Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) is the statutory corporation responsible for the
postal service and some
financial services in
Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeas ...
.
Services
MPC runs 180
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional ser ...
s throughout Malawi, and also provides services via 154 postal agencies. Mail delivery times vary from next-day delivery within the cities to 5 days between rural post offices.
The post offices may also provide
PO box
A post office box (commonly abbreviated as P.O. box, or also known as a postal box) is a uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office.
In some regions, particularly in Africa, there is no door to door delivery ...
es and sell stationery.
Financial services provided include electronic, telegraphic and money transfer services within Malawi and internationally, and utility and telephone bill payments.
The MPC is regulated by the
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) is the communications regulatory authority in Malawi. It was established as an independent regulatory organization in 1998 as part of the Communications Act. It oversees Malawi's Telecommunicati ...
(MACRA) which regulates all postal services in Malawi.
Since MPC's creation MACRA has licensed ten other postal services providers such as
DHL and
FedEx.
History
The corporation was created from the ''Malawi Posts and Telecommunications Corporation'' which was restructured in June 2000 in accordance with the 1998 Communications Act.
See also
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Communications in Malawi
References
{{Postal administrations of Africa
Communications in Malawi
Companies of Malawi
Postal organizations
Philately of Malawi