Month: October 2022 Posts

MACRA revokes licences for Power FM 101, Dziko FM

Oct 20, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has revoked content licences for Malawi's first private radio station, Power FM 101, and Dziko FM. This is according to MACRA Director General Daud Suleman who through a press… ...

Scientists say Malawi can achieve food security using biotechnology

Oct 03, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Scientists in the agriculture sector says Malawi can easily achieve its food security dreams if the science of using biological systems or living organisms to create or modify agricultural products such as genetically modified crops… ...

Ufulu FM closed, nearly 40 people to lose jobs

Sep 27, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Ufulu FM has gone off air with nearly 40 employees losing jobs following the revocation of the radio station's licence by  Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) under the Lazarus Chakwera administration. The radio station’s licence… ...

MANEPO calls on media to help mobilise elderly persons to go for Covid-19 test

Sep 25, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Malawi Network of Older Persons Organisation (MANEPO) Programme Officer, Nitike Ngwira, has appealed to the media to write stories that should encourage elderly persons to go for Covid-19 test. Ngwira made the remarks  in Zomba… ...

Deputy Minister of Gender appeals to TV stations to engage sign language interpreters

Sep 25, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Deputy Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Agnes's Nkusa Nkhoma has appealed to local TV stations to engage sign language interpreters to allow people with hearing impairment to understand TV programmes. Nkusa Nkhoma… ...

MACRA told to show proof that MBC pays license fees

Aug 30, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

MACRA director general Daud Suleman The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has been told to provide proof that public broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has been paying licence fees. Forum for National Development (FND) has… ...

MACRA cancels licences of Ufulu TV and Radio, Galaxy FM

Aug 23, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority  (MACRA) has revoked content licences for Ufulu FM, Ufulu Television and Galaxy FM because they owe the regulatory body a total of K74 million in licence fees. A statement signed… ...