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Potraz blocks US$ tariff increases
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has prohibited mobile service providers from adjusting tariffs in United States dollars (USD). Potraz, which recent...Published: 30 Oct 2023 at 05:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporte
Econet Zimbabwe to hike data, SMS, voice bundles
ZIMBABWE's mobile network operator, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has announced a review of SMS, voice and data charges effective May 19.Due to the galloping inflation in Zimbabwe, mobile network o...Published: 18 May 2022 at 18:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Potraz defends data tariff hikes
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) yesterday justified data tariff hikes by telecommunications operators saying the telcos were actually operating below profitable thresho...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
All set for exam classes re-opening
All systems are in place for the resumption of the 2021 Zimsec examinations after a two-week break over the Christmas and New Year holidays.President Mnangagwa last week announced the indefini...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 05:53hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe telcos facing resistance to more tariff increases
ZIMBABWE'S telecommunications firms desperately want to increase tariffs to counter rising costs stemming from the huge gulf between the official exchange rate and the one prevailing on the parallel m...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo conducts virtual consultations on city master plan
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has embarked on a virtual consultation with residents on the city's master plan in line with the country's Regional, Town and Country Planning Act.The current c...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 04:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mobile internet and data usage surges
MOBILE internet and data usage went up by about 43 percent in Zimbabwe due to the outbreak of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic last year.The pandemic also pushed up internet usage worldwide by up ...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 17:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Africa Gaming Industry and its Potential Growth
A few years back, Africa seemed a less profitable market for most online businesses, especially overseas brands that had their sights on more developed markets. However, time has shaped the continent'...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 08:16hrs | 55 | by Staff Writer
'Data price must fall'
NATIONAL Arts Council of Zimbabwe director, Nicholas Moyo has called on internet service providers in the country to reduce their tariffs for the survival of the arts sector as artistes are relying so...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Surge in demand for Econet's self-care solutions
HARARE - Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (Econet) says demand for its virtual self-service platforms is surging as customers adapt, amid ongoing social distancing measures during the Covid-19 pandemic. ...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 17:09hrs | 2 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe in new wave of price increases
ZIMBABWE is witnessing another wave of massive price increases, following the presentation of the 2019 mid-term fiscal policy review, which are further decimating citizens' incomes.In the mid-...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Telecel increases data charges
Telecel has announced that it has increased the price of data bundles effective from Saturday 27 April 2019. Telecel however said that the bundles purchased before the 27th date will not be af...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 17:53hrs | 48 | by Mandla Ndlovu
NetOne hikes prices too
Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has approved request made by state-owned mobile operator NetOne to increase tariffs effective 1 April 2019, ...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 22:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe embraces anti-graft mobile application
A Local non-governmental organisation, African Innovation Trust (AIT) — developers of an anti-corruption mobile application ICU "I See You" — believes locals have embraced technology as a way of t...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 10:55hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe parliament sets up enquiry into mobile data costs
PARLIAMENT will next month institute an enquiry into mobile data costs amid concerns from consumers that network operators have astronomically raised charges.In an interview, Parliamentary Por...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's mobile data charges second highest in Africa - report
Zimbabwe has the second most expensive mobile data in sub-Saharan Africa after Equatorial Guinea at $25 for one gigabyte, a technology report released last week has shown.Despite the spread of...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mobile phone network operators slash data tariffs
MOBILE Network Operators (MNOs) have slashed mobile data tariffs from 12,5 cents to five cents per megabyte in compliance with a Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe directiv...Published: 02 Jul 2018 at 07:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza embraces internet freedom campaign
Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) and Media Centre, yesterday, conducted a civic education forum at Chitungwiza town to promote internet use in tracking, monitoring and reporting electoral related ma...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 15:23hrs | 1 | by Francis Tshabalala
Govt slashes e-payment charges
Government yesterday slashed unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) charges by more than half to 5 cents per session effective July 1, as it moves to accelerate the use of e-payments.U...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Banks set to cut transaction costs
The cost of mobile and internet-based financial services is set for a significant drop after Government directed that the charge for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), the technology plat...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Data charges reduced
Postal Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has directed telecommunications companies to slash data charges from US$0.12 cents to US$0.05 cents per megabyte.POTRAZ anno...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 12:24hrs | | by Byo24News Reporter
Zimbabwe slashes mobile data costs from 12.5c to 5c per MB
Mobile data tariffs in Zimbabwe have fallen from 12.5 cents to 5 cents per MB, with the internet expected to play a key role ahead of harmonised elections slated for July 30 this year.The Post...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 11:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Political parties urged to utilise social media
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and political parties in the country have been urged to utilise social media platforms in their campaigns so as to lure more youths to vote in the country's har...Published: 03 Sep 2017 at 10:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt to announce position on mobile phone tariffs
INFORMATION, Communication and Technology, Postal and Courier Services Minister Supa Mandiwanzira is expected to make a determination that will settle disputes surrounding voice call and data char...Published: 06 Feb 2017 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobile networks plot WhatsApp ban
ZIMBABWE'S mobile phone operators initially colluded to push for a ban on over-the-top (OTT) services including the most popular instant messaging application for smartphones WhatsApp and Skype be...Published: 20 Jan 2017 at 12:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet, Mandiwanzira in ugly brawl
Days after reversing extortionist government-approved mobile data charges by Econet Wireless, Information Communication Technology and Courier Services minister Supa Mandiwanzira is yet to know pe...Published: 15 Jan 2017 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Post mortem of 'Data Prices' increase drama
IT is very easy for people to reach wrong conclusions on certain matters because they would have been fed with wrong information. The first point to understand some of these items before drawing emoti...Published: 14 Jan 2017 at 07:50hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Of data tariffs and social media sanity
The Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe's (POTRAZ) surprise directive to have data charges raised astronomically has brewed the expected anger from the public who had s...Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Tawanda Musariri
Supa Mandiwanzira suspends data charges hike
Information, Communication and Technology and Courier Services minister Supa Mandiwanzira has with immediate effect suspended the controversial new data charges, Bulawayo24.com can reveal....Published: 12 Jan 2017 at 20:25hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Potraz defends data, voice call service charges increase
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has defended its decision to increase data and voice call service charges despite fierce criticism from consumers....Published: 11 Jan 2017 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
One year in: How Facebook’s Internet.org Free Basic Services are bringing people online
• Internet.org brings new users onto mobile networks on average over 50% faster after launching free basic services • More than half of the people w...Published: 27 Jul 2015 at 07:59hrs | | by APO
Econet hikes data charges
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has placed itself on a collision course with subscribers after it introduced a higher cost regime for social media bundles - making it the most expensive network provider in t...Published: 29 May 2015 at 07:19hrs | | by Oliver Kazunga and Molline Gagare
Voice call tariffs to be reduced
Voice calls will from December be reduced by more than 30% after the Postal and Telecommunications Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) adopted a new pricing model to regulate the local industry.Pre...Published: 21 Oct 2014 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Telecel allows subscribers to browse Facebook for free
Telecel pre-paid subscribers with data-enabled handsets can now browse on Facebook for free, even when they have no airtime, utilising the Facebook Zero web-site.Facebook Zero is a mobile web-...Published: 21 May 2014 at 12:02hrs | | by Chengetai Chinembiri
Facebook launches a new mobile site!
Much of Facebook's projected growth over the next few years is in regions of the world where an iPhone or Android device is a novelty rather than a staple. Consequently, the company has been making ...Published: 20 Jan 2011 at 04:01hrs | 1 | by Byo24NEWS
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