Month: July 2020 Posts

Malawians accuse TNM of deception: Company has not reduced its data bundles

Jul 25, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

#DataMustFall protesters have accused local mobile operator, TNM, of deception after reducing Pay As You Go (PAYG) internet cost without touching prepaid data charges. The telecommunications company announced last night that it has reduced its… ...

#DataMustFall MTN responds: Ready for Malawi

Jul 24, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

South Africa based mobile operating giant MTN has responded to the #ReduceDataCost protests by revealing that the company is ready to come to Malawi. Malawians are in a protest against Airtel and TNM for overpricing… ...

#DataMustFall: Malawians take on TNM, Airtel over inhuman data charges

Jul 22, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

People across the country are running a #ReduceDataCost protest to force TNM and Airtel to cut data charges. Theprotests which had a wider-scale take off started barely two days after Minister of Information Gospel Kazako… ...

Kazako takes on mobile service providers over data prices

Jul 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Information Gospel Kazako says the issue of data prices need to be looked into since service providers charge high prices and make huge profits despite complaining of taxes. Speaking to the local media,… ...

Airtel Africa celebrates 10th anniversary

Jun 10, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Airtel Africa, a leading provider of Telecommunications and mobile money services in 14 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this month. Bharti Airtel established its presence in Africa when it acquired Zain… ...

UNICEF, Airtel Africa to support children affected by Covid-19

May 22, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Airtel Africa have announced that they will support children and families affected by Covid-19 in Africa. This comes as millions of children are affected by school closure due to… ...

Airtel to host live Facebook party

May 15, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

One of the country’s leading telecommunications company, Airtel Malawi, has announced an upcoming live party which will be hosted on its official ‘Airtel Malawi Facebook page on Friday 15 May from 8pm to 9pm. The… ...

Airtel, TNM facilitate e-learning for students in Malawi

Apr 21, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Airtel and TNM have agreed to provide free internet for secondary school students to be able to access lessons. The initiative is part of the Ministry of Education's efforts to make sure students in the… ...

Airtel offers shares to Malawians

Dec 24, 2019 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

Airtel Malawi is offering 20 percent of its shares to Malawians at a price of K12.69 per share. The company is selling 2.2 billion shares, which is the largest Initial Public Offer in the history… ...

Airtel donates computers to community technical college

Oct 20, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Airtel Malawi on Thursday donated 10 Desktop computers to Mbandira Community Technical College in Nkhotakota. The company also gave the college a 4G Mifi router with 100GB data bundle. The router will connect up to… ...

Airtel Malawi donates 75 desks to Nsambamwali Primary School

Mar 21, 2019 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Having in mind how important education is, Malawi's network service provider Airtel Limited has donated 75 desks to Nsambamwali Primary School in Lirangwe as part of Airtel Money Trust which has targeted 15 primary schools… ...

Airtel promises improved network in remote areas

Feb 02, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Airtel Malawi has assured its customers in remote areas of improved network this year. This is according to the company's Senior Business Manager Lesley Tsilizani who was speaking on Thursday in Thyolo district after the… ...

Airtel Malawi introduces new bundle

Jan 26, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Airtel Malawi has introduced a new bundle called PaNet Social Combo which allows customers to access various social media platforms. Speaking with reporters, the company's Marketing Director Frank Magombo said the bundle is cheap. Magombo… ...

Airtel Malawi partners with National Bank

Jan 11, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Airtel Malawi has introduced a new service where Airtel money customers will be able to transfer funds from their Airtel money wallet to National Bank Account via MO626. The partnership was introduced on Thursday at… ...

Prison warder wins K10m in Airtel promotion

Dec 10, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 24-year-old prison warder has won K10 million which is a grand prize in the final draw of the Airtel Bandulo Bandulo Promotion. The warder Grace Piyasoni works at Maula Prison in Lilongwe. Speaking with… ...