Malawi: Environmental journos hail new government

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] The Association of Environmental Journalists in Malawi (AEJ-Malawi) has hailed the country's new president Joyce Banda for creating a ministry responsible for environment and climate change management and subsequently appointing Catherine Gotani Hara as minister responsible. 3 May 2012 10:49

Late Mutharika still fights media

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Although the late president of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika has passed, his past relationship with the media still continues to show face. Peter Mutharika, the late president's younger brother - who was being groomed to take over leadership of the country - has attacked the media, for what he called reporting on lies, while delivering his eulogy. 25 Apr 2012 09:35

Can you hear your brand?

[Lars Deutsch] Audio Branding comes to Africa... Audio branding, also known as sound branding or sonic branding, is the use of sound to reinforce brand identity. Sound branding is increasingly becoming a vehicle for conveying a memorable message to consumers by taking advantage of the powerful memory sense of sound. 16 Apr 2012 12:08

Malawi ready for World Press Freedom Day

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] The Malawi chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-Malawi) has announced how charged media practitioners are for this year's celebrations of the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) on 3 May 2012. 23 Apr 2012 11:42

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

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

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

Parliamentarians demand legislation on 'spy machine'

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Opposition members of Malawi parliament on Monday 5 December 2011 demanded that special legislation should be drafted to regulate the use of the much contested the Consolidated ICT Regulatory Management System (CIRMS) government is intending to commission. 12 Dec 2011 08:05

TNM, EMS partnership provides BlackBerry service

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Malawi's mobile phone service provider, Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) has partnered with Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS) to provide BlackBerry services to subscribers in Malawi. 12 Dec 2011 09:21

Revive IMF program or no assistance, donors tell Malawi

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Malawi's donors under the Common Approach to Budget Support (CABS) have asked the country to revive its International Monetary Fund (IMF) program or forget their financial assistance. 8 Dec 2011 13:33

Standard Bank wins Bank of the Year in Africa

The Banker, a leading journal of the global banking industry, has named Standard Bank as the 2011 Bank of the Year in Africa and Best Bank in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi and Zimbabwe. 1 Dec 2011 16:01