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 […]
Corruption-busting body has confirmed that it will investigate Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) over allegations of corruption during the reign of top boss Godfrey Redson Itaye. Nyasa Times has been consistently reporting that Itaye was at the center of top level corruption including awarding dubious contracts to his own parents in laws and is also […]
Internet users have slammed telecommunications provider, TNM for announcing that it has reduced data cost by 70 per cent when in fact internet charges remain exorbitantly high. The internet users say what TNM has reduced is what is called ‘pay as you go,’ a facility a user uses direct airtime and not data bundle which […]
Newly-appointed director general for Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) Henry Shamu is clinging to an executive vehicle from Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) and demanding a new one from the new employer. MPC bought a Toyota Prado TX less than two years ago registration number BV 6767 which Shamu has grabbed and is using it as […]
It has been revealed that billions of money has been swindled at Malawi Communications and Regulatory Authority (Macra) through illegal and dubious transactions sanctioned by former general manager Godfrey Itaye. According to a document in Nyasa Times possession, Itaye and few other heads of department at Macra run a cartel that defrauded the institution through […]
The Malawi media has been commended for their professionalism to achieve robust and inquisitive coverage in the just conducted court sanctioned fresh presidential elections by a consortium comprising of the National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Public Trust, Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP), the Public Affairs Committee and the Mhub. But the civil […]
It does not rain but pours for beleaguered former Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) director general Godfrey Itaye as he has been left in the cold completely after another person has been appointed to act as Postmaster General, a position Itaye was supposed to take after being sacked at Macra. Malawi Post Corporation (MPC) Board […]
Beleaguered Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) director general Godfrey Itaye has finally been removed from his position after attempts to cling on the job miserably failed. The new Director General Henry Shamu will now report for work on Wednesday. Itaye tried to cling on to his position after being fired last week by using Macra […]
Chief Secretary to the Government Lloyd Muhara on Wednesday blasted Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) Board of Directors for ‘undermining’ President Peter Mutharika of the firing of beleaguered director general Godfrey Itaye. Mutharika sacked Itaye from Macra last week and deployed him to Malawi Post Corporation as Postmaster General but Macra Board, chaired by Reverend […]
A desperate fired Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) director general Godfrey Itaye Tuesday morning pleaded with board members to save him from the chop by hook or crook Nyasa Times can reveal. An audit board meeting held at Ku Chawe Inn in Zomba, Itaye was seen making calls pleading with State House inner circle to influence the […]
Beleaguered Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) former Director General Godfrey Itaye is clinging to his post even after government sacked him from his position and redeployed him to Malawi Post Corporation (MPC) as Postmaster General. Itaye is refusing to leave Macra saying government has no powers of removing him from his position at Macra but […]
Government has finally proceeded to move Godfrey Itai from his position as director-general of Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra), Nyasa Times learnt on Saturday. Itaye has been relocated to Malawi Post Services and replaced by Henry Shamu who was Post Master General, Minister of Information Mark Botomani confirmed the development. With Itaye at the helm, […]
Government has put on hold the decision to move Godfrey Itai from his position as director-general of Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra), Nyasa Times understands. Itaye, who relocated Malawi Post Services, was replaced by Henry Shamu who was Post Master General, Minister of Information Mark Botomani confirmed the development. But government decided to put on […]
The High Court in Lilongwe sitting as a Constitutional Court has ruled against the ban of phone-in radio programmes which Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) imposed. Reading the ruling, High Court Judge Chifundo Kachale, who was presiding over the case alongside judges Annabel Mtalimanja and Charles Mkandawire, said Macra flouted procedures when it issued the […]
Government has fired controversial Malawi Communications Rugulatory Authority (Macra) director general Godfrey Itaye and replaced him with Malawi Posts Corporation postmaster general Henry Shamu. Last week, Itaye drew public wrath after he warned public broadcasters over their live broadcasts of opposition rallies. Itaye has long been accused of being a government pony after several missteps […]
Malawi Regulatory Communications Authority (Macra) has threatened to shut down three powerful private broadcasters in the country for allegedly violating their broadcasting licence agreement during the ongoing campaign ahead of fresh presidential elections, a warning which has been rebuked by citizens and commentators. In a letter on Tuesday, Macra director general Godfrey Itaye says preliminary […]
Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has accused Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) for treating state broadcaster—Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) — with kid gloves for airing obscene and disparaging content to vice president Saulos Chilima last week and their continued gutter journalism. MHRC chairperson Reverend Patrick Semphere said this after a closed door meeting between commission […]
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has said public broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has been summoned to a hearing in a period of seven days to hear its side on the controversy of airing obscene content to disparage the country’s estranged Vice-President Saulos Chilima. But despite MBC being widely condemned by media professionals and […]