Malawi Communications & Regulatory Authority (MACRA), in conjunction with Blantyre City Council and Malawi Postal Service, has completed 90 percent of the pilot phase of national physical address mapping project for Blantyre City and its sorrounding rural area of Lirangwe. This was disclosed on Friday during a media workshop held at Sunbird Mount Soche Hotel in […]
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has set September 30 as the new deadline for existing phone users to register SIM cards, warning mobile phone users that any unregistered SIM cards will be disconnected thereafter. MACRA is calling upon the general public to go to their respective phone service providers to have their numbers before […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) Director General Godfrey Itaye and two of its bosses have applied to High Court for an adjournment – which has been granted – to have thorough preparations in which they risk being sent to jail for failing to respect a court decision to allow its deputy director general Francis Bisika back […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has warned that they will start closing down all broadcasting houses in the country that fail to submit audited accounts and those who deliberately ignore their ethics to please their masters as the country drifts towards tripartite elections. Benson Tembo, Macra technical advisor on digital broadcasting, said this was a licencing […]
Press Freedom Day, which Malawi celebrated on May 3 on Thursday, has dominated the country’s two daily newspapers with editorial comments focusing on freedom of expression and calling for deep reflection. “Celebrating press freedom cautiously,” was the headline in The Daily Times editorial , which pointed out that that the country celebrate Press Freedom Day with a […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) summoned the tax-funded Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)) over concerns of refusing to open up the airwaves for the opposition parties and that its content is largely biased towards the ruling party. The opposition also complained that the tax-funded station has rolled out propaganda campaign by introducing new programme called Sapita […]
Skeletons have started coming out of the closets at the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra). A leaked investigation statement into some corrupt practices at the regulatory body reveals how contracts are given to mother-in-laws and highly connected ruling party cadres and also shows the impunity of plunder of state resources. According to the document in […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has summoned privately-owned Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) for airing ad advert from the civil society organisations (CSOs) organising the April 27 nationwide protests to petition President Peter Mutharika and his administration on governance shortcomings. The advert is inviting people to join the demonstrations which will be held in Karonga, Mzuzu, Lilongwe, Blantyre […]
Blantyre Senior Resident Magistrate Court Monday dismissed a case in which Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) had arrested its procurement manager, Iton Chandiyang’ana, on allegations of contravening the Communications Act. Chandiyang’ana was accused of leaking top level corruption information othat was not meant for public consumption to the media including Nyasa Times. Senior Magistrate Viva Nyimba […]
It never rains but it pours for Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) deputy director general Francis Bisika as the authority has confiscated his official vehicle and other items despite court cases. Macra security personnel, along side police officers, Saturday morning stormed Bisika’s house in Blantyre where they reclaimed the Authority’s property, Toyota Prado registration number BU […]
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) Tuesday opened a two day training of International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Africa workshop in Lilongwe. Speaking during the opening of the training, Principal Secretary for Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Erica Maganga, said the training is vital as it will provide an opportunity for member states to exchange […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has shown open defiance to court by not complying with an order it earlier issued, requiring the communications regulator to allow its deputy director general Francis Bisika remain employed. Last week High Court judge Jack N’riva ruled that Macra allow Bisika back to work within 72 hours failing which three […]
The county’s communication regulatory body, Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA), has set up a system that will help in curbing cyber threats in the country. The intervention, called computer emergency response team (Cert), will work hand in hand with other cyber experts in commercial banks, Malawi Police Service and the Malawi Defence Force to ensure […]
The magistrate court in Blantyre has warned the it will dismiss a case in which Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) Procurement manager is answering charges of leaking information to online media, if the prosecution and witnesses fail to show up again, Nyasa Times confirmed Monday. Aitone Chandiyang’ana was arrested by Fiscal police on Macra Director […]
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) said following the passing of the Communications and Electronic Transactions Acts, there is need to have strong legal frameworks that will allow an effective implementation of the two Acts recently passed by Malawi parliament. MACRA’s technical advisor Bright Malopa said this Friday during a stakeholder workshop on draft outcomes […]
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) board is having an emergency extra ordinary meeting in Lilongwe at a time when investigators are probing corruption, Nyasa Times understands. The emergency meeting will be held while embattled director general Godfrey Itaye is out of the country accompanied by acting director of legal affairs Dan Chiwoni, who is allegedly behind […]
Declaration of Conflict of interest documents are suspected to have been doctored by the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) top management in the dubious award of multimillion contracts dubiously awarded last year to director general Godfrey Itaye’s parents-in-laws, Nyasa Times understands. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has opened investigations into the contracts and ACB investigators from Lilongwe […]
The High Court in Blantyre has ordered Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) to respect its order and reinstate deputy director general Francis Bisika within three days, his lawyer Chancy Gondwe has confirmed to Nyasa Times. Gondwe said judge Jack N’riva made the order as the regulator has not been respecting the court to reinstate Bisika since it rejected […]