It is no hidden fact that technology is changing the way we are informed of the things that are happening around us. Malawi is not to be left behind in these developments. Just this week, Malawi's leading publishing house, BNL Times, publishers of the Daily Times, Malawi News, Sunday Times and Weekend Times inconjuction with TalkAWE announced that it will soon launch an initiative to bring breaking news on your mobile phones. The initiative will attract a subscription fee of MK2000 per month, K5, 750 quarterly while half yearly subscription is at K11, 500 and annual subscription is K22, 000.
The facility will be available in all phone networks in the country and any handset as long as they have an sms facility. The service will allow subscribers to be the first to know what is in the newspapers and to get breaking news at any time of the day. This will be a step ahead in getting Malawi news which is happening very fast. it was expected to start on 15th June 2011.
This initiative is very similar to the one that Zodiak Broadcasting Station and Airtel have also launched recently. Subscribers will be able to access daily news by sending a word 'Zodiak' to 54141. People will also be able to send messages on condolences, deaths, illnesses, or comment on debates, express their opinion on any topical issue, as well as announcements on religious gatherings or wedding ceremonies using this service. SMS will cost MK25.
These two initiatives are a very big step ahead in technology and news reporting in Malawi as poeple relied on radios, newspapers and just recently websites and social media sites like facebook and twitter.
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Friday, June 17, 2011
Sunday, December 26, 2010
A Letter to Saulos Chilima
To Saulos Chilima and all Airtel Staff,
I write to express my dissappointment in your service provision in our area. For the past three days we have had no network in the Mulanje Muloza area. An area of around 5KM has not be able to connect to your network since December 24 from around 2pm. This means that we have not been able to make or receive calls, access the internet, send SMS, and even call your customer care service.
The worst thing is that you did not warn us of this network interruption of even acknowledge the problem through any media. You cannot say that you don't know about this problem because it has been happening in the past and your men were coming to repair what breaks down. However this has come at a very akward time when we were supposed to be communicating with friends and relatives over this festive period.
Apart from the fact that we have been affected in our personal issues, a lot of businesses have been affected because of this network. As you are aware Muloza is where Malawi borders with Mozambique and the area in question includes where there are Immigration, Police and Customs offices. As am writing these important offices have been affected in one way or another.
On behalf of thousands of people who have been affected by your poor service, I demand that you apologize to us and restore the network once for all. The world has changed and we cannot live without communicating with the rest of the world so the least we can have is a network that behaves.
Looking forward to hearing from you in either way you deem appropriate.
On behalf of Muloza residents,
Vincent Kumwenda
I write to express my dissappointment in your service provision in our area. For the past three days we have had no network in the Mulanje Muloza area. An area of around 5KM has not be able to connect to your network since December 24 from around 2pm. This means that we have not been able to make or receive calls, access the internet, send SMS, and even call your customer care service.
The worst thing is that you did not warn us of this network interruption of even acknowledge the problem through any media. You cannot say that you don't know about this problem because it has been happening in the past and your men were coming to repair what breaks down. However this has come at a very akward time when we were supposed to be communicating with friends and relatives over this festive period.
Apart from the fact that we have been affected in our personal issues, a lot of businesses have been affected because of this network. As you are aware Muloza is where Malawi borders with Mozambique and the area in question includes where there are Immigration, Police and Customs offices. As am writing these important offices have been affected in one way or another.
On behalf of thousands of people who have been affected by your poor service, I demand that you apologize to us and restore the network once for all. The world has changed and we cannot live without communicating with the rest of the world so the least we can have is a network that behaves.
Looking forward to hearing from you in either way you deem appropriate.
On behalf of Muloza residents,
Vincent Kumwenda
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Zain Malawi SMService down
For the past two weeks it has not been possible to send texts on the Zain Malawi network. Just some lucky few are able to send sms.
I called the customer care who admitted that they are aware that sms service is done. The agent assured me that the problem will be rectified the next day. I still can't send texts after a week.
At first i thought it is only Mulanje that is having the problem as it is the case with other network problems. But i found out that it is the same in other areas.
Zain Malawi subscribers have been experiencing alot of problems in recent times. Hope thing will change with the coming in of Bharti Airtel Group.
I called the customer care who admitted that they are aware that sms service is done. The agent assured me that the problem will be rectified the next day. I still can't send texts after a week.
At first i thought it is only Mulanje that is having the problem as it is the case with other network problems. But i found out that it is the same in other areas.
Zain Malawi subscribers have been experiencing alot of problems in recent times. Hope thing will change with the coming in of Bharti Airtel Group.
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