Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has warned all candidates who will be competing in the forthcoming tripartite elections against believing in false news being spread through social media. Commissioner for MEC, Very Reverend Killion Mgawi issued the warning in Dedza during the vetting of ballot paper templates by candidates in the district on Wednesday. “The commission would […]
The days when people believed that pictures do not lie are long gone. We are now in the age of mass information manipulation, mass distribution and redistribution of information; new telecommunication technologies have made all this possible. Technology has significantly changed the way societies consume news and information. Unfortunately, misinformation has emerged as one of […]
Nothing is so scary to human beings like change, especially change that effects people or organizations negatively. But change happens, whether we like it or not. Change makes life worth living because we spend most of our time dealing with changes. People and organizations deal with change differently. Some ignore change while some choose to […]
The year of our Lord 2019 has hardly taken any shape, yet there has already been a succession of Internet shutdowns across Africa. These shutdowns have come as governments attempt to narrow and shutdown spectrums of acceptable opinion and freedom of expression. These shutdowns have been affected either as citizens demand justice, better service delivery, […]
Government has expressed concern over irresponsible use of social media by some people saying it could undermine the country’s stability especially during this period of tripartite elections scheduled for May 21. Minister of Information and Communication Technology Henry Mussa expressed the concern Thursday during a familiarization tour at Telekom Networks Malawi Limited Head Offices in […]
Minister of Health and Population Atupele Muluzi has has disowned Facebook accounts that bearing his names, images, asked the public to ignore and treat it as mischievous. Posting on his genuine Facebook account – Atpele Muluzi MP – the minister who is also United Democratic Front (UDF) president said the content in the fake accounts is “spam.” He wrote: […]
Catholic bishops have condemned the recent attack on Pope Francis at the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) rally in Blantyre, saying politicians should desist from dragging the head of the Roman Catholic church in petty party politics. DPP’s deputy director of youth Hophmally Makande attacked the Pope at a party rally in Blantyre recently when […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) vice president Sidik Mia is in the league of his own in as far opening up to Malawians at home and abroad is concerned as he launched his own personal website on Sunday. “Please have a look and feel of my personal website, www.sidikmia.org. This site compliments the Facebook Page I run, the […]
It is being suspected that some Malawians with ill intentions have created an online page that they have disguised to appear like it is a news outlet for a Zambian mainstream media house all designed to politically disgrace their own country. The online page is called ‘The Zambia Daily’ and its administrators target news from […]
Zomba Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court has convicted and ordered a 36 year old man, Monty Amin Milanzi to pay K250 000 or in default serve two years imprisonment upon being found guilty of extortion and circulating nude video clips of a woman on social media. The court heard that Milanzi committed the offence on December […]
Former US President Barack Obama has warned against the irresponsible use of social media which can leave people “cocooned” in alternate realities. In a BBC interview conducted by Britain’s Prince Harry, Obama warned that the internet risked reinforcing people’s prejudices and leading to a fractured society. He warned that such actions were distorting people’s understanding […]
“Airtel Malawi I sent you a message kale kale. Muli serious koma? Do you even open your inbox?” “Whoever manages FDH Bank Facebook page knows exactly what they’re doing. They’re doing the bank a great service.” “Continue the competitions, Timeline Electronics, because some people don’t know that you’re here to make yourselves very well known […]
Malawi is geered up to strengthen online child protection drive which is a threat to the development of the youth in Malawi. The Child Online Protection (COP) is being developed with support form government, Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) in partnership with International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Speaking in Lilongwe on Monday during the opening of a stakeholders […]
Malawi government on Sunday was duped into believing a story that transpired to be fake news generated on social media. The initial statement issued by Minister of Information, Communication and Technology Nicholous Dausi said the government was rejecting “lies” in a story by Nyasa Times that Mutharika does not want to be like Zimbabwe’s President […]
President Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika has warned individuals abusing social media by insulting others that the law will soon catch up with them. Mutharika was speaking in Tuesday at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe when he summoned a group of Chinese contractors to brief him on progress Malawi’s Optic Fibre Project is making. The group led […]
The Malawi Communications and Regulatory Authority (MACRA) director general GodfreyItaye has said they will start controlling the use of social media across the country. Itaye told a local radio that they are waiting for President Peter Mutharika to give his node to the Electronic Transactions Bill which was passed in parliament to strat regulating the […]
In this series I aim to raise awareness of the ethical and legal challenges social media presents for companies and consider good practice in providing guidance for employers and employees, whether for business or personal use. Part 1 –Social Media and Corporate Entities Social media is an increasingly popular and growing phenomenon. Social media can […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has urged the church to fight against modern vice, the misuse and abuse of social media, saying this is as a result of moral decay. In addition, the President has told the church, to join the government as intensifies its war against the abductions and killings of people with albinism and […]