch

Straight from his Kenyan trip, musician Piksy had a jovial welcome in Lilongwe where he re-launched his latest album ‘Maso’ at Portuguese Club on Saturday. The turn-out clearly demonstrated how music lovers in the capital city anticipated to have a taste of the Afro-rapper/singer’s new album which was first launched in Blantyre last month. The […]

Rapper Piksy off to Kenya as Airtel Malawi ambassador

Airtel Malawi Brand ambassodor  Piksy on Monday flew to Nairobi, Kenya for a week-long visit to among others promote the company’s products through music. Speaking on departure at Kamuzu International Airport, Piksy expressed excitement for chosing him to represent the company at its headquarters in Kenya. “Being a youthful artist, I am very excited to carry our national […]

Airtel Malawi donates K15m towards JB Safemotherhood initiative

The President’s Safe Motherhood and Maternal Health Initiative has received a timely boost of a K15 million cash donation from Airtel Malawi Limited. The money donate don Wednesday is to be used for training of the country’s midwives for 18 months starting October 1st, 2012. Airtel Malawi Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Morris Newa, presented the […]

Shopping ‘Yabooka’ with Airtel SMS promotion

With a month to go before Malawi’s leading mobile telecommunication company Airtel winds up its Yabooka SMS promotion, the network’s subscribers stand a chance to win lots of surprise prizes. The prizes range from shopping vouchers to electronic devices like television sets, laptops and brand new expensive phones, the company disclosed this Tuesday during the […]