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Masiyiwa urges collaboration among private sector, NGOs and faith-based organizations in combating COVID-19 in Africa
Businessman Strive Masiyiwa has urged Africans to adopt what he calls the 'ITTIT' formula to fighting the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus epidemic as governments across the continent gradually ease...Published: 16 May 2020 at 15:05hrs | 860 | by Agencies
Ralph Mupita paid R66.3 million by MTN for 2019
MTN has published its integrated report for 2019, showing what its top executives were paid in the last year.MTN group chief financial officer, Ralph Mupita, took home the largest salary at th...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 15:27hrs | 1311 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1008 | by Bloomberg
Vodacom, MTN to be forced to reduce data prices
The Competition Commission on Sunday released the Data Services Market Inquiry final report with findings and recommendations.The report, among many other things, recommended that mobile netwo...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 19:40hrs | 2162 | by Staff reporter
'Predatory and restrictive sponsorship clause must be removed'
FORMER Caps United dribbling wizard and football analyst, Alois Bunjira, has called for the removal of the PSL and Delta Beverages sponsorship clause that bars a direct competitor from any involvement...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 06:30hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
Two Zimbabweans arrested in Pretoria for stealing MTN batteries
Two Zimbabweans have been arrested in Pretoria for possession of tower communications batteries. The pair was arrested during an operation dubbed Okae Molao. Sevteen tower batterie...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 06:33hrs | 2800 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zulu King Zwelithini launches his own mobile network
South African Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has ventured into the mobile network business. The King launched his Bayede Mobile SIM cards on Friday and they will be distributed for the first ti...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 11:18hrs | 3245 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tembo clinches maiden silverware with Supersport United
Former Zimbabwean defender and now Supersport United coach Kaitano Tembo made history today by claiming his first ever trophy as head coach after his team edged Highlands Park 1 - 0 in the Mtn8 final....Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 14:28hrs | 986 | by Daniel Itai (Orlando stadium in Johannesburg)
South Africans need a history lesson
JULIUS Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has tried telling his countrymen that the borders they are so fond of were imposed by racist imperialists.He has also told them th...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 06:45hrs | 392 | by Mtandazo Dube
Xenophobia: Zimbabwe to evacuate 171
GOVERNMENT will evacuate at least 171 Zimbabweans from South Africa following the death of two locals in ongoing xenophobic violence. This was said by Information, Publicity and Broadcasting S...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 05:52hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
12 dead in xenophobic attacks
12 people have so far been killed since the start of the xenophobic attacks a couple of weeks ago. At this particular juncture it's not yet clear whether the 12 are foreigners or South African nationa...Published: 10 Sep 2019 at 06:55hrs | 1535 | by Daniel Itai in Johannesburg South Africa
1 killed in fresh SA Afrophobia attacks
ONE person has died while five were injured in a fresh wave of xenophobic attacks in Johannesburg's city centre yesterday, as tensions between South Africans and foreigners soared. Attacks were also r...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 06:30hrs | 810 | by Staff reporter
Xenophobia - Afrophobia unrest flares up in Joburg CBD
Businesses in parts of the Johannesburg city centre and surrounding areas have shut their doors as a group of men, believed to be mostly hostel dwellers from Jeppestown, march and protest on Sunday af...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 16:26hrs | 3093 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean dies in Afrofobia attacks
A ZIMBABWEAN woman has died following the xenophobic attacks that have rocked neighbouring South Africa with several being injured and displaced during the unrest.Zimbabwean Ambassador in Sout...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 07:52hrs | 2062 | by Staff reporter
Zambia, Nigeria retaliate to xenophobic attacks
Xenophobic attacks in South Africa seem to be scaling on despite government's attempts of trying to stop them.As a result of the ongoing xenophobic attacks which many are now terming Afrophobi...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 23:01hrs | 1915 | by Daniel Itai
Ramaphosa closes South Africa embassy in Nigeria
South Africa has temporarily closed its diplomatic missions in Nigeria following reprisal attacks by Nigerians triggered by xenophobic violence in South AfricaSince Sunday, in South Afri...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 17:58hrs | 2399 | by BBC
Mnangagwa's govt condemns violent SA attacks
Government has condemned flaring attacks on citizens from other African countries in South Africa which have so far left five people dead, shops looted and property burnt down. Botswana,...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 07:47hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
MTN, MultiChoice shut branches in Nigeria amid protests over SA attacks
South African television group MultiChoice has shut its offices and branches in Nigeria and Zambia, according to its head of corporate affairs Joe Heshu. This follows protests at the group's N...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 12:40hrs | 1541 | by Staff reporter
Blood of foreigners flow in South African streets as locals swim in joy
If one can not be angered by the animalistic sadistic killings of our people in South Africa then one has a heart of a stone. Please be angry with me as we moan the patriots who are slaughtered like a...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 22:34hrs | 6557 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
South Africans and their companies given 7 days to leave Nigeria
South Africans and their companies operating in Nigeria have been given seven days to pack up their bags and leave Nigeria by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) following an increase...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 20:50hrs | 10908 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Nigerians set MTN office on fire in Lagos, destroy Shoprite
One of the MTN offices in Apapa, Lagos, has been set on fire by Nigerians protesting the recent xenophobic attacks....Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 20:45hrs | 12886 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash bureau de change launch to spur financial inclusion in Zimbabwe
THE recent launch of a bureau de change by Zimbabwe's leading mobile money service provider EcoCash after approval by the country's central bank is likely to help channel more remittances through form...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | 695 | by Sifelani Tsiko
Econet launches digital mobile bureau de change
ECOCASH has launched a digital mobile phone-based bureau de change in a move set to increase competition in the foreign currency exchange business. The innovative facility, a first by a mobile...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:34hrs | 885 | by Staff reporter
Cyril Ramaphosa panics
Reports from South Africa indicate that the country's President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa's lawyers have accused the public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane of unlawfully obtaining financial information fr...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 11:34hrs | 9225 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Dabengwa funded Ramaphosa's campaign with R500 000
Former MTN group CEO and Eskom board member Sifiso Dabengwa funded the South Africa President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa's campaign with a whopping R500 000. President Ramaphosa is accused of be...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 10:38hrs | 28451 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe govt to cede TelOne, NetOne majority shares by year-end
GOVERNMENT is moving to complete the sale of its majority shareholding in fixed telecommunications company TelOne and mobile operator NetOne by year-end, businessdigest has learnt.There has be...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 08:54hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Epic start for Kaitano Tembo
Its been a long and stressful journey for the Zimbabwean born gaffer of Supersport United who has managed to anchor the Matsatsantsa a Pitori as they are affectionately known by their fans to the sixt...Published: 12 May 2019 at 23:18hrs | 950 | by Daniel Itai
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 | 1845 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe linked Chris Maroleng fired by SABC
The SABC board has terminated the contract of employment of its Chief Operations Officer, Chris Maroleng, with immediate effect, Zim Techreview reported.This announcement followed "due conside...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 21:13hrs | 8842 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean born Mupita gets R22.5-million payday
MTN Group has released its Integrated Report for the year ended 31 December 2018, detailing how much its executives get paid, Zim Tec...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 22:17hrs | 3826 | by Staff reporter
Price, tariff tragedy of regulated sectors
OVER the past year or so we have seen inflation pressures escalating in Zimbabwe. The latest figure of 59,39 percent for January has invoked fears among Zimbabweans who do not want a repeat of the las...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 11:04hrs | 819 | by Staff reporter
Young Bulawayo artistes land MTN, Vodacom caller tune deal
IN the infancy of their careers, up-and-coming Bulawayo hip-hop artistes Redbee, Ravan and Shanga have landed a caller tune deal with South Africa's giant telecommunications service providers MTN and ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 22:44hrs | 951 | 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 | 6131 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa stole Econet share, his lawyer responds
Prominent businessman and formerly Strive Masiyiwa's lawyer Tawanda Nyambirai has issued a lengthy and heated response to the allegations that the Zimbabwean dollar billionaire should not have ended u...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 23:11hrs | 9968 | by Staff reporter
Stolen cellphone tower items found on Zimbabwe bound bus
Several cellphone tower solar panels and batteries believed to have been stolen from around the Nelson Mandela Bay area were confiscated after police pulled over a bus travelling to Zimbabwe.T...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 09:53hrs | 5981 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa targets black market
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has set his sights on illegal currency trading, describing it and related illicit financial activities as a threat to national security.In the first installment of...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 08:00hrs | 8608 | 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 | 374 | by Mariam Abdullahi, Telco Industry Lead at SAP Africa
Khama Billiat best player in PSL, says Kaizer Chiefs coach
Cape Town - Kaizer Chiefs coach Giovanni Solinas gave high praise to Khama Billiat on the weekend, saying he is the best player in South Africa.Billiat scored Amakhosi's first goal in their 2-...Published: 28 Aug 2018 at 08:17hrs | 2030 | by Staff Reporter
Africa's customer experience experts descend on Cape Town
Cape Town, July 27, 2018: Africa's top customer experience experts are gathering Cape Town for the 7th annual Customer Experience Management Africa Summit, held at the Cape Town International Conventi...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 07:59hrs | 172 | by Agencies
MTN executive quits
MTN today announced the resignation of Stephen van Coller, Vice President of Digital Services, Data Analytics and Business Development with effect from 31 August 2018. Stephen has resigned to take up ...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:46hrs | 1784 | by Staff reporter
MTN increase LTE coverage and download speeds
MTN increased its coverage and improved the customer experience on its network between January and May 2018, according to chief technology and information officer Giovanni Chiarelli.Speaking d...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 13:32hrs | 436 | by MyBroadband
Supa Mandiwanzira moots lowering tariffs
Minister of Information Communication Technology and Cyber Security, Supa Mandiwanzira, has said government is undertaking research to ascertain the real cost of data in the country following an outcr...Published: 12 May 2018 at 15:34hrs | 3811 | by Staff reporter
More Bosso/NetOne activations coming
HIGHLANDERS' newly found all-weather partner, NetOne, have revealed that more Bosso fan activations will be done in Bulawayo and surrounding areas in a bid to help the club continue reaching out to it...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:08hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Shoplifters soiled, assaulted for stealing pampers
Three women were on Monday humiliated in Kuwadzana for stealing pampers from a shop.The three -Olivia Banda and Memory Ndlovu from Epworth and the Maidei Anna from Hopley, were plastered with ...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 22:06hrs | 1620 | by Staff reporter
Potraz completes rules for virtual mobile firms
Zimbabwe has completed the drafting of a framework meant to define operational modalities for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) amid indications there is growing interest and enquiries on the m...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 06:15hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
Potraz warns telcom firms
The Postal and Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has warned telecommunication companies to put the interests of subscribers first or risk being fined for providing poor services to subscribers...Published: 12 Mar 2018 at 11:37hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
NetOne delivers $1 million sponsorship package for Bosso,Dembare, Caps United
FOOTBALL'S all-weather partner NetOne delivered a perfect Valentine's Day present when they unveiled a $1 million sponsorship package for the country's Big Three Clubs - Dynamos, Highlanders and CAPS ...Published: 15 Feb 2018 at 05:50hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Who Is SABC's Newly Appointed COO, Chris Maroleng?
Chris Maroleng was appointed chief operations officer (COO) of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on Tuesday.The SABC board announced in a statement that Maroleng would start st...Published: 01 Feb 2018 at 14:46hrs | 1428 | by huffingtonpost
Chris Maroleng officially appointed as SABC COO
Former eNCA presenter Chris Maroleng has been appointed chief operations officer of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)The SABC board made the announcement in a statement on Tues...Published: 30 Jan 2018 at 16:46hrs | 812 | by Staff reporter
Former Zimbabwe expert appointed SABC COO - reports
Reports have emerged that former eNCA anchor and MTN group executive for corporate affairs and former Zimbabwe expert at the Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria (now known as Tshwane) Chris Mar...Published: 20 Jan 2018 at 17:06hrs | 6737 | by Staff reporter
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