Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) says there is a need for cyber security to protect the country’s ICT industry from attacks which create confusion and scares for both organizations and consumers. Macra deputy Director General, Francis Bisika made the call on Saturday during the first ever Malawi’s two-day ICT conference in Mangochi dubbed ICT@50 Conference, which […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has gone ahead to award a mobile telecommunication service provider licence to Lacell Private Limited, which failed in its bid for a similar licence in 2008 as they did not meet the criteria. The renegotiation process to give licence to Lacell Private Limited was imposed on Macra board by government, […]
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) is pretty aware that consumers are still getting a raw deal from mobile service providers in some areas service delivery. The regulatory authority has since assured consumers it is doing it utmost best to facilitate the introduction of independent means of verifying the submitted data from the operators so […]
Malawi Communications and Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has donated 50 computers and printers to President Peter Mutharika’s initiative on Community Colleges. The computers and printers will be distributed to 11 completed community colleges across the country. Speaking after receiving the donation, President Peter Mutharika said Monday in Lilongwe that the donation will promote Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) among youths […]
Cyber Security is a new area in Malawi and there is need for awareness as the nation is experiencing increasing electronic transactions which will enhance economic activity of the country. Chief Secretary to the Government George Mkondiwa was speaking at in Lilongwe on Tuesday at a sensitization workshop on cyber security organized by Malawi Regulatory […]
The High Court in Zomba has dismissed an application by Telkom Networks Malawi (TNM) for a judicial review on matters surrounding the implementation of the Consolidated ICT Regulatory Management System(CIRMS ) project – also known as the spy machine. Though the Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA), won all cases both at High court and Supreme […]
Government and its agents are milking telecommunication operators through fees and levies, and one of the leading mobile telecoms operators TNM has come in the open to reveal that its cost of levies, fees and taxes was K15 billion for 2014. In a statement accompanying TNM’s 2014 financial results, Managing Director Willem Swart revealed that […]
BBC recently reported that the average Malawian spends more than MK5400 (US$12) a month. That’s more than half the average monthly income in Malawi. Proportionate to earnings, Malawi has the most expensive mobile phone rates in the world. There is no shortage of complaints within Malawi about expensive phone tariffs but this report (based on […]
Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale has saved Malawi government from paying dK55.4 billion (about US$132 million) damages Malawi Mobile Limited (MML), the country’s third cellular phone service provider licenced in April 2002, demanded in court as compensation for loss of revenue for unlawful cancelling of contract. High Court Commercial Division ruling by Judge Frank Kapanda on April 20 […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has bemoaned the conduct of some operators in the communication sector who deliberately hide information to consumers in order to maximize their profits. Speaking during the commemoration of this year’s World Consumer Rights Day at Blantyre Youth Centre, Macra’s Director General, Andrew Kumbatira noted that some operators were taking advantage […]
After Nyasa Times first reported that government has bulldozed Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) to authorise payment of US$13, 871.969 to be spent in upgrading the Consolidated ICT regulatory management systems (Cirms) machine otherwise known as the ‘spy machine’, press reports have shown minutes implicating Minister of Information Kondwani Nankhumwa. The Daily Times has reported […]
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 […]
Malawi government has been querried over the cost of US$13, 871.969 to be spent in upgrading the Consolidated ICT regulatory management systems (Cirms) machine otherwise known as the ‘spy machine’. Nyasa Times reported that Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) was divided over the higher cost of upgrading the ‘spy machine’ as there is pressure from […]
Minister of Information Kondwani Nankhumwa has confirmed that US$13, 871.969 will be spent in upgrading the Consolidated ICT regulatory management systems (Cirms) machine otherwise known as the ‘spy machine’. The controversial machine was bought from US firm Agilis International at a whopping price of US$6.9 million four years ago. Nankhumwa told a news conference in […]
The Malawi Communications regulatory Authority (Macra) board is divided over the software upgrade of the Consolidated ICT regulatory management systems (Cirms) machine otherwise known as the ‘spy machine’ which will cost US$13, 871.969. The controversial machine was bought from US firm Agilis International at a whopping price of US$6.9 million four years ago. During a […]
That internet charges in Malawi have become a nightmare is no longer some creative fiction from Mars. Paradoxically, this is the case in an age in which the positives of digitalization and cyber space continue to outweigh, by far, the traditional means of access to information. It is a typical tragi-comic affair for the country’s […]
A pressure group, comprising a representation of the country’s internet users, has sworn on a stack of bibles that it intends to petition internet service providers in the country through Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (Macra) for over-pricing, Nyasa Time shas established. The group said the charges are becoming a “hellish” experience for most Malawians who survive […]
One of the first things to strike a visitor to Malawi is the huge number of advertisements put up by mobile phone companies marketing their products. “Muli bwanji? (How are you?)” reads one of the huge red billboards in the local language Chichewa. Another colourful one shows the picture of a jet plane taking off, […]