The Marketing & Media community of Malawi

Airtel creates borderless network

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:10:00 +0200

Bharti Airtel, the global telecommunications services provider with operations in countries across Asia and Africa has introduced the ONE AIRTEL service which will further ease the burden of roaming costs whilst travelling.
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Search for bravest women journalists

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:33:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, US: The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is seeking nominations for its 2013 Courage in Journalism Awards and Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Malawi commits to advancing media freedom

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:54:00 +0200

The government of Malawi has pledged to further support media freedoms after meeting with an international delegation of press freedom organisations, which is campaigning for the repeal of criminal defamation and insult laws across the African continent.
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The ONE Campaign aims to bring African voices to the table

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:34:00 +0200

As the current Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire in 2015, The ONE Campaign, an international grassroots advocacy backed by more than 3 million members worldwide, is launching an initiative to make sure the world's poorest people have a say in the development of the next set of goals to eradicate extreme poverty.
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Windows Phone apps stores open across Africa

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:19:00 +0200

Microsoft has announced the opening of 21 web stores for apps and games across several African countries.
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What went wrong? Lessons from Malawi's food crisis

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:56:00 +0200

Once again Malawi finds itself in a tight spot. A food crisis set off by erratic rains, rising food prices and economic hardships is slowly unfolding. Sadly and unexpectedly, Malawi has lost its hard-earned status as an agricultural success story. Many are now wondering what went wrong and whether there could be lessons for other African countries.
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Alliance Media dominates in Burundi

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:11:00 +0200

Alliance Media Burundi has recently completed the installation of various new billboard structures in the East African country. The structures are all fully imported large format advertising devices whose advertising has been taken up by the country's leading brands.
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More resources demanded for digital migration

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:22:00 +0200

The Ministry of Information and Civic Education which is implementing digital migration in Malawi has demanded extra resources from government to ensure that by 31 December 2013 Malawi has shifted from analogue to digital.
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Independent national TV to switch on in 2014

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:57:00 +0200

Times Group Limited has said it will engage another gear in its media pioneering role in Malawi when in the next 18 months it is going to introduce the first independent national television station.
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Govt. tells journos to try self-employment

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:33:00 +0200

Malawi government on Friday asked graduating students from the Malawi Institute of Journalism (MIJ) to be innovative and to try self-employment instead of waiting on Malawi's small media industry to take them on board.
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