Airtel Malawi bails out Nkhoma Hospital with donation of medical supplies 

One of the giant telecommunications company, Airtel Malawi has donated various medical supplies to Nkhoma Mission Hospital  in Lilongwe following the hospital’s call for assistance with several medical items. Airtel Malaw, donated a consignment of medical items worth MK 2 million on Tuesday. The medicine and medical equipment include digital blood pressure machines, glucose test strips, […]

Airtel Malawi admits challenges in network upgrade exercise

Mobile phone network provider, Airtel Malawi, has admitted facing challenges in their on-going network upgrade exercise which they did not anticipate resulting in occasional service gaps. Since the commencement of the upgrade works, clients on the network have had to contend with intermittent call drops, silent calls as well as slower speed of the internet […]

Airtel injects medicine into ailing health systems targets Bwaila Hospital Maternity

Airtel Malawi on Thursday donated various medical items to Bwaila Hospital’s maternity ward in Lilongwe following the hospital’s call for assistance with several medical items. Airtel Malawi’s Facilities Manager Dorothy Bwanali applauded the hospital staff and mothers for rising above the resource challenges that Bwaila and most hospitals in the country are continuously facing. “The […]

Airtel donates K3mil towards Braille Cup competition

Airtel Malawi has donated MK3 million towards the annual Braille Cup competition for Primary Schools which is scheduled for the 13th and 14th of July this year at Kaliyeka Model Primary School in Area 23, Lilongwe. Presenting the dummy cheque on behalf of Airtel, Isabel Kachinjika, expressed that they were proud to support the visually […]

Airtel Malawi powers media freedom celebrations for 8th consecutive year: K3.5mil towards gala dinner and Business Journalist of the year award

A friend in need is a friend indeed. Airtel Malawi has boosted this year’s World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) celebrations with a K3.5 million cheque donation to the Misa-Malawi, the local chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa. The cheque presentation took place on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 in Lilongwe, where the giant mobile […]

Airtel donates desks at Chisitu primary school

Airtel Malawi continued with its countrywide education drive through a donation of 70 double seater desks  worth K2 million that will accommodate 140 learners at Chisitu Primary School in Mulanje. The function took place at Chisitu Primary School on Thursday. Airtel Zonal Business Manager for the South Leslie Tsilizani explained that as sales managers that […]

Malawi’s ‘talk is not cheap’ mobile phone habit

At around 11:35 am, Vitumbiko Muotcha’s phone rings but hangs up before he answers it. Vitumbiko from Mbendera Village, Traditional Authority (TA) Somba in Blantyre being a job seeker, quickly rushes to buy airtime with optimism of receiving good news but alas, his K100 is depleted just after getting the details of the caller from the […]

Airtel snubs Malawi Super League: To go ahead with Top 8 Cup

Reports reaching Nyasa Times have revealed that one of Malawi’s most innovative Mobile Phone Service Operators Airtel Malawi Limited will not take over sponsorship of the country’s flagship Super League following the withdraw of sponsorship by their market competitors Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) Limited. TNM dropped a ‘bombshell’ over about a week ago that it […]

Dausi says Malawi govt to take mobile phone services to hard to reach areas

Minister of Information, Communications and Technology, Nicholas Dausi has said  government  is committed to improving accessibility of mobile phone services to  people living in hard to reach areas of the country. Dausi made the remarks Wednesday when he visited  Chitipa Tele Centre at Chitipa Boma. The Minister said mobile phone services play a  crucial role […]

Airtel Malawi unveils K198mil football sponsorship: Bankrolls a top 8 competition

Airtel Malawi has announced  that it will indeed  bankroll a top eight football competition for the next three years to the tune of K198 million confirming earlier reports by Nyasa Times. Speaking after unveiling the package in Blantyre, Managing Director for Airtel Malawi Charles Kamoto said the company thought fo supporting football because of their […]

Airtel opens new customer service shop in Ntcheu

Airtel Malawi on Tuesday  opened a new shop located at Ntcheu district, as  part of the company’s commitment to deliver best service experience and make its mobile solutions closer to its consumers. The official inauguration ceremony of the shop was graced by Airtel’s Customer Experience Director Sibusiso Nyasulu and Ntcheu residents,  who commended Airtel for […]

Airtel invests K15.2 bn to upgrade network quality in Malawi

Multinational telecommunications company Airtel has disclosed its MK15.2 billion investment project is to modernize quality and coverage of its voice and Internet services in Malawi. This intensive upgrade exercise is set to roll out next month in March until July 2017 this year. Airtel Malawi’s Networks Director Hussein Versi highlighted that all its sites located nationwide will be modernized […]

Airtel Malawi opens Salima Express Shop –We’re not leaving

In its bid of ensuring in bringing services closer to the people,  a leading telecommunications company Airtel Malawi on Tuesday, opened another shop in the central region lakeshore resort district of Salima and refuted speculative media reports erroneously stating its possible exit from Malawi and operations in 15 countries across Africa. Airtel Customer experience Director, Subusiso […]