A team of officials for popular social media platform Facebook are in Lilongwe meeting stakeholders in communications including Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) on how to deal with fake accounts popularly known locally as Zigoba and fake news. The Facebook officials are soliciting views on how best to deal with the issue as well as identify […]
UTM Party presidential candidate Saulos Chilima has given more details on how the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is systematically abusing and plundering state resources at Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) and Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) to fund DPP election campaign. Speaking in Neno on Wednesday, Chilima told the record crowd that attended the political […]
Government has said UTM Party presidential candidate Saulos Chilima should substantiate his allegations that Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) and Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) are abusing of public resources to fund the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) election campaign with evidence. Chilima, who is also the country’s Vice-President but quit DPP last June to launch […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has dragged the public broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) for biased broadcasting as well as seeking an injunction against specific programs it airs with hate messages. A summon obtained on Thursday at High Court of Malawi, Lilongwe district registry under civil cause 254, MCP is […]
The Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) is yet again coming under public scrutiny with news that more than 100 tins of 20 litres top grade paint meant for the multimillion Kwacha Telecentre Project disappeared from its storeroom under mysterious circumstances, MACRA security as well as Blantyre Police confirmed to Nyasa Times. According to Nyasa Times […]
Minister of Homeland Security, Nicholas Dausi Tuesday led a delegation to the Blantyre Synod of the Church of Central African Presbyterian (CCAP) in a bid to enlist the synod’s support for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). As expected, cash liquid Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) funded the meeting despite it being not on any […]
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) Corporate Communications Manager, Clara Mwafulirwa has warned that the authority would punish all abusers of the internet because doing so was contravening the cybercrime Act. Mwafulirwa was speakin in an Interview on the sidelines of the first ever commemoration of Safer Internet Day (2019) coupled with responsibility of looking […]
After Nyasa Times revealed Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) boss Godfrey Itaye was canavassing at the Office of the President and Cabinet officials to influence renewal of his expired contract, four board members, two Principal Secretaries were ropped in between October and November claiming double rates in international travel allowancess. Board Chair Rev. Alex Maulana, board […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) Director General Godfrey Redson Itaye has been clinging to his office three months after his contract expired, Secretary for Statutory Corporation sources confirmed with Nyasa Times. Itaye, according to documents in possession of Nyasa Times show his contract signed in August 2015 from MPC expired in August 2018. As Macra […]
Mobile phone operator, Airtel Malawi , says it has barred one million numbers of its unregistered subscribers. Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) had threatened to punish the mobile phone network operator for alleged non-compliance with the deadline for registration of subscriber identity module (SIM). Macra on Wednesday accused the operator of defying lawful orders, violating […]
Malawi Communications and Regulatory Authority (MACRA) said that the new economic regulations it has developed will enhance the legal and regulatory framework for the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry once they are operational. MACRA Director General, Godfrey Itaye said this on Wednesday in Blantyre during a Stakeholder consultation workshop on economic regulations which are […]
Leading mobile telecommunications operator Airtel Malawi risks license suspension for failing to deactivate about one million unregistered numbers after the subscriber identity module (SIM) registration deadline, Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has warned as rival TNM Plc has announced that it has registered 75 percent of its sim cards and deactivated unregistered numbers after the September 30 deadline. According to the […]
Determined to cover up stinking corruption at Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra), Director General Godfrey Itaye on Thursday engaged an extra gear by obtaining consent from the Director of Public Prosecution to privately prosecute a former employee suspected of whistle blowing into two multi-million kwacha contracts alleged to have dubiously awarded last year. Sitting at Blantyre […]
The deadline for the registration of mobile phone SIM card is September 30 and those not registered shall be deactivated by the service provider but if anyone shall be discovered to be using unregistered SIM card is liable to a fine of MK1 million or if in default face five years in jail. This was […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) procurement manager Aitone Chandiyang’ana accused of leaking top level K135 million dubious calendars deal which implicated Director General Godfrey Itaye, on Tuesaday pleaded not guilty. Chandiyang’ana is answering three charges of leaking information about the vanished of K135 million a from MACRA, an illegal transmission to online news Nyasa Times […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) board met in Lilongwe last week as the graft busting body Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) camped at Macra headquarters to get to the bottom of stinking corruption at the regulatory body. ACB investigators stormed Macra Finance department from digging into dubious procurement deals worthy millions of Malawi kwacha after it recent;y opened investigations into two multi-million […]
Barely two months after Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) pounced on Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) for alleged multimillion kwacha top level corruption, Director General Godfery Itaye has grabbed three executive pool vehicles, disregarding the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets, Nyasa Times can reveal. The larger-than-life Itaye ordered the transport department to reserve executive […]
The youth in the country have been advised to utilize existing technological opportunities so that they can assist in the development of the country. Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Nicholas Dausi, said for the youth to be relevant on the global stage and to the country, they have to take interest in technological opportunities […]