Month: April 2016 Posts

TNM hikes internet tariffs

Apr 27, 2016 Lyonike Mughogho 114 &

Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) subscribers have a week before they start digging deeper into their pockets to access internet services following an increase in data charges.   The company has today notified its valid customers… ...

ATI bill among world’s top legislations

Feb 09, 2016 Macmillan Mhone 9 &

International legal experts have rated Malawi's Access to Information (ATI) Bill as one of world’s strongest Right to Information (RTI) legislations. The ATI bill is yet to be passed into law but an analysis by… ...

Whatsapp scrapes subscription fee

Jan 20, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 85 &

Malawians will now be able to connect with friend and families without any worries as the popular messaging app, Whatsapp, announced it is scrapping its subscription fee. WhatsApp introduced the fee a few years ago,… ...

‘Malawi government is irresponsible’

Dec 05, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 6 &

One of the country’s activists, Benedicto Kondowe, has added his voice to the growing opposition against government’s failure to table the Access to Information (ATI) bill in the current sitting of Parliament. At the opening… ...

Private Radio closed in Salima

Nov 19, 2015 Martha Chikoti 23 &

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has closed Chisomo Radio in Salima which was being illegally operated by Jefferson Saguga. The Macra officials were tipped off by Police about the pirate radio and the regulatory… ...

Malawi Government not tabling Information Bill

Nov 05, 2015 Luke Bisani 9 &

The much awaited Access to Information Bill (ATI) will not find its way in the forthcoming parliamentary meetings as the Malawi government is not ready to present it in the house, Malawi24 has learnt. According… ...

Pan-African online business directory launched

Oct 27, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 4 &

A United Kingdom based Malawian Themba Tembo has launched a globally competitive Pan-African online business directory and marketplace called Sort Africa. Tembo, who is also chief executive officer of Sort Africa, told Malawi24 that the… ...

Fire guts down Malawi Post Office in Mchinji

Oct 14, 2015 Hajira Halilu 27 &

Fire gutted down Nkanda post office in  Malawi's Mchinji  districtin the early hours of today. Publicist for the Malawi Police in Mchinji District Moses Nyirenda confirmed the development. He said the entire building housing the post… ...

New mobile network operator awarded licence

Oct 07, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 30 &

The Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) is expected to start implementing the use of CIRMS machine in the next 3 month to ensure proper monitoring and controlling consumer violation by service providers I the country.… ...