The Malawi Communications and Regulatory Authority (MACRA) director general GodfreyItaye has said they will start controlling the use of social media across the country. Itaye told a local radio that they are waiting for President Peter Mutharika to give his node to the Electronic Transactions Bill which was passed in parliament to strat regulating the […]
Newly appointed Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Malison Ndau, on Tuesday visited Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) following Nyasa Times expose on the financial irregularities happening at the institution. Nyasa Times carried out an expose on how the organization has been turned into a gold mine for cabinet ministers, DPP cronies and government officials. […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has become a gold mine for government officials, their cronies and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) who are dipping into its coffers with reckless abandon, Nyasa Times can reveal. During our three month investigation into the financial mismanagement at the communications regulatory authority which collects billions of Malawi Kwacha […]
Last week Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) summoned Zodiak radio station over the remarks MP and People’s Party third vice-president Kamlepo Kalua made during an interview. Macra was not happy with Kalua’s remarks that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regime killed Robert Chasowa [ also ACB’s Issa Njauju] and that DPP wants to shed blood […]
Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) said it presented its side of the story when the broadcaster’s two representative met officials of Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) after being h summoned over remarks Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament vice-chairperson Kamlepo Kalua made during an interview with the radio. Teresa Ndanga, director of news at Zodiak, said […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) is bankrolling a propaganda tabloid established by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) topleadership called, The Globe which is a hub of smear for political competitors and government critics. Macra sources told Nyasa Times that they have been regularising some payments to cashgate for the publications project. “There have been projects […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has summoned private owened Zodiak Broadcasting Service to a disciplinary hearing which is to be held in Blantyre, following an exclusive interview which the station offered to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) vice-chairperson Kamlepo Kalua . Kalua, who is also Rumphi East member of Parliament (People’s Party-PP) and PP third […]
As part of Government Reform Initiatives, the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) plans to undertake an initiative that will facilitate the development of a Smart City in Malawi. The initiative dubbed making a city “smart” is emerging as a strategy to mitigate the problems mainly generated by the growing urban population and rapid urbanization. In […]
The taxpayer will be ordered to pay a US company Agilis International billions for breach of contract after Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (Macra) , terminated its contract to to supply and implement the Consolidated ICT Regulatory Management System (Cirms) – known in the eyes of the public as ‘spy machine’ . Under the contract with Agilis, […]
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has launched 2016-2020 Strategic Plan with a commitment to ensuring that there is universal access to and usage of ICT services in Malawi. The launch of the five year strategic direction took place in Blantyre on Wednesday night in the presence of all key stakeholders in the ICT industry. […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) on Friday morning summoned Dziko Radio boss C hikumbutso Mtumodzi has warned that it will suspend the phone-in programme by the radio called ‘Kwachitikanji’ accusing the station of letting callers use hate speech. Macra boss summoned Dziko Radio boss and presenter of the Kwachitikanji phone-in program, Joshua Malango after their […]
In another typical old-habits-die-hard situation, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials are milking Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) to fight political opponents through propaganda machinery, Nyasa Times has established. Macra Director General Godfrey Itaye, a close ally to Minister of Local Government Kondwani Nankhumwa, has been channelling out money from the regulator to The Globe, a propaganda tabloid for […]
United States (US) firm, Agilis International Inc., which supplied the high-tech call tracking system known in the eyes of the public as ‘spy machine’ will have its contract terminated with Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) which has opted to hire Global Voice Group of South Africa to implement the Consolidated ICT Regulatory Management System (Cirms) […]
Information and Communication Technology Association of Malawi (ICTAM) has presented it comments and recommendations on the Communications Act review. ICTAM presented its input to the Malawi Parliament through the chairman of the media and Communication committee. Presenting their recommendation in Lilonhwe, ICTAM president Wisely Phiri who was flanked by the Association’s General Secretary Daud Suleman and […]
Information minister Patricia Kaliati has queried the rationale behind mobile phone operators decision to keep on blocking the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) from using the spy machine yet in other countries the situation is different. Macra is failing to use the high-tech call tracking system b known in the eyes of the public as […]
Information and Civic Education Minister Patricia Kaliati warned on Tuesday that the government through its regulatory body, the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra), would revoke licenses of mobile phone operators and radio stations that provide poor services. Kaliati issued the warning when she visited Macra offices in Blantyre as part of her familiarization tour of institutions […]
Electronic media regulators, Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) says only 2.9 percent of Malawians have access to pay TV like DSTV a situation officials say is worrisome. Macra director general Godfrey Itaye said this Wednesday in Blantyre when three local television stations signed to be beamed on Zuku, an east Africa pay TV. Itaye said […]
Its Monday and the time is 2 O’clock at Muraviwa Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Nkhulambe in Phalombe district and Grace Yakobe (not real name) a University graduate in Civil Engineering came across last week’s newspapers where she saw a company advertising a vacant post of an engineer but unfortunately the deadline for receiving applications is […]