MACRA Promotes Health and Unity in Communication Sector with Sports Day
The sports day drew employees from various communication institutions, including Airtel Malawi, MTL, Times Group, and Malawi Post Corporation, among others.
Lilongwe, Malawi — The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) is dedicated to fostering the well-being of personnel in the communication sector through the organisation of sports days, according to MACRA's Head of Human Resource (HR) and Administration, Mary Botomani, writes Moses Nyirenda.
Speaking at the recent sports day held at the Lilongwe Golf Club, Botomani emphasized the importance of maintaining a healthy workforce within the communications industry.
She stated, "It is very important to have healthy employees as they are able to actively participate in the daily activities of an institution. For this reason, we decided to organize a sports day to bring all our partners in the communications sector together so that we can play together while promoting our health and safety."
Botomani further announced that MACRA would continue to host such sports days in the future, underscoring the long-term commitment to the well-being of communication sector employees.
"It is a good initiative, and today the participation was good. It is a good initiative to continue in the future to promote the good health and safety of workers within our sector," she noted.
In response to the event, Zikubwerera Washon, an employee of the Malawi Post Corporation who participated in a netball game during the sports day, praised MACRA for its initiative.
"This is very good because, in society, we need healthy and vibrant people to serve the nation," said Washon.
"The sports day also comes as an opportunity to empower all the companies so that they should have healthy personnel. We commend MACRA for bringing us together, and we are expecting more of these gatherings."
The sports day drew employees from various communication institutions, including Airtel Malawi, MTL, Times Group, and Malawi Post Corporation, among others.
The event featured a wide range of sports games, including football, netball, basketball, volleyball, chess, bawo, tug of war, and table tennis.
MACRA's commitment to promoting health and unity among communication sector personnel through such initiatives reflects its dedication to the well-being of its workforce and the industry as a whole.