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Revised Starlink Policy for Sustainable Growth - A dedication to Eng. Chemist Siziba
Honorable Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, all protocols observed, please receive a request from a group of ...Published: 23 Mar 2024 at 07:04hrs | 70 | by Robert Ndlovu
Zimbabwe mobile operators' revenues up by 95%
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) recorded a 95,3% growth in mobile operator revenue to $850,8 billion in the third quarter owing to inflationary gains....Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:10hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt defends mobile phone tariff hike
The 100 percent tariff increases approved by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) will still see Zimbabweans enjoying cheaper data compared to the regional cost,...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:44hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Potraz doubles voice, data tariffs
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has implemented a significant increase in data and voice tariffs to aid the capital-intensive telecommunications sector, whi...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe telcos in another staggered price review
ZIMBABWE'S main telecommunication companies are set for another price adjustment on April 1, 2023, as operator battle to offset rising operational costs.The telecoms industry will review tarif...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 20:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF regime deliberately cutting off rural areas from modern technology in order to keep them ignorant!
It is quite easy for a president to tell rural folk that he met with his US counterpart, who promised to steadily address the thorny issues of sanctions t...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 11:01hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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
Mobile tariff hike dents network traffic
A SHARP rise in mobile phone tariffs during the final three months of 2021 resulted in a decline in voice and data traffic, as the country battled soaring inflation triggered by the weakening of the d...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 08:32hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Potraz targets rural internet access
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) is focusing in increasing Internet access in the rural areas.Presenting the Postal and Telecommunications 2021 fourth quarte...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | 1 | 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
Scandalous data cost a violation of rights
THE rate at which data costs have continued to rise in Zimbabwe will leave a lot of people behind and will widen inequality between the rich and the poor, with devastating generational implications, e...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 17:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Misa advocates for low data tariffs
MEDIA Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Zimbabwe has joined civic groups in a campaign for low data tariffs to enable citizens enjoy cheap internet services.Misa legal and information commun...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:46hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'Data tariffs need regulation'
THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has called for regulation of mobile data tariffs to protect poor citizens.The Zimcodd statement came after mobile service providers las...Published: 09 Feb 2022 at 05:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Potraz defends data tariff hikes
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has defended the recent hike in data tariffs which it said was linked to cost movements and market changes.This foll...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:49hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cellular operators hike tariffs
Mobile network operators in the country have adjusted promotional bundles in response to rising industry wide operating costs which grew by 15,8 percent to $8,9 billion in the second quarter of 2021, ...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Voice, data tariffs go up
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has given telecom operators the nod to increase out-of-bundle tariffs by an average of 30% as the industry continues to batt...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:18hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
High internet tariffs push online learning out of reach of many
THE rising cost of internet services at a time when learners countrywide are required to engage in online learning as a Covid-19 mitigation measure is a cause for concern. Schools have been closed sin...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Experts urge bold steps to revitalize Zim's telcos as sector battles multiple challenges
MOBILE telecom operators adjusted their promotional bundle prices this week as the sector battles multiple challenges spurred by rising input costs that industry experts fear have pushed the sector to...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 11:32hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Econet, Telecel likely to follow NetOne in reviewing data bundle tariffs
MOBILE network operators Econet Wireless Zimbabwe and Telecel Zimbabwe are likely to adjust their discounts on mobile data bundles this month to offset rising costs, industry insiders have said....Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 17:03hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Policymakers urged to offer growth incentives for digital infrastructure development
POLICYMAKERS have been called upon to frame policies that help increase investment in resilient digital infrastructure. This comes as the COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the country's need fo...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 16:15hrs | | by Agencies
Potraz wades into Zimbabwe data prices pricing debate
ZIMBABWE'S telecommunications regulator has refuted reports that the country's data is the most expensive in the region and in Africa.Some social media reports recently carried a recycled repo...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has cheaper data tariffs, claims Potraz
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) yesterday dismissed as false information circulating on social media that Zimbabwe has the most expensive data tariffs in Af...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 08:32hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'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
Econet hikes tariffs by 20%
MOBILE telecoms giant, Econet Wireless yesterday announced a 20% hike in voice, data and SMS bundle prices, saying this was important to sustain operations."The business continuously reviews i...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 21:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Telecoms sector reviews tariffs to hedge inflationary pressures
THE country's telecommunication companies have reviewed voice, data and SMS tariffs to keep up with rising production costs. The latest adjustment, which was approved by the industry's regulat...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 06:29hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Econet hikes mobile data tariffs
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (Econet), the country's largest mobile telecom operator, has adjusted data bundle tariffs by 60 percent after receiving the go-ahead from the industry regulator early this mon...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 15:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Econet mulls data bundle tariff adjustment
Zimbabwe's largest mobile telecommunications company Econet Wireless is understood to be considering a data bundle price adjustment in the wake of mounting costs and rising inflation.A source ...Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 19:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet reviews data tariffs
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has reviewed its data bundle and SMS pricing by between 30 and 50 percent, a move seen by analysts as a way to align tariffs with the prevailing economic environment. ...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
NetOne's night bundle bounces back
State-owned telecommunications firm NetOne has introduced a new mobile data package in a bid to cushion its customers in the face of rising costs, ...Published: 30 May 2019 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt clueless on economy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration looks increasingly clueless on how to contain consequences of its disastrous economic policies introduced by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube through the Tra...Published: 03 May 2019 at 20:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Econet data bundle price hike largely expected
The country's largest mobile network operator Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has adjusted its data bundle tariffs upwards in a move that was largely expected, following State-owned competitors NetOne ...Published: 01 May 2019 at 08:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Data tariffs soar as Zimbabwe crisis bites
Mobile network operators became the latest sector to increase prices for their products with an upward adjustment of tariffs for broadband services following the floating of the country's local curren...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Telecom firms bemoan high service costs
Zimbabwean telecommunication companies say the costs of delivering services are still excessively high despite a recent tariff hike which saw data and voice charges go up by as much as 150%.Te...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:38hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Consumer rights group to lobby Parly over data bundles costs
A CONSUMER rights' watchdog has launched a campaign against high mobile data costs, after recent reports showed that Zimbabwe had some of the most expensive data tariffs on the continent.This ...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe telecoms sector on growth path, revenues exceed $1billion
Zimbabwe's telecoms sector generated revenue in excess of $1 billion and contributed 7,2 % to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, the industry regulator has said.Postal and Tel...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Econet denies increase in its data prices
Econet Wireless has distanced itself from a false message circulating on some social media platforms, claiming that the company had increased its data prices and discontinued its monthly data bundle p...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 12:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa's loyalty is to business
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is "sincere in what he's doing", economic recovery will be tough and Western sanctions must be lifted, says Econet Wireless founder Strive Masiyiwa.Masiyiwa was pa...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:53hrs | 1 | by newZWire
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 | 2 | 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
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
Supa Mandiwanzira moots lowering tariffs
Minister of Information Communication Technology and Cyber Security, Supa Mandiwanzira, has said government is undertaking research to ascertain the real cost of data in the country following an outcr...Published: 12 May 2018 at 15:34hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
NetOne reduces tariffs
State-owned mobile telecommunications firm, NetOne, has reduced tariffs for its OneFusion package as a response to the growing calls by subscribers for affordable data tariffs in line with regional tr...Published: 21 Nov 2017 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
West trying to create chaos again, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, for time with no number, I have warned you against resting on your laurels … warning you never to think that our western enemies we have defeated ...Published: 28 Sep 2017 at 12:32hrs | | by CZ
Lack of POS machines cripples rural businesses
RURAL communities are unable to use plastic money due to poor telecommunications network connectivity.Given the continuing cash shortages in the economy, transacting is a nightmare for consume...Published: 28 Sep 2017 at 06:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's Cyber Bill to be enacted before elections
Government will enact the Computers and Cyber Crime Bill, which will empower it to snoop into people's phones, before the country holds the eagerly anticipated 2018 elections.Informati...Published: 19 Apr 2017 at 12:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Data providers in bruising rat race
AS mobile broadband service providers compete for the hearts and wallets of local consumers, a bruising rat race is gradually developing in the sector, raising hope prices might decline to reasonable ...Published: 09 Apr 2017 at 08:12hrs | 4 | by Africa Moyo
Zimbabwe data tariffs too high, says Mandiwanzira
INFORMATION, Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services Minister Supa Mandiwanzira says data tariffs in Zimbabwe are still high and the Government has directed that a study be conducted...Published: 03 Apr 2017 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
'No bad blood with Econet,' claims Mandiwanzira
INFORMATION and Communication Technology (ICT) minister Supa Mandiwanzira yesterday denied reports of bad blood between himself and Econet, but went on to take subtle digs at the company, when he ...Published: 07 Feb 2017 at 05:20hrs | | 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
Parliament summons Minister over data tariffs debacle
PARLIAMENT has summoned Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services Minister Supa Mandiwanzira to explain developments surrounding last month's increase in data tariffs and t...Published: 06 Feb 2017 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
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