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Cheap mobile and fintech innovator a solution for the Zimbabwe market
Greydot Telecommunications Zimbabwe, a subsidiary of Greydot Telecommunications Africa, is making significant strides in the telecommunications and fintech landscape across Southern Africa. Establishe...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 14:32hrs | 792 | by Staff reporter
Fintechs fly planes of cash into Zimbabwe
At least once a month - and sometimes as often as three times a week - a private plane lands in a secure part of Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport on the outskirts of the Zimbabwean capital,...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 17:11hrs | 6712 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa shocked by assassination attempt on Donald J Trump
President Mnangagwa has condemned the assassination attempt on former United States (US) President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania saying Zimbabweans received the news with shock and revulsion...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 13:21hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police arrest 5 'vicious women' in viral assault video
Police have arrested 5 women from Wedza who were seen on a viral video brutally assaulting another woman who had been stripped naked. The group of women who are in a viral video, mercilessly l...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 09:09hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
Deportees get lifeline at Zimbabwe's points of entry
Thirty-six-year-old Thantabantu Dumani looks lost in thought as he finds his way into a Zimbabwe Red Cross (ZRCS) office in Beitbridge town.Dumani is among the "early birds" that have been fre...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:37hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
SA, Namibian presidents roasted over Zimbabwe Mnangagwa inauguration
CONTROVERSY over Zimbabwe's disputed elections continues to hog the global limelight as foreign Parliaments debate the polls which saw President Emmerson Mnangagwa being declared winner last month....Published: 07 Sep 2023 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Edd Branson brokers gamechanging global media deal
Barely 2 months after his appointment as Chairman of the AfriUSA Business Initiative, Edd Branson has hit the ground running with a 100 million USD telecom deal that will transform the GSM network spa...Published: 11 May 2023 at 07:21hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Edd Branson mobilises $100 million for African telecoms sector
Zimbabwean businessman and investor Edd Branson has entered the mobile telecommunications space with a 100 million fund to buy equity in African GSM operators.Branson and his consortium are ey...Published: 11 May 2023 at 06:58hrs | | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Potraz calls up RBZ for telecoms sector forex
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) says the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) should prioritise the telecoms sector in the allocation of foreign currency for oper...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tops Sadc on mobile money use
Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA), an association of mobile telecoms from across the world, has ranked Zimbabwe top of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)'s 16 m...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:03hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga builds new luxurious mansion
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga whose previous two divorce cases revealed that he is loaded with money, property and businesses has completed building a new luxurious mansion in Harare's upmarket ...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 08:17hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe blocked son-in-law, daughter and nephew over attempts to take over Telecel
WHILE the late former president Robert Mugabe's regime was corrupt and incompetent it allowed ministers, top civil servants and its business cronies to loot public resources Mugabe himself was very st...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mary Chiwenga's under renewed siege?
Zimbabwean Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's ex-wife Marry, locked in a nasty divorce affair, says she is under renewed siege from the retired general. She says her office wall in Highland...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 20:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa moving to tighten his dead man's grip on power
AFTER his initial daring purges of military commanders who propelled him to power through a military coup in November 2017, President Emmerson Mnangagwa is now capitalising on political contingency an...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 16:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Tops Southern Africa as ATU Ends African-wide Competition to Reward Innovators Targeting Solutions to Fight COVID-19
Zimbabwe's Kudakwashe Clinton Nyamhuka was among finalists of the ATU Africa Innovation Challenge 2020. The 24 year old topped the Southern Africa region together with fellow contestant Tiisetso Masil...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 16:29hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe has lowest mobile money transaction limits in Africa
Zimbabwe has been singled out as one of the countries with a lowest daily mobile money transaction limits in Africa, a development seen as hindering the growth of the mobile money sector and hampering...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 17:12hrs | 5 | by Agencies
Dialogue: A necessary escape route looking beyond the horizon
IS it not a paradox that at a time when Zimbabwe is descending fast into socio-economic and political uncertainty, the term dialogue is becoming more of a cliché? This is tragic, to say the least....Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 08:06hrs | | by Editorial -Newsday
Zimbabwean couple hijacked in Durban, wife missing since Monday
A Zimbabwean businessman who travelled to Durban with his wife might have to return home alone after they were allegedly hijacked and the criminals made off with her in their bakkie.She has be...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
5G transforming tech
5G, which stands for "fifth generation," is an upcoming standard for mobile telecommunications service that promises to be significantly faster than today's 4G technology. It will allow users to brows...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 10:58hrs | 3 | by Enos Denhere
Cabinet approves Cyber Crime bill
Cabinet has approved the principles for Cyber Protection, Data Protection and Electronic Transaction Bill, the Minister of Information Monica Mutsvangwa has revealed.Addressing a post ca...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 12:02hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chiwenga's aide steals from boss's neighbour
A SOLDIER assigned to guard Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's Borrowdale Brooke residence was yesterday convicted of stealing from his boss' neighbour.Nyasha Mbudaya (25) pleaded guilty to...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Workforce experiences to match customer experiences: the next frontier for telco success
Since GSM was first demonstrated in Cape Town in 1993 and the first GSM networks launched the next year, the telco industry has fundamentally transformed every country on the African continent. As som...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 12:16hrs | 5 | by Mariam Abdullahi, Telco Industry Lead at SAP Africa
Chiwenga's motorcade in accident
An unlicensed kombi driver is in a fix after reportedly hitting a car that was part of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's motorcade last Friday.Silent Hungwe appeared before Harare magistra...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to interrupt Mnangagwa's inauguration
MDC-Alliance senior official Senator David Coltart says the Zimbabwe government's plans for Sunday, 12 August, as the date for president-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa's inauguration following a disputed el...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 17:58hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Fintech Trends for 2018
In this article, we will focus on the main fintech trends that will mark the path of the sector in the coming months.All the reports made by the main F...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 08:12hrs | | by Agencies
Africa could be the next frontier for cryptocurrency
Experts say conditions on the continent are great for virtual currency Interest in cryptocurrency, a form of digital currency, is growing steadily in...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 14:44hrs | | by Pavithra Rao
WATCH: How to tie a doek
"Winnie Madikizela-Mandela did not die. She multiplied."In a statement from the African National Congress (ANC) following the death of the struggle stalwart, the party has called on women to w...Published: 05 Apr 2018 at 16:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe: The mother, wife, leader
Like most today's mothers juggling the act of bringing up children in a maze of dizzying modernity, whirlwind technological advancements, illegal substances and intoxicating influences both global and...Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 09:54hrs | | by Maggie Mzumara
What Makarau kneeling before Mugabe betrays
Last week at the launch of the voter registration exercise, chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), Rita Makarau, knelt before President Robert Mugabe.Generally speaking, in ot...Published: 01 Oct 2017 at 10:04hrs | | by Maggie Mzumara
Ster Kinekor readies for Bulawayo
THE long wait is over for movie lovers in Bulawayo as motion picture power house Ster-Kinekor Zimbabwe will open on September 21 with a movie premiere of The Kingsman: Golden Circle.Ster Kinek...Published: 15 Sep 2017 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum
Insufficient financial inclusion, unbanked masses and financial literacy are increasingly attracting investors When she needed to transfer money to a f...Published: 30 May 2017 at 21:28hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor
Cheaper broadband coming to Zimbabwe!
Cheaper and accessible broadband a real possibility "The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude to the problem" - Captain Jack Sparrow Imagine a Zimbabwe where 90% of...Published: 27 Jan 2017 at 07:18hrs | | by Vince Musewe
Grace Mugabe fingered
A statue of President Robert Mugabe standing alongside his wife Grace and sculptor Dominic Benhura has attracted rave reviews on social media.The sculpture surfaced on Friday....Published: 11 Sep 2016 at 08:37hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Mnangagwa warns against shutting out competitors
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa says import restrictions are no longer suitable and sustainable in the global market and could cut out the country, a position which is at variance with his subor...Published: 09 Jul 2016 at 12:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Whatsapp and Skype - Mobile Operator's Headache
Traditionally the telecommunications industry has been a very regulated one not just locally but internationally. But as technology surged forward with faster and faster computing power, other alterna...Published: 15 Jan 2016 at 14:30hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Solar powered wireless access
Background Some time in March 2010 ,. the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) made an announcement t...Published: 30 Dec 2015 at 21:08hrs | 2 | by Robert Ndlovu
MTN Nigeria fined $5.2 billion
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a landmark fine of N1.04 trillion ($5.2bn) against MTN Nigeria, the largest mobile network operator in the country for failing to disconnect sub...Published: 26 Oct 2015 at 10:14hrs | | by Chima Akwaja
Africa tourism set for sustained growth
The hotel and tourism industry in Africa is beginning a period of sustained growth, according to the sector's leading experts gathered at the Africa Hotel Investm...Published: 05 Oct 2015 at 11:07hrs | 2 | by APO
Whatsapp calling craze hits Zimbabwe
This year's Easter holidays came with an added flavor as Whatsapp servers officially allowed calling over the world`s most popular instant messaging application with over 4 billions users. Sub...Published: 09 Apr 2015 at 06:53hrs | 1 | by Tonderai Rutsito
Is Telecel holder of a valid license?
I have recently received numerous enquiries pertaining to Telecel License status. The best people to answer whether Telecel Zimbabwe has or had a license is the national regulator POTRAZ who are m...Published: 19 Mar 2015 at 18:32hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Council installs tracking devices on vehicles
THE Bulawayo City Council plans to install tracking devices on its vehicles to monitor their use, how long they are left idling or how council drivers apply brakes or accelerate.According to a...Published: 27 Jan 2015 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Muzhingi finishes fourth at Comrades Marathon
Durban - THREE-times Comrades Marathon winner Stephen Muzhingi will have to try again after finishing a disappointing 10th in KwaZulu-Natal today as South African Bongmusa Mthembu won the 2013 Comra...Published: 01 Jun 2014 at 11:19hrs | | by Sports reporter
Econet targets Beitbridge for 4G LTE
Telecommunications giant Econet Wireless Zimbabwe says its next stop for fourth generation 4GE Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network will be Beatrice.Group chief executive officer Douglas Mboweni ...Published: 17 Apr 2014 at 11:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Domestic worker beheads magistrate
A male domestic worker, only identified as David, has allegedly beheaded his former master, a senior retired magistrate identified as Mrs. Olufunmilayo Timenyi (65) in Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeri...Published: 29 Mar 2014 at 16:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Smartphone vendors fight for Zimbabwe market
As the telecommunications market in sub-Saharan Africa continues to grow at a faster rate than any other region in the world, smartphone vendors on the local market, including globally renowned brands...Published: 08 Dec 2013 at 03:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa launches EcoSchool initiative
Last week I travelled to Cape Town South Africa, to give a keynote address on "Mobile Telephony as a Development Tool" at the annual African gathering of the GSMA, a global association of the Mobile...Published: 21 Nov 2013 at 11:42hrs | | by Strive Masiyiwa
Econet has invested $1.2bn in Zim since inception
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has revealed that it has invested $1.2 billion in the Zimbabwean economy since the country's largest telecommunications company was started 15 years ago, with at least $1bill...Published: 01 Nov 2013 at 02:52hrs | | by Business reporter
Econet 'sabotaging' bulk SMS players
Zimbabwe's largest mobile network by subscriber base, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, is reportedly "sabotaging" thousands of bulk SMS services in a move that has frustrated many private players as Econet ...Published: 03 Oct 2013 at 06:41hrs | | by Tonderai Rutsito TechSpot
DHL observes changes in Africa's technology market
CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa - - Express company estimates that 60% of IT hardware growth in 2013 will come from tablets and smartphones - "Technology compan...Published: 23 Aug 2013 at 18:02hrs | | by the African Press Organization on behalf of Deutsche Post DHL
Econet Wireless energize the chain TV commercial
Econet Wireless- through its participation in; GSMA, Green Power for Mobile, Community Power Working Groups and in conjunction with the NGO Energize the Chain -is involved in extending the 'Vaccine C...Published: 03 Jul 2013 at 11:05hrs | | by Business reporter
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