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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has threatened that it will soon start taking action against unlicensed courier service operators such as buses and minibuses.<\/p>\n

MACRA Communications Manager Zadziko Makhambo said this on Tuesday at Wenera Bus Depot during a sensitization campaign. \u201cWe have noted that there is a tendency that there are buses, minibuses and motor vehicles conveying parcels from one place to another without a license.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, this is a restricted area where whoever does that is supposed to have a license and this is in breach of the Communications Act section 122 which says that everybody must have a license to do that business,\u201d said Makhambo.<\/p>\n

He therefore cautioned the general public against sending parcels with unlicensed operators saying the conduct is dangerous as one cannot get compensation once their parcels are lost.<\/p>\n

In an interview, Swift Courier Services Blantyre Branch Manager, Paulinho Sanudi, said unlicensed courier operators are killing their business as people lose trust once they get bad experience with them.<\/p>\n

Under Section 122 of the Communication Act, operating courier services without licence is punishable by a fine of K1 million and imprisonment for two years.<\/p>\n

According to a statement MACRA released last month, in Malawi there are 23 licensed courier operators, including seven international commercial couriers and six domestic national commercial couriers.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Malawi<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Malawi. Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has threatened that it will soon start taking action against unlicensed courier service operators such as buses and minibuses. 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