Malawi rolls out Starlink-backed rural connectivity network

The mobile operator has launched VoLTE and 5G services in Lilongwe.

The country will phase out the paper-based payment tool by year end as banks modernise and expand digital payment systems.

The UN-back initiative provides 15-days’ training to prepare a cohort of visually impaired Malawians to become digital skills trainers, passing on what they learn to their peers.

Malawi’s Airtel has embarked on the construction of 19 new network sites within the next two months.

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority has increased its awareness campaign for the Data Protection Act.

The president has chosen Harold Mac Brey Msusa as the next Secretary for Information and Communication Technology.

To enhance rural connectivity, the projects will include the installation of network towers in 21 districts in Malawi and 60 mobile phone stations in Mozambique.

The country has begun training secondary school teachers to be online protection trainers.

The move will serve as blueprint for the adoption and governance of AI to establish a robust digital economy, improve service delivery, and promote fair access to digital services across all sectors.

The App is intended to streamline the reporting process by leveraging mobile as well as web technology to make reporting corruption faster, simpler, and safer.

The Malawi Electoral Commission confirmed yesterday media reports of problems with the network when sending out election results.

Despite some glitches causing delays, the Malawi Electoral Commission has assured the nation the adoption of hand-held Electoral Management Devices will not compromise the outcome of the results.