Use of traditional mail declines by 2% in Malawi

The Malawi Post Corporation (MPC)’s Postmaster General, Joseph Chiusiwa, on Tuesday said that the country\’s traditional mail volume has declined by two percent annually due to, among other things, the use of advanced communication technology.

He told APA in Lilongwe that this was due to uses of electronic modes of communication like the internet, fax and mobile phones where short messages are used for to transmit information.

In addition, increasing competition from other players like the DHL, Fedex, Skynet and TNT where clients are able to choose among the firms which one to use to send their mail.

"These developments have contributed to further decline of the cooperation\’s postal services in our country," he said.

Despite this, he said, the MPC placed great importance to postal services as a major catalyst in the social and economic development of the country. "We are therefore improving our services so that they can keep up with modern technology," he added.

For example, Chiusiwa said, the corporation is planning to introduce internet, fax and other computer services at its premises countrywide.