MultiChoice to hit the streets with GOtv Zokambakamba quiz sessions to entertain people

* When the whistle blows and the football season starts, there’s an electric energy in the air * Zokambakamba ndi GOtv, is the local extraordinaire set to quiz and entertain you on the streets! By Duncan Mlanjira Following the upgrade on GOtv Supa+ package that is airing the English Premier League, MultiChoice Malawi innovated entertainment sessions dubbed GOtv Zokambakamba quiz — saying it’s not just about catching the game on customers screens but to entertain them through other means….

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MultiChoice Africa maintains awaits Court case despite MACRA giving the go-ahead to resume DStv services

* The judicial dispute between MultiChoice Malawi and MACRA is in court pending judgement—MultiChoice Africa * The decision is made without prejudice to the ongoing negotiations and/or litigation—MACRA By Duncan Mlanjira Conflicting notices are filtering through from MultiChoice Africa Holdings, which is indicating that the potential return of DStv in Malawi is now dependent on the outcome of the judicial dispute between MultiChoice Malawi and Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA), which is in court pending judgement. The public notice…

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MACRA assures of resumption of DStv services by Friday

* The matter will be resolved in a manner that balances the interest of either party * And within the boundaries of the applicable law—MACRA DG Daud Suleman By Duncan Mlanjira Following a meeting between Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) and MultiChoice Malawi on Monday, September 4 in Lilongwe, the Authority assures customers that the DStv service will resume by Friday, September 8. This is after a dispute in the application of tariff adjustment that made MultiChoice Africa to…

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Castel Malawi injects K25m into Lucius Banda’s Impakt Events’ Sand Music Festival

* Our coming in this year symbolises the growth of our relationship that has been registering remarkable strides over the years * Sand Music Festival presents several growth opportunities to several sectors * As such Castel believes that the event provides effective platform for engagement By Duncan Mlanjira In what can best be described as blossoming of a cordial relationship, Castel Malawi Limited has pumped K25 million into this year’s Sand Music Festival — from September 28 to October…

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Wycliffe Chimwendo amongst top artists to support official launch of gospel songbird Gertrude Malulu’s ‘Ndikadzanka Kumwamba’ album

* At Hotel Victoria in Blantyre on Sunday from 13:30-17:00hrs * The CD and DVD has 10 gospel tracks — 7 in in Chichewa and 3 in English * Mixture of types of music and also traditional beats — especially ‘Lapa Ukalowe’, which is in Ngoma style By Duncan Mlanjira Wycliffe Chimwendo, Namasalima Artists from Mulanje, Thom Family from Blantyre, Vineyard Ladies from Blantyre, Ngwenya FAM from Lilongwe and Pastor Davie Chiwaya from Blantyre are top artists that are…

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Some amazing pictures

The world is full of grandeur. Here is a sample of a few shared on social media which we will be featuring: First with this amazing train: ‘The Backbone of the Sahara, Sahara Desert, Mauritania’. You can’t see where this train ends, let alone where the next station might be. The iron trains of Mauritania are among the longest in the world, at around 1.9 miles (3km), and here one is captured weaving through the Sahara on its journey to…

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Ndirande-based gospel musician Nahsho releases single ‘Ndatola’ in collabo with Mafo and Leana

* Mafo is not new on the music scene but just that he had been on a holiday, sort of * So we decided that his fans should know he is around and working out on his own projects By Duncan Mlanjira As he is compiling tracks for his album to be released soon, Ndirande-based gospel musician, Nahsho has released a single entitled ‘Ndatola’, coming out today, August 20, which is a collabo with Mafo and Leana. This comes…

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Impression TV not registered with MACRA despite public marketing of its services as cheaper than DStv

* If this service provider is indeed in operation, then it is illegal as it is not registered on the Malawi spectrum * According to its description on WhatsApp, Impression TV is managed by Media IPTV Limited as a Malawian registered company * Operating as a channels distributor and broadcaster in partnership with the worlds leading OTT and IPTV solutions provider By Duncan Mlanjira Soon after MultiChoice Africa Holdings announced its withdrawal of its DStv service, the social media…

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Betika Malawi produces first biggest online betting winner at K10 million in ‘Comet Crash’ game

Gift Govati (left) presenting the reward * This is in line with the company’s objective which aims at changing lives of Malawians financially * From July 2022 to date, Betika has managed to disbursed a total of K477 million in prizes By Victor Singano Jnr A 33-year-old Lilongwe-based graphic designer, Mose Banda has become the first biggest winner of cash amounting to K10 million in Betika Malawi’s Comet Crash game after placing a stake of just K100. Betika Malawi…

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Parliamentary summons MACRA to explain circumstances that led MultiChoice Africa to withdraw DStv services

* 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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