Despite the world being in a technology era whereby the use of internet has been at an advanced stage, many Malawians are still failing to access the internet.
The report, Freedom on the Net 2016 released by American based think tank Freedom House, has described Malawians’ internet use to be partly fair due to obstacles blocking the strides of internet use.
Among the reasons preventing many Malawians from accessing the web include unprecedented inflation and currency depreciation that is fueling economic instability.
The report further points on poverty to be a factor pushing back the country on steps to achieve fair internet use in Malawi.
“According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), internet penetration stood at 9 percent in 2015, up from 6 percent in in 2014. Fixed broadband subscriptions are extremely rare. Mobile phone penetration is also low at 35 percent, compared to an average of 76.2 percent across the continent,” reads part of the report.
A previous study titled by Akamai ‘State of the internet’ noted that Malawi’s connection speeds are frustratingly slow, decreasing to an average of 1.7 Mbps from 1.9 Mbps a year prior, compared to a global average of 6.3 Mbps.
The Freedom House report also placed doubts on the county’s sole communication regulator Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority’s (MACRA) independence arguing that it is controlled by politicians, a development that is making the nation to remain stuck in achieving fair use of the net.
On Malawians’ freedom to use the net, the report noted that citizens are fairly free to do so though there are cases of state interference, citing the arrest of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) officials over a WhatsApp conversation.
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Electricity and expensive of airtym is the prblm
Data bundles are very expensive. Yes, we have a problem with power, but this should not be an excuse to the poor internet services. The black out is affecting Africa as a whole, not Malawi alone.
Data bundles r expensive here in Malawi so its not easy 2 use internet
We are content, being the poorest country in the world and all that. We are even surprised that we have internet access in Malawi.
Shame,some of us we’re being publicised almost a week to dealth on social media
Much cheating
May be the clock of data more then it used
Very expensive and data is just over set
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How do you expect us to acces internet when we don’t have an access of electricity?……..poor network, expessive internet bundles, Airtime everything is poor, so never expect us to progress!
Maka m.tnm.mw.com
Ndi opera min yomwe K200 per day. Chiletso!
alipo amakukakamiza ku user tnm osajoina airtel bwanj?
How are Malawian’s expected to access the internet when the power always cuts out
Malawi has engineers, technicians and information technology experts but they can’t come together to improve technology and invent something for Internet, only they meet in a pub drinking. They are just lazy and corrupt and the poor are hard workers in Malawi. Pathetic.
amalawi tinazolowela kupempha malo mogwilisa tchito nzeru zathu kuti tipange chinachake,eti akufuna muma office poti ali ndi diploma,degree koma tchito zamanja…bwanji kuti avomelezedi kuti moyo umayambila pansi kumakwela.nane zambiri zimandikwana,zoona kwaeni kuni mandimu akupanga zakumwa pomwe kwathu mandimu timataya while anthu oziwa zimenezi aliko akuti sangapite mutchile kunyamula matumba amandimuwo.povuta kutukuka kwathuko tizingolozana zala.
But the question is not the ans given
what do u expect its a poor country already
Everything is poor in Malawi. Starting from the govt, sports ,eating habit, EVERYTHING, I MEAN EVERYTHING!!!!
Bad news thats why pipo never knew that Peter Munthalika was sick but here in SA and Zim No I
mainly the slow and expensive TNM
no good news in malawi, one bad after the other. so sad
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Koma dzinazi abale nzongowononga nazo ma data for nothing.
too expensive,