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Strive Masiyiwa plots Botswana Mascom listing by October
Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa plans to list part of his Botswana telecoms operator Mascom by October this year, he said on Tuesday, in what he expects to be one of the biggest flotations on t...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 21:30hrs | 1715 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Strive Masiyiwa meets Botswana President
Botswana President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi hosted Founder and Chairman of the Econet Group Mr Strive Masiyiwa on Tuesday in his office for a tête-à-tête ahead of the much anticipated Gaborone Town hal...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 10:51hrs | 6064 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Strive Masiyiwa's maths on Rand pricing is wrong
A lot of publications have run with this story already but I couldn't find the original Facebook post. Strive Masiyiwa posts extensively and engages quite much on his page so I spent an hour trying to...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 11:08hrs | 4648 | by Tinashe Nyahasha
Econet raises RTGS$479 287 for Idai relief through EcoCash
TELECOMMUNICATIONS firm Econet Wireless has raised RTGS$ 479 287 through its EcoCash platform towards Cyclone Idai relief efforts. In a notice yesterday, Econet Wireless said: "We would like t...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:34hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa tells Zimbabwe to price all goods in South African rand
Billionaire telecoms tycoon Strive Masiyiwa says Zimbabwe could achieve price stability if all goods were priced in the South African rand, and the country could do this "overnight".Masiyiwa, ...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 10:48hrs | 6588 | by ZimLive
Strive Masiyiwa's court papers rejected on a technicality
The South African High Court has not accepted an application presented by Douglas Mboweni on a technicality arguing that the respondent was the CEO of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, and was not in a capaci...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 08:22hrs | 3352 | by Staff reporter
SA bound bus armed robber arrested
A BEITRIDGE man, who was part of a five-men armed robber gang that robbed 32 Brooklyn Bus passengers of cash and property valued at about R200 000, $16 300 and US$340 in February, has been arrested wh...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:01hrs | 1508 | 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 | 436 | by Staff reporter
Facing national challenges: None but ourselves
In mid-March Zimbabwe together with Malawi and Mozambique fell victim to the violent and destructive Cyclone Idai which killed hundreds of people and left thousands displaced in these three southern A...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 15:31hrs | 320 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Chiwenga to appoint SB Moyo and Masiyiwa as Vice Presidents?
Vice President Retired General Constantino Chiwenga is set to appoint General Sibusiso Busi Moyo and Econet Boss Strive Masiyiwa as his two Vice Presidents in 2020 a ZANU PF source from Mashonaland Ea...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 12:58hrs | 61653 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Facing national challenges: None but ourselves
In mid-March Zimbabwe together with Malawi and Mozambique fell victim to the violent and destructive Cyclone Idai which killed hundreds of people and left thousands displaced in these three southern A...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 12:17hrs | 135 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Potraz adopts new tariff model
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has moved away from a fixed model for determining the various tariffs for telecommunications operators to a flexible model. ...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:45hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
NetOne hikes prices too
Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has approved request made by state-owned mobile operator NetOne to increase tariffs effective 1 April 2019, ...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 22:15hrs | 1339 | by Staff reporter
SA sniffer dogs comb Chimanimani
Rescue operations continued yesterday at Ngangu township, Chimanimani with sniffer dogs from South Africa identifying about 10 sites by midday where bodies are believed to be still buried in rubble fo...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:41hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Econet increases voice call tariffs
THE country's biggest cellular network, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, has increased tariffs for local voice calls to as high as RTGS$2,24 per minute. The new tariff adjustments come into effect from...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 23:42hrs | 2960 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa to pour over US$225m into Harare
Higherlife Foundation is set to plough over US$225 million into Harare's water and sanitation sectors as part of broader efforts to fight water-borne diseases like cholera and typhoid. The two partner...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 23:33hrs | 1083 | by Staff reporter
Call for Zimbabwe banks to embrace digital technologies
The banking sector has been called upon to embrace digital technologies which will enhance strategic partnerships and ensure efficient services to clients. The call was made at the 25th WSBI Africa Re...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 22:54hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai: Of donations and the bane of sanctions
Zimbabwe was hit by Cyclone Idai from 14 to 17 March 2019, a crisis that plunged the nation into darkness. When the news reached President Emmerson Mnangagwa who was on a State visit to the United Ara...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 12:31hrs | 1077 | by Elijah Chihota
PHOTO: Strive Masiyiwa sues Mutumwa Mawere
Econet Wireless Boss Strive Masiyiwa has formally filed his application to sue South Africa based businessman Mutumwa Mawere over defamation of character.Mawere is being sued together with Rut...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 20:58hrs | 8511 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Econet responds to reports of pulling out of Chimanimani
Econet Wireless has dispelled rumours that it has pulled out of the Cyclone Idai hit Manicaland Province after allegations that ZANU PF had hijacked and politicized the distribution of food aid....Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 13:08hrs | 6629 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Econet goes full force in search of Cyclone Idai survivors
ZIMBABWE's largest telecommunications firm, Econet Wireless, says it has deployed the full might of its organisational capacity in search of survivors of the recent Cyclone Idai. In a st...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 22:47hrs | 1151 | by Staff reporter
Rocks from mountain crush huts in Zimbabwe
Thirty-year-old Chipo Dhliwayo was sleeping in her hut when the devastating Cyclone Idai landfall rolled huge boulders over whole villages in Zimbabwe's Chimanimani district in Manicaland province las...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 19:02hrs | 11221 | by City Press
Cyclone Idai deaths shoot to 259 in Zimbabwe
ABOUT 259 people have so far been confirmed dead and 217 unaccounted for, while over 16 000 households have been displaced by Cyclone Idai-induced floods that hit the eastern part of the country last ...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 05:53hrs | 6184 | by Staff reporter
New telecoms tariffs loom
CONSUMERS of telecommunications services must brace for a significant increase in tariffs, which will further eat into their pockets.The director-general of the Postal and Telecommunications R...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:23hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
These critics need more help than cyclone victims
CYCLONE Idai has brought out the good and the ugly in people.Many Zimbabweans have, commendably, risen to the occasion to assist fellow human beings, while others are using this as an opportun...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:33hrs | 354 | by Conway Tutani
Woman walks 2 hours to donate to Cyclone Idai victims
People in Zimbabwe's capital Harare have been donating food, clothes and other household essentials to victims of Cyclone Idai at the Presbyterian church.One of the volunteers at the church, N...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 10:24hrs | 3150 | by BBC
OneMoney debit card use rises
NetOne's mobile money platform, OneMoney, recorded a 32,7 percent increase in subscribers to 241 566 in the fourth quarter to December 31, 2018 from 181 990 in the previous quarter, latest data show. ...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 09:49hrs | 1062 | by Staff reporter
Mobile network operators record 36% revenue jump
ZIMBABWE'S mobile network operators recorded a 36% increase in revenue to $1,1 billion in the full year to December 2018 despite a 25% increase in operating costs, the industry regulator has reported....Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:30hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
NetOne outpaces competitors, active subscriber base balloons
STATE-OWNED mobile phone company NetOne recorded a massive growth in active mobile subscriptions in the fourth quarter of 2018, while its two rivals, Telecel and Econet, reported a marginal increase o...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 18:47hrs | 1510 | by Ndou Paul
Potraz summons Liquid over tariff hike
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has summoned Zol Zimbabwe for questioning over its unauthorised data tariff increase, NewsDay reported.Zol Zimbabwe,...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:24hrs | 564 | by Staff reporter
Embargoes throttle Zimbabwe's financial system
Earlier this month, United States President Donald Trump extended the economic sanctions against Zimbabwe by a year, claiming that new Government's policies continue to pose an "unusual and extraordin...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 05:50hrs | 344 | by Tawanda Musarurwa
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 | 294 | by Staff reporter
If 'Trump is just a phone call away'
. . . what does this tell us about Chamisa? A few days ago while addressing his supporters on International Women's Day, MDC Alliance leader Nelson Cha...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 22:48hrs | 2726 | by Prosperity Mzila
Mnangagwa's soldiers used excessive force against protesters
Zimbabwe security forces used excessive lethal force to crush nationwide protests in mid-January 2019. President Emmerson Mnangagwa's sudden announcement of a fuel price increase of 150 percent result...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 21:56hrs | 988 | by Human Rights Watch
Foreign participation on ZSE declines
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) says the participation of foreigners on the bourse has declined following the monetary policy statement last month, but it expects several new listings this year....Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 06:00hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Ecocash apologises
EcoCash (Pvt) Ltd has apologized to its clients who have been facing a horrible service from the Ecocash money transfer services in the past weekes.Technical challenges that the users were fac...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 07:54hrs | 4083 | by Mandla Ndlovu
EcoCash loses bid to block search
Strive Masiyiwa's EcoCash (Pvt) Ltd, whose computers had been targeted for search and seizure by Dr Dish (Pvt) Ltd in the on-going $1, 7 million debt dispute, has lost its bid to interdict and restrai...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 07:08hrs | 938 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa buys back controlling stake in Botswana's Mascom
MTN Group Ltd. announced the disposal of its share in a Botswana joint venture as Africa's biggest wireless carrier by revenue kicks off a drive to raise at least 15 billion rand ($1.1 billion) from a...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 07:55hrs | 5795 | by Staff reporter
Network disruptions to continue
DISRUPTIONS to telecommunication networks will continue because operators owe millions of dollars to foreign firms for maintaining and upgrading their infrastructure due to the unavailability of forex...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 06:53hrs | 805 | by Staff reporter
Econet addresses network challenges
Econet Wireless has attributed the challenges experienced across its network on Monday to serious network fault in Masvingo. In a statement released last night, the mobile giant said the fault...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 22:35hrs | 1109 | by Staff reporter
Zesa prepaid electricity system down
ZESA Holdings says it is experiencing technical challenges on its prepaid system countrywide.Scores of people throughout the country experienced difficulties in buying electricity tokens throu...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:21hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
EcoSure apologises
CASSAVA SmarTech Zimbabwe's insurance arm, EcoSure, has apologised for erroneously deducting money from subscribers' EcoCash wallets on Saturday. EcoSure was under fire on social media at the ...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:11hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's team clash with Masiyiwa and Mthuli Ncube
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's team is unhappy with Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube and Econet Wireless Boss Strive Masiyiwa accusing the duo of failing to attract investments, Professor Jonathan Moyo h...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 08:30hrs | 16556 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimra in fresh scandal
ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority multi-million dollar contract to install an online payment system in 14 banks linked to the tax collector was an underhand deal with no approval from the board, the High Cou...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 07:22hrs | 1118 | by Staf reporter
Zimbabwe drifts towards online darkness
One year after jubilant residents celebrated on the streets of Harare when Zimbabwe's army removed Robert Mugabe from power, the country is in darkness.In January, after days of protests over ...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 18:26hrs | 905 | by Ray Mwayera
Cleft surgery mission dedicated to Mtukudzi
An all-volunteer United States and Canadian surgical team, Operation of Hope, will in May embark on a cleft surgical mission in Zimbabwe.The 30-year-old US/Canada-based surgical charity has de...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 10:50hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
Gwisai roasts 'capitalist' Masiyiwa for faking national interest
ZIMBABWEANS must not be fooled by Econet founder Strive Masiyiwa when he talks about national interest as he was only concerned about profits, International Socialist Organisation (ISO) leader and fir...Published: 28 Feb 2019 at 06:21hrs | 3338 | by newzimbabwe
Man wants maintenance refund
A HARARE man has dragged his former wife to court claiming reimbursement of the maintenance money he claims to have paid twice.Givemore Musarirwe made the claims at the Harare Civil Court wher...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 14:33hrs | 1823 | by Staff reporter
Econet adjusts roaming, international tariffs
LEADING telecommunications company, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, has announced an increase of between 10 and 40 percent in tariffs for roaming, international outbound calling and SMS services effective y...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 06:31hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Meet Strive Masiyiwa and Chanakira's funder
Andrew Young, Jr has been noted as one of the major people who funded Telecoms Guru Strive Masiyiwa and Banker Nigel Chanakira, it has emerged. Shadowy Twitter character Mmatigari revealed thi...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 14:28hrs | 7827 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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