Airtel Africa’s new AI-powered spam filter, first launched in Malawi in July, has identified over 8 million spam SMS messages in the country, paving the way for a wider rollout that has now blocked more than 205 million unwanted texts across the continent in six months.
The Airtel Africa Foundation has launched an ambitious strategy to directly improve 10 million lives across the continent by 2030 through targeted interventions under four key pillars: Financial Empowerment, Education, Environmental Protection, and Digital Inclusion.
As Malawi (and the Southern Africa region) holds its breath for the 2025 General Elections on September 16, 2025, civic participation cannot be limited to only allowing digital access for citizens. Yes, it is imperative that citizens are online, and for debates and information to flow fast, but democracy is not built on connectivity alone!
Old Mutual has rolled out a series of personal finance management trainings targeting staff from the Malawi Parliament, the Delegation of the European Union in Malawi, Light House, and the Zambezi Evangelical Church Men’s Ministry.
The Tobacco Commission (TC) has, indefinitely, extended the 2024/2025 tobacco selling season at Mzuzu, Chinkhoma and Lilongwe Auction floors to allow farmers sell their leaves, following concerns that large volumes of the crop remain unsold.
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