'Spy machine' has great potential of abuse, says court

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] The High Court in Blantyre on Friday, 21 September 2012, ruled that the Consolidated ICT Regulatory Management Systems (CIRMS) dubbed the 'spy machine', has the potential to be abused as it has the capability to eavesdrop into people's conversations, emails and text messages. 25 Sep 2012 09:59

NPL launches mobile news service

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Nation Publications Limited (NPL) in Malawi has launched a mobile news service branded 'Nation Mobile 58080'. The service enables subscribers to receive news sent directly to their mobile phones. 19 Sep 2012 11:20

MISA-Malawi online forum founder dies

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Hastings Maloya, a journalist and founder of the Google forum for the Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-Malawi) which boasts of over 1 500 journalists passed away on Friday, 14 September 2012. 17 Sep 2012 12:27

Retrenched MBC employees turn to government

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Woes for 300 employees retrenched when the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) merged with Malawi Television are still far from over. 14 Sep 2012 12:04

Women lawyers engage media in property rights

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Malawi chapter of the Women in Law Southern Africa (WLSA Malawi) last week trained journalists from different media disciplines to effectively document cases where women suffer injustices of unfair distribution of marital property due to the current legal framework. 10 Sep 2012 10:43

Microsoft exhibits Windows 8 Tablet in Malawi

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Microsoft on Wednesday, 5 September 2012, exhibited its yet to be launched Windows 8 Tablet which marks the first time Microsoft has made its own hardware. 6 Sep 2012 15:04

Microsoft employees train Malawi school teachers

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] A group of Microsoft employees from Microsoft's Customer Service and Support (CSS) team across Europe, Middle East and Asia and the US, have volunteered their personal time to training teachers to set up their own computer labs and maintain the Malawi Learning Partnership network (MLP). 4 Sep 2012 11:46

Airtel splashes K1.1m in SMS promotion

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Airtel Malawi has reportedly spent K1.1 million in the ongoing 'Yabooka SMS Promotion'. In the third draw, expected to reach a grand finale in October, a lucky subscriber will cart home a grand prize of K5 million. 21 Aug 2012 12:33

Banda engages media over border dispute with Tanzania

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] President Joyce Banda last week engaged media managers to try to reason with them to project positive reporting over the border dispute that has ensued between Malawi and Tanzania. 17 Aug 2012 12:54

Another Malawian journo joins MISA

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Barely three weeks after the chairperson of the Malawi chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa has (MISA-Malawi) been elected chairperson of the MISA Regional Governing Council, another Malawian, Times Group general manager, Dr. Tikhala Chibwana has been appointed as a trustee for the MISA Trust Fund Board (TFB). 16 Aug 2012 12:09

MANA launches online service

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Government journalists in Malawi were ecstatic on Monday, 13 August 2012, when Malawi government launched www.manaonline.gov.mw, forty-six years after government established Malawi News Agency (MANA), to disseminate government information. 15 Aug 2012 14:32

Malawi's companies to maximize phone usage

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Companies and organisations in Malawi that use CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and any other phone telecommunication have a new product on the market after Teleservice Traders Limited (TT), unveiled a product, which uses wired and wireless technology, called Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX) - Music/Advert on Hold system. 14 Aug 2012 15:31

Feud exposes Malawi's telecommunication gaps

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] A feud that has ensued between the Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) and Professor Mathews Chikaonda, chairperson of both Telekom Networks Malawi Limited (TNM) and Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL) has exposed glaring gaps in the telecommunication industry. 13 Aug 2012 10:34

TNM posts lower profits than last year

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Telekom Networks Malawi Limited (TNM), a mobile phone service provider, has signposted what to expect in its financial report this year - which brings poor results the company has registered in the period of six months to June 2012. 10 Aug 2012 12:07