Cheating does not pay, so the saying goes! The proverb has proven true for the former Director General (DG) for the State-funded Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA), Godfrey Itaye, and many others who have had their contracts with the Authority nullified today. The Ombudsman Martha Chizuma has ordered the nullification of all the contracts Itaye […]
Andrew Kumbatira has been removed as boss of Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) reportedly for being critical to political pressure on bootleg deals and a thorny working relationship with the board of directors, Nyasa Times understands. Chief Secretary to the Government George Mkondiwa has confirmed Kumbatira, a former executive director of Malawi Economic Justice Network […]
President Peter Mutharika has booted out Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) Director General Andrew Kumbatira. According to Malawi NewsNow, Kumbatira has been redeployed to Malawi Postal Corporation as Post Master General. Kumbatira previously held the position of Post Master General before he was posted to MACRA. According to the report, the current Post Master General, […]
Controversy has ensued in Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) after some board members have confided in Nyasa Times that they are being bulldozed in granting a licence to another mobile operator. In 2008 the Macra board looked at the bids of six companies in an international tender process. During the bid Milcom scored highly with […]
The Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) says it has not yet started using Consolidated ICT Regulatory Management System (Cirms) machine- also known in the local media as spy machine – four months after the authority got a nod from Supreme Court of Appeal to start using the machine due to contractual matters. Macra bought the […]
The Supreme Court of Appeal in Malawi has given the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) a go ahead to use the Consolidated ICT Management System (Cirms), commonly known among Malawians as the spy machine. The use of the machine was suspended after two Malawian ‘concerned’ citizens Hophmally Makande and Eric Sabwera sued the MACRA not […]
President Peter Mutharika has replaced Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) Director General Charles Nsaliwa with Andrew Kumbatira, former Malawi Post Master General, Nyasa Times has learnt. Mutharika has appointed Godfrey Itaye as the new post master general ti replace Kumbatira. Nsaliwa whose three-year contract was renewed in 2012 has been to Ministry of Information, Tourism and […]
Minister of Information, Moses Kunkuyu Wednesday said despite the coming in of advanced technology, postal services play a vital role in the exchange of information and goods. “In Malawi, one can’t talk of communication operators that have a direct presence within rural communities without talking of the post office. “One can’t talk of exchange of […]
Government intends to introduce new means of technology in the country’s post offices aimed at enhancing Malawi Postal Corporation (MPC) service delivery and securing the survival of old means of sending mail. Speaking to the media as the country commemorated World Postal Day Information Minister Moses Kunkuyu said it remains the wish of government to […]