The Reserve Bank of Malawi has reported increased uptake of digital financial services (DFS) which it attributes to COVID-19-related restrictions and an increase in the number of mobile money agents. According to the Bank’s National Payment Systems report for the fourth quarter of 2020, the adoption of DFS has been accelerated by restrictions on physical...
Malawi’s Minister of Information and government spokesperson Gospel Kazako has confirmed that officials are engaging Press Corporation Limited (PCL) regarding the future of Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL). The government has a 20% shareholding in MTL, the country’s sole provider of fixed services which has reportedly been struggling due to lack of capital investment from shareholders...
Malawi’s government has confirmed plans to set up a new ICT authority to coordinate and leverage trends within the telecommunications industry. Sources within the government believe this will lead to the current Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) being disbanded. According to the Minister of Information Gospel Kazako the plan has reached an advanced stage and...
Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM), the telecom operator of Malawi, has chosen Globe Teleservices as exclusive partner for International Voice and A2P messaging aggregation in the country. As part of the engagement, Globe Teleservices to deploy an advanced Voice and SMS firewall solution to combat network frauds and threats. Globe Teleservices, the fastest growing global service...
Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, has announced that its Charmed OpenStack, an open source private cloud solution that allows businesses to control large pools of computer, storage and networking in a datacentre, has been selected by Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) to modernise and virtualise its entire telecommunications infrastructure. According to a statement released by the...
TNM Plc has partnered with Malawi government to provide free Wi-Fi in selected public places across the country over a three-year period. The initiative is being implemented by Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC) under the Digital Project Malawi and will lead to the setting up of 30 Wi-Fi hotspots including schools, libraries, hospitals and markets...
Michiel Buitelaar, CEO of Malawi’s second largest mobile phone operator Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM), has resigned. In a message to TNM employees, Buitelaar said the reasons for stepping down were personal. “I’m stepping down as CEO of TNM. I thoroughly enjoyed my position and working with you but personal reasons have brought me to this...
Malawi’s plan to complete the roll out of the Last Mile Rural Connectivity Project, aimed at providing mobile phone telecommunication services to rural areas by 2021, is now hanging in the balance due to financial challenges. Like many other countries in Africa, most of rural Malawi is not connected to mobile networks as operators remain...
Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Gospel Kazako said there was need for proper audit in the ICT sector for the government to know investments and gaps within the sector. He said this Wednesday in Blantyre where he visited Globe Internet to discuss some of the things which is tapping power from the fiber cable...
A study by the Economics Association of Malawi (ECAMA) has found that the lack of incentives and information is hampering the penetration and usage of mobile money services in the country’s rural areas. The study titled Promoting Mobile Money use through Training and Text Messages in Malawi found that due to lack of information on digital payments, people...
