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Harare refuse collection left to the dogs
IT has emerged that the failure by the City of Harare to collect garbage from high-density suburbs has given rise to opportunists who are now collecting garbage from households for a fee.They ...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:33hrs | 300 | by Harare Residents Trust
Econet warns against identity theft
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe says it is working with the police to bring to book perpetrators who have been involved in identity theft and defrauding its customers.The se...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:32hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
BAT rated best ZSE counter
BRITISH American Tobacco (BAT ) Zimbabwe has been rated the top counter on both the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)'s top 10 and 15 indexes for the second quarter of 2021.BAT's rating was announ...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:08hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Econet warns of cases of identity theft to defraud customers
Warning: Cases of Identity Theft to Defraud CustomersPlease note that we have received isolated complaints from some of our customers, of their mobile l...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 20:04hrs | 853 | by Agencies
FCB, Econet strike deal
FIRST Capital Bank (FCB) has introduced a WhatsApp banking chatbot and a billing system that allows Econet clients access to internet and mobile banking applications at no cost.The two innovat...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | 836 | by Staff reporter
Rural push spurs NetOne growth
STATE-RUN mobile telecoms firm, NetOne says last year's strategic expansion into outback markets lifted subscribers for its mobile money platform, OneMoney by 500 000, giving it fresh impetus....Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 22:40hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Mobile money transactions drop 23%
The total number of mobile money transactions processed in 2020 went down by 23 percent to record $1,5 billion from $1,96 billion recorded in 2019 as active mobile money subscriptions also took a dip....Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 06:58hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa speaks on his role in getting Africa's 400 million vaccine doses
African Union Special Envoy for COVID-19 and Pan-African businessman Strive Masiyiwa has spoken on the role he played in helping put together an agreement signed early this week for Johnson & John...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 07:50hrs | 2910 | by Staff Writer
NetOne's innovative and seamless communications paying Off
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz)'s 2020 fourth quarter (Q4) revealed that the total number of active mobile subscriptions in the country has grown by 3.2% to...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 07:30hrs | 910 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Govt, Econet fight over land for cyclone victims
LAND ownership wrangle between government and mobile operator Econet Wireless has stalled progress in the construction of houses for Cyclone Idai victims in Chimanimani, two years after tragedy struck...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:17hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
EcoSure beefs up its services, rolls out tents and ablutions as add-ons
HARARE - EcoSure, Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe's micro-insurance business, has included tents and mobile ablution facilities to its funeral policy holders as the company beefs up its mobile insurance pac...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 13:29hrs | 604 | by Agencies
Female armed robber shot dead, 7 nabbed
A suspected female armed robber who was part of an eight-member gang that has been terrorising people in Harare, Mutoko and Macheke, was shot and killed following a shoot-out with police in Kuwadzana ...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 08:34hrs | 962 | by Staff reporter
Telecoms revenue jumps eightfold
Total mobile network revenue for 2020 ballooned 748 percent to $26,3 billion, from $3,1 billion recorded in 2019 amidst rising operating costs. According to the Postal and Telecommunications R...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:35hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Man swindles bank clients through system malfunction
A HARARE man yesterday appeared in court for swindling CABS Bank clients of $533 000 after taking advantage of a system malfunction at the financial institution.The suspect, Israel Magate (31)...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:40hrs | 1803 | by Staff reporter
2 businessmen take top cop head-on in property fight
PROMINENT Harare businessmen Nyasha Watyoka and Gilbert Muponda have written a letter of complaint to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) over the conduct of officers investigating a couple accused of ...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:09hrs | 1288 | by Staff reporter
Econet blames network woes on heavy rains, power cuts
ECONET Wireless says it is actively working to deliver good network service to its customers despite an increase in thefts, vandalism and power outages.Zimbabwe's telecom companies are battlin...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:48hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's telecoms face crisis as overheads outpace revenues
ZIMBABWE'S telecommunication firms are grappling with a dicey situation, with overheads shooting at a faster pace than revenues during the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Postal and Telecommunica...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:38hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
NMB Bank's digital innovation disrupts banking landscape
NMB Bank has launched a Virtual Branch on their digital platforms, enabling customers to carry out all cash transactions online, including paperless multi-currency cash deposits and withdrawals, Dstv ...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 09:45hrs | 1007 | by Staff reporter
Cellular firms hike charges
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe and NetOne have reviewed voice, SMS and data bundles charges in line with tariffs approved by the regulator in August last year. NetOne reviewed upwards its bundle pri...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 06:19hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Econet reviews bundle tariff prices
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe (Econet) has reviewed its voice, SMS and data bundles in line with tariffs approved by the regulator in August last year....Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 04:55hrs | 4059 | 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 | 1956 | 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 | 110 | by Agencies
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 | 777 | by Staff reporter
Proposal to help people recover lost items
ON February 16, 2012, Hansole was invited to a meeting for a public private sector partnership programme.As Hansole, we wanted to propose the setting up of an online system and create a social...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 22:15hrs | 614 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Econet ordered not to send COVID-19 alerts to Sikhumbuzo Moyo
THE High Court has granted a provisional order against Econet Wireless Zimbabwe to stop sending COVID-19 alert messages to Harare lawyer, Sikhumbuzo Moyo after he took the telecommunications giant to ...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 05:50hrs | 1527 | by Staff reporter
Econet barred from sending unwelcome bulk messages to clients
The High Court has barred Zimbabwe's telecoms giant Econet, owned by billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, from sending its clients unwelcome bulk messages and giving their numbers to third parties. Ju...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 20:52hrs | 1831 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer sues Econet over COVID-19 pandemic alerts
A HARARE lawyer, who recently lost a father through Covid-19, has taken Econet Wireless to court complaining about what he found as irritating alerts on the pandemic being sent continuously to him and...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:30hrs | 1592 | by Staff reporter
Wide Econet data network keeps businesses, communities going under lockdown
THE COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent national lockdowns have underlined the importance of reliable data services in keeping people, communities, busin...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 20:44hrs | 681 | by Agencies
State capture: Time to declare party financiers
SINCE time immemorial, the political class has been defined across the world by class, capital and raw power.In many instances, these groups of people have formed elite pacts to foster their h...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 10:15hrs | 171 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Econet unveils AI-powered Chatbot 'Yamurai' to enhance customer experience
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has launched a customer service enhancing Chatbot named Yamurai, to empower its customers and improve their customer experience.Econet said the Artificial Intelligence...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 17:42hrs | 767 | by Agencies
Masiyiwa urges young Africans to lead 'wealth revolution'
ZIMBABWEAN telecoms mogul Strive Masiyiwa has called on young African business owners - whom he calls "digital, liberated young entrepreneurs" - to lead a wealth-creation and entrepreneurial revolutio...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 08:04hrs | 1520 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic bank employs virtual assistant for enhanced client experience
Stanbic Bank has launched a virtual assistant/a chatbot, aptly named "Stan", set to shorten the response time for customer queries as part of the bank's digitization drive.The chatbot, Stan, h...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 08:58hrs | 696 | by Agencies
Proudly made in Zimbabwe
The advent of globalization has demonstrated that each country has expertise in a certain trade and there are commodities that resonate with certain countries more than others. It is often argued that...Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 00:25hrs | 2168 | by Victor Bhoroma
UK targets Mnangagwa's security men
Britain on Monday announced its first set of designations of individuals under its Zimbabwe sanctions regime since leaving the European Union.State security minister Owen Ncube, police chief G...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 19:06hrs | 1616 | by Staff reporter
British foreign secretary tours Econet facility
BRITISH foreign secretary Mr Dominic Raab last week visited the East African Data Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, during which tour he unveiled his Britain's support for developing countries to shift to cle...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 22:27hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa's fortune fell to US$1.1 billion from US$2.3 billion
Zimbabwean billionaire philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa is Africa's 17th richest person this year, according to Forbes magazine's latest billionaire rankings. Masiyiwa, a self-made magnate who e...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 06:19hrs | 2556 | by Staff reporter
British Foreign Secretary tours Econet facility in Nairobi
The British Foreign Secretary, Mr Dominic Raab, has visited an East African Data Centre in Nairobi owned by Econet subsidiary Liquid Telecom.The Foreign Secretary announced the visit on his Tw...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 18:04hrs | 1798 | by Agencies
Masiyiwa reflects on significance of first female, black US Vice President
Billionaire businessman and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa, a father of five daughters, says the historical swearing in of the first female and black US Vice President Kamala Harris is a great inspira...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 15:23hrs | 2446 | 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 | 527 | by Staff reporter
Woman killed in $500 000 robbery
A Masvingo woman was killed while her husband, a businessman, is battling for life in hospital after they were thrown into a 20-metre deep disused mine shaft by four armed robbers who had kidnapped th...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:44hrs | 1542 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic Bank to step up COVID-19 mitigation measures through digitisation
Leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank, is banking on its top-notch innovative mobile and internet platforms to ensure its clients are well served throughout the 30-day lockdown....Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 11:33hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Econet data traffic volumes up 90%
LISTED telecommunications giant, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ) has registered a 90% upturn in data traffic on the backdrop of shifting Covid-19 linked work patterns by locals.Zimbabwe has bee...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 722 | by Staff reporter
Christmas cheer for Sasai users as they get FREE access to 'Sasai Watch' and 'Sasai Moments' over the festive holidays
Cassava Fintech International (CFI), developers of the all-in-one Sasai super App, have unveiled a Christmas promotion for its Zimbabwean users offering Sasai Watch and Sasai Moments for free over the...Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 15:49hrs | 300 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe clocks 60% Internet penetration
ZIMBABWE'S Internet penetration jumped to about 60 percent in the third quarter of 2020 from 56 percent in the previous quarter as the country intensifies efforts to increase digital connectivity, whi...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 06:48hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Why Netflix chose Masiyiwa for its board
ZIMBABWEAN tycoon and founder of pan-African telecoms heavyweight Econet Group Strive Masiyiwa has taken a board seat at Netflix, underlining the Silicon Valley giant's ambitions on the continent of m...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 07:00hrs | 850 | by Staff reporter
Jah Prayzah, Winky D show cancelled
FANS, artistes and promoters were left searching for concealed answers after local authorities reportedly ordered a last-minute cancellation of a Friday night gig where musical giants Winky D and Jah ...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 06:55hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Netflix adds Strive Masiyiwa to Board Of Directors
Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, who founded telecom giant Econet Global, has joined the board of directors at Netflix. The move follow's last week's news that Susan Rice left her board...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 06:45hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
Defence takes police officer to task over Mafume bribe claim
Defence lawyers on Thursday chipped away at prosecution claims that Harare mayor Jacob Mafume tried to bribe a key witness in his impending corruption trial.A senior police officer was forced ...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 18:36hrs | 2570 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic Bank zero-rates digital banking platform for clients
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe has taken the cost of accessing some of its digital banking platforms charges from the customer to the bank. As a way of enabling their customers to enjoy the convenience of digi...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 14:33hrs | 731 | by Agencies
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 | 474 | by Agencies
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