Journalists don’t reveal sources as a key tenet of media profession but authorities will be able to unmask them through the dubbed ‘spy machine’ – the Consolidated ICT Regulatory Management Systems (Cirms) – which Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) wants to install in the country, the four telecom operators have warned. Airtel, TNM, Malawi Telecommunications […]
An imminent deal between Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM)Limited and South Africa’s Vodacom has led to many investors clinging on to the local firm’s shares at the Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) in the hope that the share price may increase, Nyasa Times can reveal. This is clearly indicated in MSE’s daily reports for the past three […]
A court in Lilongwe has granted an order restraining the telephone operators in the country from passing Call Detail Records (CDRs) to Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) on their spying machine project. Nyasa Times found out from the court registry that a mobile phone subscriber from Blantyre, Alick Kimu sued all the four telephone operators […]
Government will now be able to listen into people’s private telephone conversations, check SMS and monitor internet activity in real time after forcing telephone operators to surrender Call Detail Records (CDRs) to facilitate the use of the new eavesdropping equipment bought early this year. CDRs provide detailed information including who called which number; details of […]