Airtel Africa Plc has recorded a strong start to its 2026/27 financial year, with revenue climbing 31% on the back of rising customer demand for data and mobile money services, the company has announced. For the quarter ended 30 June 2026, the telecommunications and mobile money giant posted revenue of $1.853 billion, up 31.0% from […]
Internet users have slammed telecommunications provider, TNM for announcing that it has reduced data cost by 70 per cent when in fact internet charges remain exorbitantly high. The internet users say what TNM has reduced is what is called ‘pay as you go,’ a facility a user uses direct airtime and not data bundle which […]
Airtel Malawi has officially listed on Malawi Stock Exchange on Monday morning February 24 2020. The company is offering 2.2 billion shares at K12.69 per share on the Malawi Stock Exchange , allowing the public, for the first time, to own part of the telecommunications firm. Airtel’s offer represents Malawi’s largest initial public offer (IPO) […]
Airtel on Wednesday announced a partnership with Mastercard, giving over 100 million Airtel Africa mobile phone users across 14 African countries including Malawi access to Mastercard’s global network. The Mastercard virtual (non-plastic) card allows Airtel Money customers, even those without a bank account, to make payments to local and global online merchants that accept Mastercard […]
A 24 year old Nelson Mphande from Rumphi is K1 million richer after winning Airtel’s Bandulobandulo Promotion and the prize presentation ceremony took place on Friday at Rumphi Boma. Mphande is a third year student at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural resources (LUANAR) studying Agricultural Economics and is on holiday in his home district […]
Malawi government has suspended the mandatory subscriber identity module (SIM) card registration over concerns of State spying and the long queues in verification, government spokesman Nicholous Dausi has told Parliament. There were long queues at service providers as hundreds as people have been trooping out o register their SIMs to beat the March deadline and people have been […]
The partnership between Airtel Malawi and the country’s education sector continues to thrive as the leading mobile company in partnership with Blantyre Press Club (BPC) donated 80 desks worth K5 million to Nyodola Primary School in Thyolo District. Airtel Malawi corporate social responsibility (CSR) manager Norah Chavula-Chirwa said they hope the donation will sets a […]
Airtel Malawi has handed over K10 million to the Malawi Red Cross Society to assist in the resettlement of over 2,000 people displaced by the floods due to the heavy rains which have been pouring for the past week. Presenting the cheque, Airtel Malawi Social Responsibility Program and Public Relations Manager, Norah Chavula said :”We decided […]
Airtel Malawi has launched enterprise broadband services, which will be providing high quality full internet services and virtual private networks as a market differentiator. The launch, which was graced by minister of information communication, technology and civic education Patricia Kaliati took place on Friday evening at Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre. Airtel Malawi Managing Director […]
The people of Mangochi had a double celebration on Thursday when Airtel Malawi opened its new state of the art shop after the company also donated 150 chairs to Mangochi Secondary School in the lakeshore district. Airtel Malawi Sales Director Elias Imaan explained that as Airtel commemorates the attainment of 3.5 million subscribers on its […]
The country’s two major mobile phone service providers, Airtel Malawi and Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) have bailed out Blantyre Press Club by contributing funds towards its post-elections review conference this weekend. Blantyre Press Club is holding a two-day post-elections review conference aimed at assessing the performance of the local media in covering the elections as […]
Airtel Malawi on Wednesday introduced a new Managing Director Heiko Schlittke replacing Saulos Chilima who recently joined politics and is now Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) running mate for May 20, elections. Before joining Airtel Malawi, Schlittke has been in the telecommunication industry for 20 years in several African nations. He has been Managing Director for Airtel […]
The Joyce Banda Foundation’s (JBF) bowed out of the ongoing Airtel Rising Stars Africa Championships after a 1-3 defeat at thands of defending champions Niger in a match played on Friday in Lagos, Nigeria. In the opening tie,JBF made a flying start scoring lead in the 10th minute through a penalty that was awarded after […]
Joyce Banda Foundation (JBF) and Matindi Private left on Saturday for Airtel Rising Africa football Championship to be held in Lagos Nigeria. JBF will represent the country in the boy’s category while Matindi will be in the girls category in the tournament scheduled for September 16-22 Airtel Malawi Public Relations Officer Edith Tsilizani said Malawi’s delegation left […]
Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has signed a partnership Agreement with Air France which will enable customers to purchase flight tickets from the French airline via Airtel Money. In a media statement, Charles Alexis Boukinda, the Director of Airtel Money Gabon, said: “We are fully […]
Joyce Banda Foundation football team representing Malawi at the Pan-African Airtel Rising Stars tournament in Kenya on Thursday were sent after a goalless draw with Ghana. The Malawi team could not book their slot in the semi-finals after coming second in second in Group B with five points whereby the West Africans had amassed seven […]
Joyce Banda Foundation and Namalimwe Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) on Friday left for Nairobi, Kenya to take part in Airtel Rising stars Inter-country tournament. Airtel Malawi brand communication manager, Isabel Kachinjika told Malawi News Agency (MANA) on Friday that the champions of Airtel Rising Stars boys and girls football tournament have had good preparations. […]
A court in Lilongwe has granted an order restraining the telephone operators in the country from passing Call Detail Records (CDRs) to Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) on their spying machine project. Nyasa Times found out from the court registry that a mobile phone subscriber from Blantyre, Alick Kimu sued all the four telephone operators […]