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'GDP rebasing to lower insurance penetration'
THE rebasing of Zimbabwe's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018 will lower insurance penetration rate by 2,9%, an industry official has said.Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) acting com...Published: 24 hrs ago | 136 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 'CIO son' cons church-mate
A 30-year-old Harare businessman was Monday dragged before a Harare magistrate for allegedly duping his church mate out of his cash and goods while purporting to be a member of the Central Intelligenc...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 12:42hrs | 2742 | by newzimbabwe
Solar energy is the future: Masiyiwa
Econet founder Strive Masiyiwa says mini-power grids based on solar energy are the solution to Africa's energy problem.Masiyiwa made the prediction at a global conference of investors in Abu D...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:01hrs | 639 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to speak at CEOs conference
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to officiate at the 6th Africa Round Table, which ends here this afternoon. According to the programme, the President is expected to give a keynote add...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:33hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Econet injects $45 million in solar project
UGESI Energy, a pan-African company within the Econet Energy Group, is targeting to invest $45 million in the first phase of its community solar programme launched in Bulawayo yesterday, an official h...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:21hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife ropes in chiefs' wives for women initiative
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa will this week meet with wives of traditional leaders to map strategies to end child abuse, girl child marriages, gender-based violence, rape cases and prostitution in ru...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 14:07hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwas donate $60m to fight cholera
The family foundation of Econet founders Strive and Tsitsi Masiyiwa has committed an additional $60 million towards the cholera response in Zimbabwe.The commitment comes on the back of an init...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:33hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube engages US over reforms, Zidera
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube is set to leave for the United States of America next month to apprise that country's government officials on positive developments the...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:42hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland to get $25m of the $100 from Econet
Matabeleland provinces will get 25 percent of the $100m Econet Challenge Fund announced this week by the firm's founder and executive chairman Mr Strive Masiyiwa and his wife Tsitsi to support rural e...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:03hrs | 666 | by Staff reporter
3 airtime robbers jailed
THREE Dzivarasekwa men, who robbed a local businessman of Econet airtime worth $20 000, a laptop and mobile phone during the recent stayaway, were yesterday sentenced to five years each by Harare magi...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:25hrs | 718 | by Staff reporter
3 men up for $20 000 airtime robbery
THREE Dzivarasekwa men appeared in court on Friday, facing allegations of robbing a local businessman of Econet recharge cards worth $20 000, a laptop and mobile phones during last month's violent pro...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 08:03hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
2019 Joshua Nkomo Scholarships applications now open
Higherlife Foundation is offering Joshua Nkomo Scholarships for best performing students in Zimbabwe. Take this opportunity to join a vibrant community of "Joshualites" across our nation. Applicants m...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 17:51hrs | 6772 | by Staff reporter
Econet to stimulate employment in Bulawayo
Econet Wireless will set up the centre of its energy subsidiary in the City of Bulawayo to provide employment opportunities in the city, Econet Energy CEO Norman Moyo, has said.In a statement,...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:32hrs | 2043 | by Staff reporter
Econet eyes Bulawayo as renewable energy centre
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant Econet Wireless has chosen the City of Bulawayo as the centre of its renewable energy business in Zimbabwe in order to stimulate employment opportunities in the country's seco...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:28hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Econet energy company to have HQ in Bulawayo
According to Econet Coporate Communications, Bulawayo is going to be the home of their solar energy business, Distributed Power Africa (DPA), ...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 15:16hrs | 2050 | by TechZim
Mnangagwa justifies Internet shutdown
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the blockade on Internet connections and social media services imposed during violent protests against the 150 percent fuel price hike does not mean he was intole...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 11:18hrs | 663 | by Staff reporter
Economic sanctions against Zimbabwe must be lifted
The opposition parties in Zimbabwe, MDC in particular, civil society organisations and other Government detractors have been unreasonably claiming that there are no sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by th...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 13:20hrs | 431 | by Chido Chikuni
Economic sanctions against Zimbabwe must be lifted
The opposition parties in Zimbabwe, MDC in particular, civil society organisations and other Government detractors have been unreasonably claiming that there are no sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by th...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 11:37hrs | 838 | by Chido Chikuni
'Army killings prophesied Tuku's death' says Energy Mutodi
Deputy Minister of Media, information and Publicity Energy Mutodi says the violent protests and army killings that have been taking place since the 14th of January were prophetic of the passing of Dr....Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 08:13hrs | 6589 | by Mandla Ndlovu
High Court ruling on Internet hailed
Information, communication and technology activists have welcomed the High Court's decision to have the Internet restored saying its shutdown violated the rights of millions of Zimbabweans.Gov...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 12:54hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
MNOs restore full Internet services
THE High Court in Harare yesterday ruled that National Security Minister Owen Ncube had no authority to order a shutdown of Internet services. Service providers immediately restored services. ...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:04hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Econet's ZSE market value hits $4bn
Telecoms giant, Econet is now the largest company again on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) by market value at $4 billion, replacing Delta Corporation Limited. Econet now accounts for 19 perc...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:14hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe High Court to rule on Internet suit
THE High Court in Harare will today rule on the legality of the Government's directive to mobile network operators to shut down all internet operations in the country during last week's violent demons...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:13hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Econet to reimburse subscribers over shutdown
ECONET Wireless has revealed that it will credit subscribers who bought daily data during the period when government switched off the nation from the internet, ...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 17:02hrs | 9249 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe security services to use brutal force
The government has warned it will not hesitate to use brutal force on people who are out to destroy the country's security infrastructure.Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Perma...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 16:57hrs | 6816 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sued over Internet blackout
Two civic society organisations have dragged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the High Court following a government decision to completely shut down the Internet twice in a week, following a three-day ...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:56hrs | 7849 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's top ally ordered Internet shutdown
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's top ally and State Security minister Owen "Mudha" Ncube has, again, ordered a complete Internet blackout amid fears that the move was aimed at camouflaging gross human r...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:32hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
Rights lawyers challenge Zimbabwe internet shutdown
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), in conjunction with the Media Institute of Southern Africa-Zimbabwe chapter (Misa-Zimbabwe), has petitioned the High Court seeking an order to compel all the ...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 08:46hrs | 3585 | by Staff Reporter
World Remit fails to pay out cash due to #ZimbabweShutDown
MONEY transfer company, WorldRemit has announced it is failing to pay out cash today due to the internet ShutDown announced in Zimbabwe, a Technology website ...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 16:11hrs | 1284 | by Staff reporter
VPN searches in Zimbabwe surge 1,560%
Zimbabweans are turning to VPNs to find a way around an apparent government internet shutdown, Zim Techreview reported. A...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 16:04hrs | 6286 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga opens internet but closes social media
The Minister of State Security under Acting President Chiwenga's government Owen Mudha Ncube has instructed all Internet Service Providers to open up internet access save for specified social media ap...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 15:32hrs | 5809 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The case for the internet shutdown
The bygone violent and destructive protest stay away in most urban centres of Zimbabwe which ran from Monday to Wednesday this week triggered an internet shutdown since Tuesday morning. This was on th...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 13:33hrs | 1803 | by Nobleman Runyanga
'Overwhelming demand cuts off Zimbabwe internet'
Deputy information minister Energy Mutodi has denied that the President Emmerson Mnangagwa administration ordered the first internet blockade, clumsily claiming on national television that inte...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 15:19hrs | 7466 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation shoots to 42,09%
ZIMBABWE'S inflation rose to 42,09% year-on-year in December, its highest for a decade, from 31,01% in November driven by increases in the price of basic goods, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:12hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga shuts down internet again
Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA Zimbabwe) has reported that government has again instructed Internet Service Providers to shutdown the internet services till further notice."Around mi...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 06:35hrs | 8849 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Internet shutdown draconian'
Information, Communication and Technology activists have blasted government for shutting down the Internet saying the arbitrary action was ultra vires the constitutionally enshrined right to informati...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 18:11hrs | 1860 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa maintains freeze on WhatsApp
ZIMBABWE'S paranoid government Wednesday restored the internet but kept social media sites blocked as tensions remained high in a country that has seen violent protests past three days.This wa...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 07:42hrs | 2100 | by newzimbabwe.com
BREAKING: Zimbabwe restores internet connectivity
Mobile networks and internet service providers in Zimbabwe have restored internet connectivity after a blackout that lasted more than 24 hours, ...Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 15:29hrs | 6659 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe crisis: What you need to know
Zimbabwe's anti-government protest strike has entered day three with streets, particularly in Harare, said to be deserted.Here is what you need to know....Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 15:23hrs | 7730 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: #ZimbabweShutDown day 3 - Beitbridge update
Gomba cafe closed yesterday Engene Garage yersterday...Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 12:51hrs | 12492 | by Beitbridge Resident
Zimbabwe kills commerce and lights, by killing the internet
WHEN the Zimbabwean government ordered internet service providers to shutter parts of the web in an effort to curb anti-government protests, it also plunged homes into darkness because people can't pa...Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 09:27hrs | 902 | by Staff reporter
#ZimbabweShutDown enters day 3
Streets are deserted in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, Wednesday as a general strike continues for a third day to protest the government's decision to more than double the price of fuel.Lawyers f...Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 08:53hrs | 3242 | by AP
'Internet shutdown is unconstitutional,' says Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabwe's mobile phone networks and internet were partially shut down, with one industry source saying the systems had been jammed and many users were complaining of severely limited access.J...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 21:01hrs | 3774 | by Ndou Paul
Strive Masiyiwa speaks on Internet blackout
Embattled Econet Wireless Boss Strive Masiyiwa has taken to Facebook to explain why his company complied with government directive to shut down internet the whole of Zimbabwe.Masiyiwa said whe...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 20:26hrs | 11133 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Jonathan Moyo must be puking as Strive Masiyiwa's fortune rises to US$2.3bn
exiled Former G40 Kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo last week made a jibe on telecommunications guru Strive Masiyiwa saying that Masiyiwa is a Bond-note billionaire, a reference to the local currency th...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 20:25hrs | 2616 | by Staff reporter
Econet declines to comment on internet shutdown
When the Zimbabwean government ordered internet service providers to shutter parts of the web in an effort to curb anti-government protests, it also plunged homes into darkness because people can't pa...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 14:08hrs | 2479 | by Staff reporter
First total internet shutdown in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe on Tuesday experienced its first total internet shutdown since inception. The shutdown came after citizens on Monday used social media to organize protests that left about five people dead an...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 12:37hrs | 2571 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Cyber bullying: A growing menace
It is common nowadays for those that use social media platforms to wake up and discover unusual posts on their accounts.Some of the posts might be nasty, disrespectful and abusive, creating gr...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:57hrs | 88 | by Emmanuel Kafe
Masiyiwa family philanthropic efforts get thumbs-up
YOUTH economic pressure group Zimbabwe Entrepreneurs Youth Action (Zeya) had urged local youths to emulate the philanthropic efforts of of global telecommunications group Econet Wireless founder and C...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:57hrs | 222 | by Staff rpeorter
Zimbabwe parliament sets up enquiry into mobile data costs
PARLIAMENT will next month institute an enquiry into mobile data costs amid concerns from consumers that network operators have astronomically raised charges.In an interview, Parliamentary Por...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:53hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
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