MACRA during the month of February 2024 held interface meetings with broadcasters on broadcasting ethics and professionalism. Among others, the meetings encouraged broadcasters to be responsible when handling current affairs while at the same time adhering to the terms and conditions of their broadcasting licenses. The meetings started in Blantyre on Monday 19 February, 2024, before moving to Lilongwe on Wednesday 21st February and then Mzuzu on Friday 23rd February, 2024.
MALAWI PHASES OUT PHYSICAL AIRTIME AND DATA SCRATCH CARDS
In what can only be described as a leap into the digital age, the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has issued a directive to mobile services providers as well as internet service providers to phase out the issuance of physical airtime and data...