By Benedetta Chiwanda Mia:
Malawi’s leading private media company, The Times Group, has enhanced its digital presence by migrating its flagship online news platform, E-Times, to a more advanced digital system starting May 1, 2025.
The company says this “strategic move” underscores its commitment to innovation and delivering a dynamic, reader-centric news experience.
E-Times is a digital platform that combines e-editions of The Daily Times, Malawi News and The Sunday Times with cutting-edge technology to provide breaking news, current affairs, investigative journalism, in-depth analysis and compelling human-interest stories.
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The upgraded platform features a significantly improved user interface, offering smart navigation, enhanced readability, offline access and real-time article translation.
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The company’s Chief Commercial Manager, Raphael Chirwa, said E-Times is more than just a digital replica of the print editions, as it offers a reimagined experience that allows readers to switch between a traditional newspaper layout and a modern, streamlined digital view.
Key features include high-resolution images, multimedia integration, text-to-speech functionality, customisable font sizes and distraction-free reading modes.
“This is a significant milestone in the transformation of the country’s media landscape. The E-Times redefines how we engage with our readers. We provide credible, accessible and affordable news in a format built for today’s world,” Chirwa said.
One of the subscribers of The Times Group’s e-edition, James Mphande, who is a communications manager at the Malawi University of Science and Technology, said he expects a more advanced system with the new version.
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Mphande said that so far, the current system has been offering what he described as great services and that he could only hope for the best moving forward.
“You are talking about features such as offline access and enhanced readability and I think that is what every user looks forward to—having something that moves with technology. I am looking forward to a great experience with the new system,” Mphande said.
Meanwhile, The Times Group Editor-in-Chief, Pilirani Kachinziri, has pledged that with the advancements in the e-edition, there will also be high-quality content.
“A good platform blends well with good content, stories in this case, and we promise our consumers that we will not flinch from doing what we know best.
“We will engage an extra gear to ensure the advancements in technology are complemented with well-crafted stories,” Kachinziri said.
The Times Group has four media-related platforms, namely Times Press (print), Times Television, Times Radio and Times Online
