Month: November 2021 Posts

I want data prices reduced — Suleman

Nov 03, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) Director General Daud Suleman says he wants to see to it that data tariffs are reduced during his tenure of office. Suleman was speaking during his maiden interface with staff… ...

Parliament passes motion on data bundle expiry

May 20, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Parliament has passed a motion demanding Government to direct that data bundles should not have expiry dates. Thyolo Central Member of Parliament Ben Phiri moved the motion in Parliament saying mobile phone operators are… ...

Airtel, TNM fail to impress Malawians with data price cuts

Apr 23, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Mobile operators on Thursday announced data price cuts, but Malawians are not impressed and they have accused the companies of reducing prices of certain data bundles with one hand while increasing prices of some bundles… ...

MCP to introduce fees for mobile numbers

Mar 04, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

The Lazarus Chakwera administration plans to introduce annual subscription fees for mobile phone numbers in Malawi This means mobile phone users will be paying fees set by the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) which regulates… ...

TNM: We charge for checking Mpamba balance

Aug 17, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

  Mobile operating giant Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) has made it clear that balance check on Mpamba accounts has a price tag. In response to a customer's complaint, the company has explained that a person… ...

Malawi’s Chakwera engages telecommunications billionaire over cheap internet

Aug 08, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has held talks with Strive Masiyiwa, a Zimbabwean telecommunications billionaire, over cheap internet in Malawi. Masiyiwa is founder of Econet Wireless which he launched in 1998 in Zimbabwe. According to new site… ...

Cost of data in Malawi is prohibitive – Chakwera

Aug 03, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says the high cost of data in Malawi is one of the challenges affecting the implementation of online learning programmes at this time when schools are closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.… ...