There is controversy over the recent appointment of Mervis Mangulenje as Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) board chairperson as the appointment is said not to have the blessings of President Peter Mutharika. Nyasa Times sources can reveal Mutharika has since summoned officials from Statutory Corporation and Office of the President and Cabinet to explain how […]
Research findings of a study done by the National Statistical Office (NSO) in conjunction with Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) have indicated that the country is not doing well in the area of internet usage. The Survey targeted 12,000 households and 12,000 individuals and the findings indicated that six percent of the population use internet. […]
Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal in Blantyre has heard that Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has no technical capacity to operate its monitoring system widely known as the ‘spy’ machine. Lawyer Patrick Mpaka, representing mobile telephone service provider, TNM which obtained an injunction last month that effectively stopped Macra from using the Consolidated ICT Regulatory […]
Former presidential aide Bright Malopa says he is “contented” with his relocation to Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra). Malopa told Nyasa Times that work life after State House was pleasing to him, explaining he had asked authorities to move him away from Presidential office and not that he was forced out. “I had asked to […]
Malawi Communications and Regulatory Authority (Macra) has been embroiled in a K20 million scam which the organization is said to have contributed towards the annual Mulhakho wa Ahlomwe celebrations in November this year but the money never reached its intended beneficiary, Nyasa Times can reveal. Nyasa Times investigations reveal that the money was cashed by […]
Comesa Court sitting in Lusaka, Zambia, has thrown out an application by the Malawi Government which asked the court to drop a case where Malawi Mobile Limited (MML) a mobile phone operator licensed in April 2002 but faced political hurdles against rolling out its services in the country is challenging illegal termination of the contract. […]
Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale has argued that Comesa court lacks jurisdiction on the matter in which Malawi Mobile Limited (MML) a mobile phone operator licensed in April 2002 but faced political hurdles against rolling out its services in the country has lodged an appeal at the Comesa Court, challenging the Supreme Court of Malawi’s decision […]
Malawi Regulatory Authority (Macra) has donated office furniture to Blantyre Police. The donation ceremony took place on Wednesday at Blantyre Police Station. Blantyre Police Officer in-charge Ellobiam Banda said some of the furniture will go to Chilomoni police station which was burnt by some people few months ago. “Today we are extremely pleased that Macra is taking an interest […]
Malawi’s young innovator in ICT based Innovations, Mixon Faluweki has won an Excellence Award at the ITU Telecom World 2015 in Budapest with his Padoko Charger Creation. Faluweki realised that although only 11% of rural households in his country are connected to the electricity grid, 47% own a bicycle. So he came up with a […]
Tens of thousands mourners on Wednesday laid to rest Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) board chairperson and hotelier Alissa Ashani Makawa, who died on Monday at Blantyre Adventist Hospital after a short illness. “Malawi has lost an iconic person who contributed immensely to the socio-economic development of the country. Looking at her Kambiri Lodge, Boadzulu […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has said the body of its board chairperson late Alissa Makawa,will be laid to rest on Wednesday, at HHI Cemetery in Blantyre. Makawa, who was also a known hotelier and long time businessperson, died on Monday morning at Blantyre Adventist Hospital after a short illness. A statement from Macra says Makawa’s remains will […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) board chairperson Allisa Makawa has died. Makawa passed away in the early hours on Monday at Blantyre Adventist hospital following a short illness. Just last Friday, Makawa was at Euthini in Mzimba celebrating World Posts Day representing Macra where she made a speech. “She was taken ill on Sunday close to […]
A new mobile phone network service, Lacell Private Limited, which has been awarded a license to operate in Malawi has paid Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) $1.1 million (K600 million) for the licence and spectrum, also said it is set to create 1 000 jobs. Lacell board chair Farook Sattar said the newly licensed mobile phone […]
The Consolidated (ICT) Regulatory Management System (CIRMS) –widely known as Spy Machine – that has for the past four years received some resistance from certain quarters including the country’s phone operators will finally come into effect in January next year, Malawi’s communications regulatory body has said after the High Court in Zomba vacated TNM’s order […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has formally issued out a 10 year licence to mobile telecommunication service provider Lacell Private Limited. Speaking during the presentation ceremony in Blantyre, Macra boss Godfrey Itaye the country has high expectations from Lacell to provide “quality service.” He said the coming in of another player in the telecommunication industry […]
Malawi Mobile Limited (MML) a mobile phone operator licenced in April 2002 but faced political hurdles against rolling out its services in the country has lodged an appeal at the Comesa Court, challenging the Supreme Court of Malawi’s decision that reversed a 2002 High Court order to award the company a $66 million (about K11 […]
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, […]