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Econet, Cassava bag top business awards
HARARE - Telecommunications giant Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ), and its sister company Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe (Cassava), last week clinched top business leadership and merit awards at separate ev...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 14:26hrs | 6 | by Agencies
Steward Bank launches new product to support agriculture
Steward Bank has partnered with businesses under parent company Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe to launch AgroFuture, a new agribusiness product that is set to improve agricultural production in the country...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 10:02hrs | 4 | by Agencies
Mnangagwa jets in for ZITF
ALL is set for the official opening of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) today with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museveni, expected to arrive in Bu...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet dangles $3,2bn jackpot to shareholders
Shareholders in Econet Wireless, who held shares before November 22, 2018 and still have them, will receive their own share of a $3,2 billion bonanza on Tuesday. This is when Cassava SmarTech ...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 10:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Cassava Smartech initiative way to go'
Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Ministry says it highly upholds technological innovations that seek to develop agriculture productivity. This follows advances made by...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet Wireless reports $831m topline revenue
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has reported impressive $831,6 million top line revenue for the full year ended 28 February 2018, a 34 percent increase from the $621,7 million reported in the prior year....Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe moves to strengthen polices against natural disasters
The Government of Zimbabwe and the African Risk Capacity (ARC) last week held a workshop on Disaster Risk Financing in Harare to discuss critical steps to strengthen the country's capacity to address ...Published: 25 May 2018 at 14:12hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Ecocash transacts $16bn in 4 years
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe's mobile financial service platform - Ecocash has transacted over $16 billion in the last four years.According to the group's latest annual report, the mobile money pl...Published: 29 Aug 2016 at 06:51hrs | | by Business Reporter
Econet scoops three awards
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has scooped three awards in recognition of its innovative approach to business and contribution to the economy.Afri-Sure, a consortium of consultants in the insurance ...Published: 01 Aug 2016 at 08:17hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Econet revenue slides on weak voice, SMS
MOBILE telecommunications firm Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's revenue for the year ended February 29, 2016 slid to $641 million, down14,1 percent from $746, 2 million in the prior comparable period as voi...Published: 01 Jun 2016 at 06:49hrs | | by Business reporter
Econet launches mobile extension service
Mobile telecommunications firm Econet Wireless last Friday launched a service that allows farmers to access extension services from experts through the phone.Dubbed "Dial-a-Mudhumeni", the se...Published: 24 Jun 2015 at 11:48hrs | | by New Ziana
Econet accused of airtime cheating
CUSTOMERS have accused Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe's largest mobile network operator, of fleecing them by providing substandard services.Econet Wireless customers have recently taken to social m...Published: 04 Mar 2015 at 14:24hrs | | by CAJ News
Ericsson, Econet sign five-year deal
Ericsson today announced that it has been selected as the sole supplier by Zimbabwe's largest provider of telecommunications services, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, for the company's Core network upgrade ...Published: 24 Nov 2014 at 16:06hrs | | by Staff writer
'New services begin to drive Econet growth,' says Mboweni
New services such as EcoCash, broadband, and EcoFarmer have begun to drive Econet Wireless Zimbabwe’s growth as its traditional voice revenues are maturing.Speaking at the p...Published: 29 Oct 2013 at 15:44hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Econet Wireless under investigation
THE Insurance Pension Commission (IPEC) yesterday said telecommunications leader Econet Wireless was being investigated after it emerged that it was providing insurance services for farmers without a...Published: 18 Oct 2013 at 08:18hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Econet develops new product for farmers - EcoFarmer
Econet Wireless has developed a weather-indexed drought insurance service for small holder farmers. The service allows farmers to make a financial claim if their crops fail because of either inadequa...Published: 26 Sep 2013 at 05:53hrs | 1 | by Own correspondent
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