Malawi Post Corporation plans to revisit postal banking service for rural communities

Malawi Postal Corporation (MPC), then trading as Malawi Post Office, used to operate banking services in all its post offices across the country. But Malawi Post Office was later transformed to MPC paving way to the creation of Malawi Savings Bank as its subsidiary — which was then sold a few years ago to FDH […]

Malawi Post Corporation to introduce city busliners

As part of turning Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) from loss to profit making business-oriented parastatal in line with the reforms it has developed, MPC plans to invest into luxurious passenger bus services to commute in the country’s cities. This was disclosed by acting Postmaster General, Zachaeus George Meke when the company presented monetary awards to […]

Malawi Posts Corp presents prizes to first Zikomo promotion winners 

Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC), on Friday presented money and some items to winners in the Zikomo Promotion which   target people who travel in their buses and also those who send their goods on courier. Elube Chibambo, who represented the husband from Mzimba was given Cheque worth K100, 000,while Sugzo Mwantisi from Chiwembe Township in Blantyre […]

Malawi Posts Corporation conducts first Zikomo Promotion 

Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) conducted first Zikomo Promotion draw targeting people who travel in their buses and also those who send their goods on courier. The promotion will run from up to March 30 2021 with  various prizes ranging from money, golf shirts, T shirts, mug, umbrellas and caps to be won. Speaking during the draw, […]

NBS Bank  rolls out Bank Pafupi services  throughout Malawi

Malawi Stock Exchange-listed NBS Bank has rolled out a digital initiative named Bank Pafupi, through which the country’s unbanked rural masses now can afford to sustain and secure their savings and investments. The Bank Pafupi operates through private agents across the country in both urban and rural areas and since its inception in 2002, NBS Bank […]

Woman killed in Ntcheu road accident involving Malawi Post Corporation bus 

One female passenger has died last Thursday night after a Malawi Post Corporation bus she was travelling in overturned at Nsipe area along Balaka-Ntcheu M1 road. The Higer Bus, registration number BW 7918, was on its way from Blantyre to Karonga with 48 passengers on board. According to Ntcheu Police Spokesperson, Sub Inspector Hastings Chigalu, […]

Malawi Posts Corporation rejects Itaye as new Post Master General

Board of directors at Malawi Posts Corporation has rejected the redeployment of the Lilongwe Water Board chief executive officer Godfrey Itaye as the corporation’s Post Master General. Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) board chairperson Noel Mkulichi says in a letter to the board chairperson of Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) that the corporation intends to hire a […]

NBS Bank, Malawi Post Corp partner in agency banking

Malawi Post Corporation (MPC) will continue to engage several partnerships with different stakeholders as a turnaround strategy that can remove the company from the financial problems it is facing, the Company’s Acting Post Master General, Zachaeus Meke said. Meke said this at Bvumbwe in Thyolo District  on Wednesday during the launch of NBS Bank-MPC banking […]

Chilima cries for the perennial loss-making Malawi Posts Corp: Tells Macra to be apolitical

Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima has expressed worry over the perennial losses the Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) has been making since it was unbundled from the Malawi Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (MPTC) some 20 years ago. Chilima made the remarks in Blantyre on Wednesday at the start of his technical meetings with parastatal organizations based […]

Malawi Posts Corp  to resume bus service Sunday: Blantyre, Mzuzu-Songwe route back

Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) has announced the resumption of its Post Coach Bus operations  this coming Sunday, August 30  2020. The Post Coach was stopped when government declared lockdown in April, and after that Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital hired the buses. In an interview  with Nyasa Times, MPC public relations manager Ida Nkolimbo confirmed the […]

Fired Macra boss Itaye left in the cold: Meke acts as Postmaster General

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 […]

Itaye finally leaving Macra to become Postmaster General

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 […]

Itaye move out of Macra goes through finally

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, […]

Itaye removed at Macra, swaps with Shamu at Malawi Posts Corp

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 Posts Corp buses to resume operations on Friday 

Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) has announced that its bus operations that were taken off the road in January will resume operations on Friday. MPC management sought withdrew the Post Bus Service coaches with an aim of re-evaluating the safety environment of the buses and re-run safety checks. Malawi Post Corporation spokesperson Ida Nkolimbo told Nyasa […]

Malawi Post Corp take buses off the road: ‘Passengers safety first’

Following the accident that happened on the 19th January in Ntcheu,the management of Malawi Post Corporations has with immediately effect decided to take the post buses off the road up to Friday  January 24,2020. Malawi Post Corporation spokesperson Ida Nkolimbo said this has been done to enable the corporation re-take steps and actions to ensure the […]

Malawi Posts Corp set to introduce same-day delivery courier service

Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC), the country’s postal service provider, is set to roll out a same-day delivery service across the cities and towns of Malawi through their buses as one way of satisfying the customers’ needs. Speaking  in an interview, MPC Public Relations Officer, Ida Nkolimbo, said since  the introduction of postal bus service about […]

People implore RoadTraffic Directorate to vet bus driver’s licenses before employment

Following continued occurrences of accidents on the roads of Malawi involving big buses, some members of the general public are asking if the Road Traffic Directorate should be advising bus companies to be liaising with the Directorate whenever they are employing new bus drivers. This follows the accident that happened in the early hours of […]