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Econet launches new SmartSuite data packages

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has unveiled its new SmartSuite Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) data packages, offering six plans designed to meet the diverse data needs of households, freelancers, and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).The pac…

Published: 09 Sep 2025 at 19:29hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter

Econet faces backlash over SmartBiz router policy

Telecoms giant Econet Wireless has sparked widespread public outrage after informing its SmartBiz clients that they must purchase routers within five days or lose access to mobile data services starting September 10, 2025.The directive, se…

Published: 08 Sep 2025 at 15:13hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter

Econet restricts SmartBiz to routers only

Econet has announced that its SmartBiz data lines will stop functioning in mobile phones from September 10, 2025, and will only be accessible through Wi-Fi routers. The change was communicated to subscribers via SMS on Friday, urging them …

Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:10hrs | | by Staff reporter

Econet employee in court over US $62,000 armed robbery plot

Bindura - An Econet Wireless employee stationed at the Mvurwi branch, Elias Mutonya (39), has been dragged to court after allegedly masterminding an armed robbery that saw over US\$62,000 worth of cash and property stolen from his employer…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:33hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Econet in aggressive tech roll-out

Telecommunications leader Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has reported a 70% decline in connectivity-related customer complaints after completing a major network upgrade during the year ended February 2025.The country's largest mobile operator un…

Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:12hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter

Econet employee 'steals' ZWG1 million

A Mutare-based Econet Insurance employee accused of stealing ZwG 1 171 771.60 from her employer has been granted bail of US$400.Madeleine Magadza (32) of Greenside, Mutare, appeared before Magistrate Annie Ndiraya on Monday and was granted…

Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 17:13hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter

Econet to launch new data packages

Zimbabweâ€™s largest telecommunications and technology provider, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, has announced it will soon roll out new data packages aimed at enhancing its popular SmartBiz offering, following feedback from customers across the…

Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:52hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter

Zec abandons Econet for voter registration checks

In a troubling move that has left many potential voters struggling to verify their registration status, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has seemingly abandoned the Econet platform for voter registration checks, limiting access to N…

Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:13hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter

Econet defends fair usage policy amid backlash

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has come under fire from some of its SmartBiz customers following the enforcement of its Fair Usage Policy (FUP) on "unlimited" data packages.Critics say the move undermines the promise of unlimited access, while t…

Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 13:47hrs | | by Staff reporter

Econet reports 44% surge in voice calls

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has reported a remarkable 44 percent year-on-year increase in voice call volumes for the quarter ended May 31, 2025, defying industry expectations that traditional voice services are in decline. This surge accompan…

Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:20hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter

Econet expands Kancane Kancane smartphone credit scheme

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has expanded its popular Kancane Kancane smartphone credit scheme by extending the repayment period from just three months to up to 24 months, with no initial deposit required, in a move aimed at making smartphones…

Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 20:31hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter

Econet doubles 5G coverage and price ahead of Victoria Falls Marathon

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has reaffirmed its commitment to the internationally acclaimed Victoria Falls Marathon by unveiling a major digital infrastructure upgrade ahead of this year's event, set for Sunday, July 6, 2025.With thousands of …

Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 14:55hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's mobile network operators hit by currency woes

Zimbabwe's mobile network operators (MNOs) are reeling from a sharp decline in profitability, with spiralling costs and exchange rate volatility emerging as key culprits, according to a new industry report released by the Postal and Teleco…

Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:07hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter

Econet starts on boarding clients to 5MW data centre

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has announced it will start onboarding its corporate clients to its newly-commissioned, state-of-the-art 5 megawatt (MW) data centre in Harare at the end of this month, marking a significant milestone in the countr…

Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:30hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter

Econet completes network upgrade

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has successfully completed its comprehensive network infrastructure modernisation programme, positioning the telecoms giant for a new era of digital innovation and growth. The upgrade, finalised in the second half …

Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

EcoCash Holdings rebranding

EcoCash, the popular mobile money platform operated by Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited, will retain its name despite recent announcements about a rebranding by its former holding company.EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe Limited, which now contro…

Published: 28 May 2025 at 11:05hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter

Government investigating defiant school heads

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has launched a crackdown on school heads who defied a government directive barring the expulsion of learners over unpaid fees, insisting that schools must abide by Statutory Instrument 13 of …

Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:16hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter

Econet Victoria Falls Marathon draws global spotlight

The Econet Victoria Falls Marathon is rapidly establishing itself as one of Africa's leading sporting events, transforming the iconic resort town into a magnet for global tourism, cultural exchange, and environmental awareness.Set for July…

Published: 08 May 2025 at 09:42hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter

Trio arrested for stealing network boosters

Three men from Epworth have appeared in court facing allegations of stealing high-value equipment and fuel from Econet wireless network boosters in two separate incidents.Christopher Makamelo, also known as Nyambuya (60), Tinotenda Nathan …

Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 06:58hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe dominates 65th ZITF

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe stole the show at the 65th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), walking away with four top awards, including the coveted Presidential Award for the Supreme Zimbabwean Exhibit.The 2025 edition of…

Published: 26 Apr 2025 at 09:38hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter

Tatenda Anastasia Mavetera We See The Good Work

His Excellency the President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised to empower the nation's youth and open up leadership space and business opportunities for young people. True to his word we have seen the rise of Tatenda Anastasia Mavetera, Emily Je…

Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 19:59hrs | 805 | by Nicholas Ncube

Econet in shares battle with former workers

The High Court has issued a default judgment ordering Econet Wireless (Pvt) Ltd to release the relevant documents related to the transfer of over two million shares promised to eight former employees nearly a decade ago.In a ruling dated 2…

Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 08:07hrs | 3589 | by Staff reporter

Econet, are you ready for Starlink's direct-to-phone satellite offering?

Starlink, the SpaceX subsidiary that uses low-Earth orbit satellites to provide broadband internet services globally, is intensifying efforts to offer direct-to-smartphone connectivity.According to a report by Techopedia, 13 of the 20 new …

Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 16:20hrs | 2595 | by Staff reporter

Econet commissions over 30 sites for network expansion

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited has commissioned over 30 new sites across Zimbabwe in its first quarter ending May 31, 2024, as part of its network modernization program. This initiative aims to enhance coverage in urban, peri-urban, and …

Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 06:58hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter

Econet announces preps for changeover from Zimdollar to ZiG

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has announced that it has suspended trading in the ZWL currency as it works to configure the changeover from ZWL to the new ZiG currency on its various product platforms. Econet Wireless, the leading telecommunicat…

Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

EcoCash partners 9 universities across the country

In a move set to bring payment convenience to tens of thousands of tertiary students, parents and guardians alike, EcoCash has partnered with nine local university institutions across the country as the country's leading mobile financial s…

Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 20:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

EcoCash overturns loss into profit

EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe Limited (EHZL), a FINTECH company, successfully transformed its financial performance, turning a loss into a profit of ZWL$130.19 million after tax for the half-year ending August 31, 2023. This positive shift was…

Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 05:47hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Open letter to Strive Masiyiwa

Hello Econet boss Mr Strive Masiyiwa I hope I find you well.I would like to express  my disgust over day light  robbery by your organisation  on the ecosure platform.Having been subscribing to your ecosure for over five year…

Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 08:27hrs | | by MacDonald Sithole

Econet introduces US$1 bundle promotion

ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe, the country's largest mobile network operator, has introduced a new US$1 promotional bundle that is set to offer more convenience and greater airtime purchase options for its customers.The company said the promoti…

Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:53hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

New dispensation a replica of the old

DEAR President.Your Excellency, your ascendance to the Presidency was a political upstage which kindled hyped deliberations in the court of public opinion. Discussions on the probable direction the country was to take subsequent to your as…

Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:37hrs | 4 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Zanu-PF policies driving poverty, not sanctions

WITH the arrival of United Nations special rapporteur, Alena Douhan, to look into the impact of sanctions on Zimbabwe, there is a danger that looking on the surface it can easily be argued that sanctions are hurting the population as a who…

Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:37hrs | | by A Mbire

Halloo Econet, Telecel and NetOne

The Gokwe Mapfungautsi Constituency is facing poor Network connectivity challenges.  The Constituency is along Chinyudze-Masoro-Ganyungu road under the Mapfungautsi Plateau. The network which available is that of econet but it is very…

Published: 04 May 2021 at 07:05hrs | | by Etiwel Mutero

Bold revamp doubles EcoCash capacity

AN extensive revamp of the EcoCash platform that sent markets into complete turmoil in November last year doubled the mobile money transfer operation's capacity to 450 transactions per second, according to the firm's parent, Cassava Smarte…

Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter

Architects probe US$20m Econet contract

The association of architects in Zimbabwe is embroiled in a favouritism storm over an opaque competition for the design of the new headquarters of Cassava Smartech, a subsidiary of the conglomerate, Econet.The US$20 million architectural d…

Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 11:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

How Econet made itself indispensable to Zimbabweans

On December 5, 2017, Zimbabwe's two major internet access providers (IAPs), Liquid Telecom and TelOne, suffered breaks in the fibre optic cables that blacked out 90% of the country from the internet for at least five hours.On July 20, 2019…

Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 08:07hrs | 2 | by Mike Murenzvi

Econet boss lands top UN post

United Nations Secretary-General AntÃ³nio Guterres has appointed Econet Wireless chief operating officer Fayaz King as Assistant Secretary General and will serve at the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).King succeeds Shanelle Hall as…

Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

KweseTv PR must be clear to their clients

Sudden termination of KweseTv services to their customers came as a shock. This move should have been communicated clearly to customers in understandable jargon as to whether this closure of channels is permanently or just for a given time…

Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 08:04hrs | 2 | by Isaac Nkomah

Strive Masiyiwa never ceases to shame the devil

Strive Masiyiwa, the Econet Wireless founder, has always been his own man.With all his wealth, Masiyiwa does not get ahead of himself. His public persona is that of gentility â€” that social superiority, not superior airs, as demonstrated …

Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 06:12hrs | 3 | by Conway Tutani

MDC plots Econet boycott?

MDC's Treasurer General Charlton Hwende has come under fire on Twitter for suggesting that MDC supporters boycott Econet service provider.In a Tweet on Thursday Hwende said, "What if MDC encourages its supporters to ditch Econet, Netone or…

Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 06:42hrs | 180 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Corporates and cholera philanthropy

IT was recently reported that Econet Zimbabwe founding chief executive officer and now majority shareholder, Strive Masiyiwa issued a social media statement that questioned the transparency of the use of at least $10 million he/his company…

Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 07:09hrs | 1 | by Takura Zhangazha

Econet cheats clients - Customer complaint

It's very disappointing to grasp the fact that a big organization like Econet is trying by all means to cheat it's clients. When Econet clients want to buy data bundles, they are given a combined package of data and WiFi bundles which I as…

Published: 08 Jul 2018 at 07:06hrs | 2 | by Isaac

Not the Econet way...

Econet is by far the leading mobile network provider in Zimbabwe and stand their ground even outside the borders. I hear they have over five million local subscribers in Zimbabwe.EcoCash is widely used in the country to a point the other t…

Published: 18 May 2018 at 07:04hrs | 2 | by Nkululeko Nkala

Econet to invest $250m in solar power systems

ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe says it has begun the process to invest over $250 million into a solar power systems project amid indications the corporate has placed orders for nearly 20MW.The investment, Econet said, could eventually dwarf its …

Published: 12 Mar 2018 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

Econet Wireless has failed many times

IF you do not know Econet then you are from Mars because it is one of the Mobile Network Operators (MNO) that brought the first cellphones in your hands to Zimbabwe.The brand has had an impact locally, regionally and internationally. Let's…

Published: 19 Jul 2017 at 06:44hrs | | by Morris Mpala, MoB Capital Ltd

EcoCash Daylight Robbery - it's not always as good as it sounds or the picture portrays

"... abantu especially emaphandleni bayakhala bathi lama agent eEcoCash ezitolo bathi abanamali (people from the rural areas are crying foul on EcoCash agents as they continually say they don't have money) and opt for ukuthi (that) the rec…

Published: 27 Mar 2017 at 10:54hrs | | by Inkantoloyombonokazulu

Network providers urged to keep Up with the trends

It is an undeniable fact that social media is drastically changing the way people interact from simple socialising and connecting with friends and family to conducting business as well as ways in which news is relayed to the people.This ha…

Published: 23 Mar 2017 at 15:46hrs | | by Nare Adrian T

Econet Anti- Ndebele

Dear Editor,I was excited when I saw an article purportedly being a response on the valid concerns of the tribalistic tendencies of Econet as I thought that it was a response from the company. My heart sunk when I realized that it was a po…

Published: 01 Mar 2017 at 12:24hrs | 3 | by Lihle Moyo

Econet does not employ Ndebeles - Response

Resolve and Press Forward: A Young Person's ResponseDear Editor, A few days ago, John Ncube who signed off as a very loyal subscriber to Econet, wrote an open letter to Strive Masiyiwa about how Econet Wireless Zimbabwe does not emplo…

Published: 01 Mar 2017 at 10:07hrs | 1 | by Dalumuzi Mhlanga

Resolve and Press Forward: A Young Person's Response

A few days ago, John Ncube who signed off as a very loyal subscriber to Econet, wrote an open letter to Strive Masiyiwa about how Econet Wireless Zimbabwe does not employ Ndebele people. After reading the letter, I knew I needed to sa…

Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 17:36hrs | 2 | by Dalumuzi Mhlanga

Econet does not employ Ndebeles - Open Letter to Strive Masiyiwa

Dear Editor,Re: Econet does not employ Ndebeles - Open Letter to Strive Masiyiwa I write this open letter to Strive Masiyiwa out of patriotism and in loving memory of umdala wethu. Those who were old enough in the late 90s will remember th…

Published: 25 Feb 2017 at 12:17hrs | 9 | by John Ncube

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