The national language is the widely spoken Chichewa but the official language, and that of the business community, is English. The standard plug is square 3-pin. Roaming agreements may not exist at present but are planned for the future. Services are available in business centres in hotels, and there are a few cybercaf s. Public facilities for sending telegrams exist at the Main Post Offices.
Letters take about seven to ten days to reach Europe by airmail.
Post offices in some of the larger towns may be open 0900-1000 Sunday, but only to sell stamps or to accept telegrams. There are two main daily newspapers, The Daily Times and The Nation. The Malawi News is published weekly and there are now a number of other newspapers. From time to time these change.