Former Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) director general Charles Nsaliwa has lost his appeal against a court decision that awarded him K16 million in compensation for unfair dismissal. A seven-member Supreme Court of Appeal panel, led by Deputy Chief Justice Lovemore Chikopa and including Justices of Appeal Frank Kapanda, Healey Potani, John Katsala, Charles Mkandawire, […]
Tax payers will be forced to dig deeper into their pockets to compensate a former Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) a whopping K500 million for unlawful dismissal. Industrial Court documents show that Charles Nsaliwa has been compensated K42,060,000.00 for what the court said immediate loss. Nsaliwa has also got K514,118,649.35 for future loss. He also […]
Beleaguered former Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) Director General Charles Nsaliwa was removed from his position at Macra last week after reports that he was championing the implementation of the most feared gadget Consolidated ICT Regulatory Management System known as ‘spy machine’ which was stopped by the Courts. Inside sources confided to Nyasa Times that […]
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 […]
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) says it will continue to broaden its monitoring infrastructure in order to closely monitor the fast growing Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry. MACRA’s Director General, Charles Nsaliwa said this in Balaka District on Saturday during the commissioning of its fifth Frequency Monitoring Management (FMM) equipment which has been constructed […]
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has warned some broadcasters in the country to adhere to their licence obligations and provisions as provided for in the Communications Act, saying it had noted failure by others. MACRA Director General Charles Nsaliwa fired the warning shot in statement, saying MACRA is in the process of licensing more […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) officials have banned private radio stations in the country from broadcasting or reporting live on the progress of the nationwide anti-government demonstrations this Thursday. Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) have organised the protests in a bid to force President Joyce Banda’s governmnet to reconsider its economic policies which have brought […]
The broadcasting regulator, the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has renewed the contract of its Director General Charles Nsaliwa. Information Minister Moses Kunkuyu confirmed to Nyasa Times on Thursday that President Mrs. Joyce Banda has approved the contract renewal. “I can confirm that Mr. Charles Nsaliwa contract as Director General of MACRA has indeed been renewed for […]
Minister of information and Civic Education Moses Kunkuyu on Monday summoned the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) board of directors to press them to renew the contract of its Director General Charles Nsaliwa which expires this Friday. Kunkuyu summoned the Macra board to a meeting which was held at a top notch Blantyre restraunt Casa […]
Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (Macra) Director General Charles Nsaliwa was on Thursday called for questioning by Fiscal Police in Blantyre on abuse of office charges. Insiders said Nsaliwa was picked Thursday morning by plain clothed policemen and was taken to Fiscal Police offices in Blantyrewhere he was quizzed and later ” given police bail.” Nsaliwa has […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) Director General Charles Nsaliwa is said to have breached rules and procedures when he chaired a management evaluation meeting for the award of mobile phone licences which was eventually given to once might and powerful business magnate during the former regime Leston Ted Mulli. A dossier of revelations of under-dealings […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) Director General Charles Nsaliwa used his position to employ his daughter as a research assistant and paid her a cool K360, 000 for a research whose results have not been presented to Macra. The expose is contained in a dossier which insiders have presented to the new board of directors […]
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) will spend a whooping K7.5 million in allowances and other logistics for members of the parliamentary committee on media to attend the opening of a Tele Centre in Karonga on Wednesday. Macra Director General Charles Nsaliwa whose contract expires at the end of this year and is in negotiations […]
Government has announced new names of board members for the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) raising suspicion that President Joyce Banda may not have been told the truth about the composition of the board. Health rights activist Martha Kwataine is heading the new board where three board members have been retained namely Richard Chisala, Armstrong […]
The corporate battle rages on. The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has hit back to a host of ‘unpalatable’ issues Press Corporation boss Professor Mathews Chikaonda observed on the operations of the state owned ICT regulator. Chikaonda stirred the hornet nest on 24th July, 2012 during the official opening of the National Bank of Malawi Towers […]
Highly revered economist Prof. Mathews Chikaonda has lashed at Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) of being political in its operations instead of providing quality services to Malawians. A visibly furious Chikaonda was speaking at the official opening of National Bank of Malawi’s state of the art building in Blantyre where President Mrs. Joyce Banda was […]
A scheduled visit by Vice President Khumbo Kachali to Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) offices in Blantyre on (Wednesday) has raised eyebrows as insiders said government wants to implement the controversial ‘spy machine’ project. Kachali, who also doubles as minister of Health, is expected to visit Macra Offices in Blantyre and the visit has left […]
Malawi Judge at Commercial court in Lilongwe granted a ‘permanent’ injunction against the telephone operators in the country from passing Call Detail Records (CDRs) to Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) on the Consolidated ICT Regulatory Management System (Cirms) also known as ‘spy machine.’ A mobile phone subscriber from Blantyre, Alick Kimu sued all the four […]