Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor Dalitso Kabambe has announced that the country’s two mobile phone network operators, Airtel Malawi plc and TNM plc, have completely removed user fees and charges on personal transfers on the same network for a period of three months, in the face of coronavirus (Covid-19). Kabambe made the announcement in […]
Almost a year after his arrest in South Africa, Prophet Shepherd Bushiri – Africa’s wealthiest preacher -has, for the first time, come out of the cocoon and shared his thoughts regarding the money laundering case he is answering. In an exclusive interview with Times television host Brian Banda, Bushiri the leader of Enlightened Christian Gathering […]
Airtel Malawi plc’s managing director Charles Kamoto has said its listing on Malawi Stock Exchange on Monday, February 24, 2020 should be celebrated as a form of transforming the country’s economy since now it is owned by the public. Kamoto said at Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre to celebrate the official listing with various clients […]
One of the towering figures in the telecom industry has cleared the mist on the Airtel largest Initial Public Offer (IPO) sale on the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE), saying the telecom company is on the strong financial footing. Dr Mathews Mtumbuka, who worked for Airtel for eight years including one year at Airtel Rwanda and three […]
Multi-national mobile telecommunications network operator Airtel management decision to sell shares in the company has attracted mixed reactions as well as intense scrutiny with some Malawians already expressing reservations. Aitel is ffering a total of 2.2 billion shares at a price of K12.69 per share on the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE), allowing the public for the […]
Airtel Malawi says 2.2 billion shares are on sale to Malawians from this Friday to January 31, 2020 and the company is encouraging individuals to seize the opportunity to be part of shareholders. Airtel Malawi’s Managing Director Charles Kamoto made the announcement Tuesday during a press briefing at the company’s head office in Lilongwe. He […]
Multi-national mobile telecommunications network operator Airtel Malawi plc on Wednesday announced its intention to list on the main board of the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) as aligned to the Communications Act and its operating license. Airtel Malawi managing director Charles Kamoto said the development will allow Malawians to share in Airtel Malawi’s success story. “Today marks […]
As one way of motivating high standards of performance, leading telecoms network provider, Airtel Malawi, awarded eight of its staff over the weekend for a retreat at Blue Zebra Island lodge in Salima together with Managing Director Charles Kamoto. A statement from Airtel says the reward is for their excellent work in the past 2019 […]
Minister of Information Mark Botomani has expressed displeasure at Airtel, the mobile network providers, over call drops. Botomani said this when he visited Airtel offices to seek clarification over continued call drops. This comes at a time when customers are also complaining through social media platforms high costs of bundles, saying it takes less to […]
Scores of journalists were on Tuesday ordered out of the meeting the Minister of Information, Civic Education and Communications Technology, Mark Botomani, held with the management of Airtel Malawi in Lilongwe. Ironically, officials from the ministry had extended invitations to media houses to send reporters to cover the courtesy call Botomani paid at the mobile phone […]
Under the flagship corporate social responsibility programme dubbed ‘touching lives’ one of the leading mobile service provider, Airtel Malawi has made a donation of 10 brand new computers at Mandila community technical college in Nkhotakota district. Speaking during the handover ceremony recently in Nkhotakota Airtel zone business Manager for Nkhotakota, Salima, Ntchisi and Dowa Nickson […]
A leading mobile phone network company, Airtel Malawi, has paid K820 million fine which Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) had imposed for breach of the Communications Act on shareholding obligations. The Communications Act partly states that 20 percent of its shareholding should be local. Macra director general Godfrey Itaye has confirmed the development. “Airtel Malawi […]
Two outstanding business journalists for 2019 Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA), Malawi chapter awards are all smiles with Airtel fully funded trip to the republic of South Africa. The journalists Tadala Kaledzera of Zodiak Broadcasting Station and Joseph Mwale of Nation Publication. During MISA Malawi annual media awards gala that took place on 4th […]
Airtel Malawi onThursday donated 10 desktop computers, a router and data bundle to Ida Chilembwe Community Technical College in Chiradzulu in a bid to compliment government efforts in the promotion of information communication technology in schools in the country. The computers were part of the 120 that the mobile service provider has lined up for […]
Wrapping up five days of relentless cross-examination of first petitioner Saulos Chilima in the historic elections case, Attorney General (AG) Kalekeni Kaphale told the five-judge panel of the High Court sitting as Constitutional Court in Lilongwe that the audience in the public gallery were murmuring against him. Kaphale, representing Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), second respondent […]
The country’s integrated information and communications technology and mobile phone network operator, Airtel Malawi has donated 10 brand new state of the art HP Desktop computers with a 4G MiFi router that is pre-loaded with a 100gb data bundle starter pack to Mangochi Community Technical College in its programme of enhancing E-learning in schools across […]
Airtel Networks Malawi on Wednesday donated 10 desktop computers and a router to Thumbwe Community College in Chiradzulu in a bid to compliment Government efforts in the promotion of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in schools and communities in the country. The school which has 184 students has been facing a challenge of accessing ICT since […]
Mobile phone service providers, Airtel, who are sponsors of the Airtel Top 8 Cup in Malawi, say they are satisfied with this year’s tournament up to as far as the semi finals. Airtel Senior Zonal Business Manager for the northern region, Danny Malisita, told Nyasa Times on Saturday at Mzuzu Stadium after the semi final […]