Malawi’s Minister of Information and Digitalisation, Dr Shadrick Namalomba, has called on Malawi Post Corporation to abandon its reliance on traditional mail services and pivot towards digital operations if it is to remain relevant. Addressing staff in Mzuzu on Thursday, Namalomba said digitalisation had become a necessity rather than an option for public institutions, urging […]
Malawi has called for the harmonisation of Pan African Postal Union (PAPU) constitutional amendments so that the 46 member countries deliver universal postal services in line with the changes on the global economic landscape. Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, Erica Maganga, said Malawi as a member of PAPU, supports the amendments […]
Minister of Information and Communications Technology Nicholas Dausi has pledged to help Mzuzu Post Office renovate its outer premises in a bid to face lift it to match up competition. Dausi made the pledge in Mzuzu Wednesday after paying a surprise visit to Mzuzu and Luwinga Post Offices in the city. “I have noticed that […]
Minister of Information and Communications Technology Nicholus Dausi has urged the Malawi Postal Corporation to embrace Information Communication and Technology in order to compete on the liberalized market. Dausi said this Friday when he visited Zomba Post office as part of his familiarization of some establishments under his ministry in the eastern region. “You need […]
President Peter Mutharika has booted out Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) Director General Andrew Kumbatira. According to Malawi NewsNow, Kumbatira has been redeployed to Malawi Postal Corporation as Post Master General. Kumbatira previously held the position of Post Master General before he was posted to MACRA. According to the report, the current Post Master General, […]
Six months after closing its promotion, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) are yet to conduct a draw to identify winners, Nyasa Times can reveal. The development has forced some Malawians who took part in the promotion to threaten the two organisations with law suit as they feel duped. As part of […]
Government intends to introduce new means of technology in the country’s post offices aimed at enhancing Malawi Postal Corporation (MPC) service delivery and securing the survival of old means of sending mail. Speaking to the media as the country commemorated World Postal Day Information Minister Moses Kunkuyu said it remains the wish of government to […]
Police in Machinga have arrested Ntaja Post Master, Bayosi Matumbi 50, and a 43-year-old messenger, White Makanjira for allegedly misappropriating cash amounting to over K1.5million between May and October this year as revealed by an audit report. Police Public Relations Officer for Machinga, Martin Tione confirmed the arrest of the two Sunday explaining that an […]
Malawi has been elected as member for the influential Universal Postal Union (UPU), the world’s postal services governing body, Nyasa Times has learnt. Confirming the development, Principal Secretary in the information ministry Anthony Livuza told said the decision to vote for Malawi was reached in Doha, Qatar where members agreed unanimously to elect Malawi into the union. […]
The sit-in by Malawi Postal Corporation (MPC) striking staff who are pressing for their salary increment has crippled businesses that rely on the postal services. Business at MPC offices in Lilongwe has come to a standstill as people cannot access postal services. One of the staff members who spoke on condition of anonymity told the […]
Residents of Lilongwe Capital City on Monday were disturbed to note that all post offices were shut down leaving all postal services at a standstill as workers went on strike demanding salary hike. A client, Martha Mpaweni of Area 49 location, in an interview with Malawi News Agency (Mana) reporter who was at Capital City […]