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MultiChoice Malawi keeping fingers crossed on mediation results from Parliament, Ministry of Information and court case on August 25
August 21, 2023
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* Says they are not seeking for preferential treatment in Malawi, but their goal is to operate in a fair corporate and private sector landscape that will benefit their customers By Duncan Mlanjira After their meeting called by Parliamentary Committee on on Media, Information & Communications last Wednesday, August 16, MultiChoice Malawi are keeping fingers crossed on mediation results — that include intervention from Minister of Information Moses Kunkuyu and a court hearing if the case on Friday, August…

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Ministers Kunkuyu, Gwengwe engage MultiChoice Africa Holdings on withdrawal of DStv service
August 14, 2023
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* MultiChoice Africa now prefers to resolve the current issues and find a lasting solution to the current untenable environment * This comes after MACRA made an official demand that MultiChoice should commence voluntary revocation of its license * And also to settle K19,372,447.20 within 30 days from August 10 that it owes the Authority in unpaid licence fees By Duncan Mlanjira Minister of Information & Digitalisation, Moses Kunkuyu — together with his counterpart of Finance, Sosten Gwengwe —…

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MultiChoice was trying to force MACRA to abdicate from its tariff regulation statutory consumer protection mandate
August 13, 2023
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* They want their tariffs to be imposed unchecked * The current matter was not as a result of MACRA rejecting MultiChoice tariff request made on June 3, 2022 * But its conduct to proceed to implement tariffs without approval from the Authority * In the previous years up to June 2022, the service provider has been submitting to all its tariff requests to seek approval Analysis by Duncan Mlanjira From the information we have gathered — on the…

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Parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee supports review of Competition and Fair Trading Act and its Regulations
August 13, 2023
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The Committee chairperson Albert Mbawala addressing his fellow legislators * Current Act enacted over two decades ago in 1998 has since been out of sync with trends in the economy * It is important to review laws that are up todate and let us not use archaic laws * It is important that these laws are reviewed as frequent as practical By Duncan Mlanjira Parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee adds credence that it is important that Malawian laws need to…

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MACRA asks MultiChoice Malawi to commence voluntary revocation of its license
August 12, 2023
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* Also demands MultiChoice to settle K19,372,447.20 within 30 days from August 10 that it owes the Authority in unpaid licence fees * To indicate the exact date when MultiChoice will cease its broadcasts into Malawi (shutdown date) * To put measures in place to ensure MultiChoice’s smooth exit, especially regarding how refunds to consumers would be affected By Duncan Mlanjira MultiChoice Africa’s withdrawal of DStv service has come with it huge repercussions for MultiChoice Malawi as Malawi Communications…

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Parliamentary summons MACRA to explain circumstances that led MultiChoice Africa to withdraw DStv services
August 10, 2023
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* As South Africans joins Zambians in congratulatingMACRA for it solid resolve in applying regulatory laws * They are imploring on their government regulators to emulate MACRA and High Court’s stance * With Zambia alluding that what MultiChoice Africa Holdings has done is more like blackmail By Duncan Mlanjira Parliamentary Committee on Media, Information & Communications has summoned Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) to what it describes as a round table discussion to fully understand the circumstances that led…

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Zambians applaud Malawi for solid resolve against MultiChoice Africa; Describes DStv service withdrawal as blackmail
August 9, 2023
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MACRA Director General, Daud Suleman at the centre of it all * A company that doesn’t go into negotiations is not good to make business with * MultiChoice has finally met a match — maybe another player can reconsider coming to Africa and render some competition * Malawi looks small geographically, but they have stunned the world with some of the tough decisions the country has taken By Duncan Mlanjira Zambians are wishing their country’s authorities could emulate the…

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MultiChoice Africa announces withdrawal of DStv services following MACRA’s court injunction prohibiting tariff adjustment
August 8, 2023
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* Maintains that MultiChoice Malawi does not offer the DStv service to the public * And, therefore, cannot set or adjust tariffs for this service, a point repeatedly made to MACRA * The Court order handed down to MultiChoice Malawi is incapable of being implemented by them * But carries with it grave consequences for the directors and management of MultiChoice Malawi, including imprisonment By Duncan Mlanjira Following today, August 8’s High Court of Malawi’s order directing MultiChoice Malawi…

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High Court orders MultiChoice Malawi to comply with injunction not to implement DStv tariff adjustment
August 8, 2023
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* MACRA expects MultiChoice Malawi will comply with the High Court’s directive without any further delay * Any person who disobeys the High Court’s order of injunction may be found guilty of Contempt of Court and liable to imprisonment By Duncan Mlanjira The High Court of Malawi sitting in Lilongwe has today, August 8 issued an order directing MultiChoice Malawi to comply with the order of injunction which was granted to Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) on July 29th…

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High Court maintains order for CFTC to refund K2.1bln it fined Airtel Malawi Plc
August 7, 2023
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* We are happy with the judgement but we can’t comment further as the matter is still in court—Airtel Malawi’s Norah Chavula-Chirwa * The High Court also upheld CFTC’s determination that Airtel Malawi’s conduct was unconscionable and unreasonable * And ordered Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to review the evidence in the matter and commence criminal proceedings By Duncan Mlanjira The High Court has upheld the order that its Civil Division made on July 12 for Competition & Fair…

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