Month: July 2024 Posts

MACRA advocates for digital transformation

Jul 11, 2024 Burnett Munthali 0 &

Daudi Suleman, Director General of the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA), has underscored the critical importance of digital transformation in advancing the nation's development goals.  Emphasizing the role of digitization in economic growth, Suleman highlighted… ...

MACRA completes Re-farming exercise for frequency scarcity

Jun 12, 2024 Vincent Gunde 0 &

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has completed a re-farming exercise which was instituted for 12 months to provide solutions to the scarcity of frequencies Broadcasters have been experiencing over the years. To mark this… ...

MACRA yalamula mawailesi omwe amanenelera mpira wakunja kuti azikhala ndi chilolezo.

Feb 07, 2024 Gracious Zinazi 0 &

Bungwe la Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) yalamula nyumba zowulutsa mawu zomwe zimanenerera mpira pomwe zikuonera m'makanena akunja kapena a m'dziko muno kuti zikuyenera kupereka umboni oti zili ndi chilolezo chochita izi pasanathe masiku asanu… ...

Govt collaborates with MACRA to support persons with hearing impairment

Feb 06, 2024 Chikondi Daza 0 &

The Ministry of Education in collaboration with Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA)  has embarked on supporting persons with hearing impairments by among others providing training of trainers. Speaking at the opening of training which is… ...

Court faults Macra in DStv tariffs dispute

Dec 01, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The High Court of Malawi says  Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) acted beyond its powers by demanding MultiChoice Malawi to get prior approval from the regulator before raising DStv tariffs. Judge William Yakuwawa Msiska said… ...

Ankolo.com loses courier licence

Nov 14, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) director general Daud Suleman says Ankolo.com has lost its courier licence over failure to pay K5.7 million levy. The company which delivers parcels to people’s homes had a commercial domestic… ...

Macra threatens to shut down Afrimax, Access over K894m licence fees

Oct 31, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has threatened to shut down Access Communication and Afrimax, saying the two companies owe the regulator about K894 million in licence fees. The communications regulator has said this in a… ...