
MACRA to pump in K20 billion into physical infrastructure for NAS
Mzuzu, November 8, Mana: Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) says it will spend about K20 billion on procurement and installation of physical infrastructure for National Addressing System (NAS) across the country.
MACRA Director General, Daud Suleman disclosed this in Mzuzu on Monday when he opened a training workshop on NAS for local authorities from the Northern Region.
He said besides being computer based, there is need for physical infrastructure for NAS to be operational. The infrastructure includes plates for numbering of houses, roads and streets signs at village, traditional authority and district levels.
“NAS is not for MACRA, it is for the local authorities and we will provide all the necessary support needed for the topnotch implementation. Macra is only...