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Zimbabwe bans selling of alcohol
Zimbabwe has banned the selling of alcohol during the 21 days countrywide that was declared by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The ban was effected from Thursday 2 April 2020. Police Spo...Published: 19 hrs ago | 896 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Masiyiwa's solution for the shortage of hospital beds as Africa braces for Coronavirus
On his popular Facebook blog, Strive Masiyiwa proposes a solution to how African countries can address the shortage of critical hospital beds to nurse Coronavirus patients.He writes:"W...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 09:47hrs | 1631 | by Agencies
Masiyiwa urges African governments to prioritise health workers
Businessman Strive Masiyiwa has urged African governments to prioritise healthcare workers, particularly now in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, where medical practitioners are in the front line....Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:29hrs | 815 | by Staff reporter
Telecoms players call on Fourth Industrial Revolution
PLAYERS in the telecommunications sector have appealed to the Government to prioritise and channel more resources towards embracing the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) so as to accelerate the growt...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:42hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa offers fresh support to health-care workers
ZIMBABWE tycoon Strive Masiyiwa is offering renewed support for the country's health-care workers days after services were cut back because of a lack of protective equipment to deal with the coronavir...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:34hrs | 1059 | by Staff reporter
'Health workers turn away patients'
FEAR and ignorance have led healthcare workers at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo to neglect patients that suffer from other ailments, as they now believe that every ill person who walks through th...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:30hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Oxygen suppliers to prioritise patients
Boc Gases Zimbabwe has said it will prioritise medical oxygen supply for the treatment of Covid-19 patients and patients on existing, medically-prescribed oxygen therapies, in line with medical prescr...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:33hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe health workers demand $10 000 a month
Frontline health workers are appealing for a $10 000 risk allowance per month, as they battle Covid-19, which has affected five people in Zimbabwe so far. The proposal is for the allowance to ...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:31hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
Business as usual as Covid wreaks havoc
Hundreds of thousands of people in the five southern provinces of Zimbabwe continue to do business as usual including gathering in overcrowded places, selling food in the streets, hugging and clubbing...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 12:26hrs | 1389 | by Staff reporter
EcoSure moves to help capacitate doctors and nurses amid COVID-19 pandemic
As Zimbabwe - along with the rest of the world - battles the COVID-19 Corona virus global pandemic, EcoSure has announced plans to immediately support the country's national health delivery system by ...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 09:58hrs | 1166 | by Agencies
Econet closes branch after employee interacts with COVID-19 victim
MOBILE telecommunications giant, Econet Wireless, has been forced to close two of its customer service branches after a staff member reportedly interacted with a client that later tested positive for ...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:23hrs | 3759 | by newzimbabwe
Queues hamper social distancing
THE shortage of various goods, services and cash has seen most people failing to maintain social distances as they spend long hours in queues where they risk contracting or spreading Covid-19. ...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:20hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Merchant code holders duped of thousands
Several people and companies with Econet merchant code facilities lost varying amounts of money to two suspected fraudsters. The Harare Magistrates Courts heard yesterday that the suspects wou...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:30hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Govt moves to promote telehealth
Government is working towards promoting telehealth as it intensifies its efforts to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. This followed the handover of an assortment of gadgets by the telecommun...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:29hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash increases transaction limits
In a move expected to bring relief to the transacting public, EcoCash has increased daily and monthly transaction limits for merchants or bill payments and for single transactions.The monthly ...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:58hrs | 3126 | by Staff reporter
Mobile banking service providers to offer interest
Mobile banking service providers are now required to credit interest monthly to their customers' balances following the enactment of new banking regulations on Friday.There are three companies...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 07:03hrs | 601 | by Staff reporter
Potraz hikes tariffs 57%
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has with immediate effect approved a 57 percent upward review for voice, data and SMS tariffs to catch up with the "constant...Published: 12 Mar 2020 at 23:58hrs | 1192 | by Staff reporter
Econet hikes data tarrifs by 23%
Econet Wireless on Wednesday raised its data prices by 23 percent, as the Zimbabwe dollar continues its slide.According to Zi...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 13:11hrs | 1603 | by Staff reporter
Econet to hike tariffs tomorrow
Econet customers are once again in fear of the unknown as they await the new data prices to be reviewed by Econet tomorrow, ZimTechRe...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 18:31hrs | 1948 | by Staff reporter
Cassava brings back US-dollar remittance agents
LISTED digital solutions concern, Cassava Smartech, says it would start issuing out hard cash through its Sasai remit agency network across the country, targeting diaspora remittances. Althoug...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 05:26hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
MP spearheads schools facelift
Matobo North MP Edgar Moyo has launched an ambitious programme to construct classroom blocks at schools facing a serious shortage of infrastructure particularly in resettlement areas.In an int...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 08:34hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Econet fails to deliver Idai victims houses
Econet, the country's biggest mobile network service provider has failed to deliver 500 houses it promised Cyclone Idai victims in Chimanimani thereby leaving the 214 families living in tents and at t...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 09:40hrs | 706 | by Staff reporter
'Tell Mnangagwa the truth about economy'
PARLIAMENTARIANS have called on economic stakeholders to be honest when meeting President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the deteriorating state of the economy blamed on the unusual growth in the money suppl...Published: 03 Mar 2020 at 07:34hrs | 752 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt zooms in for critics with Chinese help
Zimbabwe is laying the ground for a modern state underpinned by use of artificial intelligence (AI) to boost security in the cities, but critics fear President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government wants to...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 08:54hrs | 184 | by Dumisani Ndlela
Econet to bid for Ethiopian telecoms license
Econet Global Ltd., owned by Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, is keen to acquire a telecommunications license in Ethiopian, which is opening up the industry to foreign investment for the first ...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 21:57hrs | 1004 | by Bloomberg
Mobile banking, FinTech services under threat as critical upgrade costs soar
Digital mobile banking in Zimbabwe has matured beyond the proof-of-concept stage into mainstream adoption where it is servicing millions, driving local transaction volumes and furthering financial inc...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 12:14hrs | 1817 | by Agencies
Econet taps AR to launch YoPlay Hunt game - a 1st in Africa
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe today launched YoPlay Hunt – an Augmented Reality (AR) technology based mobile game that is says is set to revolutionize the way customers interface with brands. Eco...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 14:49hrs | 1933 | by Agencies
Lets unite to fight Coronavirus outbreak - Masiyiwa
Econet Founder and Group Chairman Strive Masiyiwa has urged businesses to join hands with Government to fight the Coronavirus outbreak. Writing on his Facebook blog, Masiyiwa called on people ...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 14:11hrs | 703 | by Staff Reporter
Econet hikes data tariffs
ECONET Wireless - Zimbabwe's largest mobile operator - has reviewed its data and SMS (Short Message Service) tariffs upwards by an average of 25 percent. The country's Mobile Network Ope...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 05:56hrs | 1331 | by Staff reporter
Where is our promised listening President?
When President Emmerson Mnangagwa returned from his brief exile in South Africa in 2017, he famously declared that the "voice of the people is the voice of God", promising a new era of responsive gove...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 08:56hrs | 286 | by Nqaba Matshaz
Currency woes choke telcos amid static tariffs
The continued weakening of the Zimbabwean dollar against erratic tariff reviews poses a serious threat to the viability of mobile network operators, industry players have highlighted.Mobil...Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 12:46hrs | 882 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe doctors fellowship oversubscribed
The Higher Life Foundation fellowship for doctors, which was re-opened last week, is reportedly oversubscribed, with more than 900 doctors having applied barely a day after the fellowship was announce...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 19:25hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
Junior doctors announce end to strike
Striking junior doctors will end a four-month strike after accepting an offer from a telecoms billionaire to pay them a monthly allowance of about $300 for six months, their union said on Thursday....Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:10hrs | 1102 | by Staff reporter
City of Harare & Clean City sign landmark service delivery MOU
The City of Harare and Clean City Private Limited today signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) that will allow the two parties to collaborate in service delivery to the city.Areas of collabora...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 11:56hrs | 1609 | by Agencies
Econet wants to hike tariffs
TELECOMMS giant, Econet Wireless is in talks with the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) for a possible tariff increase prompted by the continuing devaluation of t...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:55hrs | 2834 | by newzimbabwe
Econet embarks on repositioning campaign
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, the largest mobile network operator in Zimbabwe and the leading provider of digital network services, has embarked on a marketing communication campaign aimed at positioning ...Published: 14 Jan 2020 at 15:32hrs | 2794 | by Agencies
5 men nabbed for vandalizing network boosters
FIVE Harare men were arrested on Wednesday in Mount Darwin after vandalising three mobile base stations (boasters) in Mashonaland Central and stealing 14 batteries worth ZWL$250 000.The five a...Published: 12 Jan 2020 at 09:52hrs | 2884 | by Paul Ndou
NetOne reclaiming Market Share
The year 2019 has seen mobile telecommunications companies jostle for customers and experience challenges relating to service delivery. The strength of an...Published: 05 Jan 2020 at 20:33hrs | 3559 | by Simbarashe Meandipendaa
Econet half-year results reflective of a tough operating environment
Zimbabwe's mobile network giant Econet Wireless Zimbabwe posted a set of results that reflects the impact of hyperinflation on entities operating in Zimba...Published: 31 Dec 2019 at 16:19hrs | 1520 | by Agencies
Cassava reports first set of half year results post demerger from Econet
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Listed entity Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe Limited (CSZL), which has business interests in mobile money, digital banking, insurtech a...Published: 31 Dec 2019 at 13:38hrs | 1264 | by Agencies
Liquid deploys FREE WiFi at all Zim universities
Liquid Zimbabwe has installed FREE WiFi Internet access at all the nation's 48 universities.This was revealed by the Econet founder and group chairman Strive Masiyiwa, writing on his popular F...Published: 15 Dec 2019 at 14:04hrs | 3662 | by Agencies
Woman in court for 'stealing' car, cash
A WOMAN from Bulawayo has appeared in court for allegedly stealing a motor vehicle and cash only to dump the car after crashing into a water drain. Aneludo Dube (25) of Sauerstown suburb stole...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 07:25hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Higherlife Foundation launches 'Support Our Hospitals' campaign
Higherlife Foundation today launched the 'Support Our Hospitals' campaign aimed at capacitating doctors working in public hospitals by mobilizing funding and material support to ensure public medical ...Published: 11 Dec 2019 at 16:23hrs | 1909 | by Agencies
Econet people urged to learn isiNdebele
A SPECIAL data treat promotion by mobile telecommunications operator Econet Wireless turned into a public relations nightmare after a spelling mistake attracted ire from Ndebele speakers....Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 17:04hrs | 4671 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans cry foul over data prices
CONSUMERS have raised concern over the high data prices in Zimbabwe saying most people including the working class can no longer afford to buy data bundles that can cover their research and communicat...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:06hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Econet please help us!
Chinehasha Business Centre and its environs has a problematic connectivity for those using Econet lines. I have been in the area for about a month during which calls just drop or its 'emergency calls'...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 21:57hrs | 740 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
EcoCash is down again
EcoCash has been stuck in an upgrade cycle since Saturday 16 November. Whilst the planned upgrade has been announced as complete a number of time since that date the service hasn't really worked optim...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 21:04hrs | 1881 | by Staff reporter
Did Masiyiwa drop a clanger on Zanu-PF?
OTHER than being known as a Christian and a successful telecommunication business person nationally and globally, Strive Masiyiwa continues to be an enigma of our generation. The government fought his...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:26hrs | 4296 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Strive Masiyiwa working in cahoots with govt, says Doctors
STRIKING public hospital doctors have claimed that they spurned Strive Masiyiwa's Higher Life Foundation (HLF)'s salary offer after realising that the Econet Wireless founder was working in cahoots wi...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:23hrs | 1583 | by Staff reporter
'Strive Masiyiwa's offer to doctors not good enough'
Zimbabwean doctors have entered Day 92 of the industrial action after they snubbed the offer by Econet Wireless Boss Strive Masiyiwa. Announcing the development Former Secretary General of Zim...Published: 02 Dec 2019 at 11:58hrs | 2953 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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