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Strive Masiyiwa on corruption
Zimbabwean businessman and Econet Wireless founder Mr Strive Masiyiwa has called for a genuine reform of policies and stronger accountability mechanisms if corruption has to be defeated in Africa....Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 08:08hrs | 4981 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa says, 'Corruption has no colour'
IF corruption is to be defeated, better legislation and stronger accountability mechanisms need to be put in place.This is the word from businessman and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa who gave...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 21:30hrs | 4176 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash threatens complete shutdown
ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange (ZSE)-listed Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe Limited, a subsidiary of Strive Masiyiwa's Econet Wireless, has threatened a complete shutdown of its EcoCash platform if the Reserve Ban...Published: 02 Oct 2019 at 07:41hrs | 2316 | by Staff reporter
Dear Strive Masiyiwa
I greet you cordially.I just want to let you know that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and President ED are moving fast to destroy your cash cow Ecocash. It has come to my attention that they banned ...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 22:10hrs | 3718 | by Don Chigumba
Strive Masiyiwa lashes RBZ
Ministers have recently issued threats against Econet's mobile money service, EcoCash, whose agents are accused of charging desperate Zimbabweans looking for cash a massive premium of up to 60 percent...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 16:56hrs | 9038 | by ZimLive
Masiyiwa-Chamisa fired
ZINARA has fired its suspended chief executive officer Engineer Nancy Masiyiwa-Chamisa and finance director Mr Simon Taranhike for gross incompetence and abuse of office, our Harare Bureau can reveal....Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 06:56hrs | 1416 | by Staff reporter
Of illegal sanctions and global politics
Sanctions generally entail restrictions on international trade and finance that one country imposes on another for political reasons.Economic sanctions include the withdrawal of customary trad...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 13:41hrs | 405 | by Peacemaker Zano
Strive Masiyiwa leaves AGRA in good stead
When the African Green Revolution Alliance (AGRA) was established several years ago, the aim was to provide a platform for global and African leaders to develop actionable plans that would move Africa...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 19:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's richest: How they made their money
WHILST there is no official list of Zimbabwe's richest men and women, such as the one compiled by the Times and Forbes Magazine, the country has its fair share of rich people, including some who are m...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 07:26hrs | 752 | by Staff reporter
Cassava announces free remittances to Zimbabwe via Sasai App
Cassava Fintech, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Econet Group, says with effect from September 1, 2019, Zimbabweans sending money from the Diaspora will pay only 2.5% in remittance fees, a drastic re...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 18:59hrs | 1383 | by Staff reporter
Econet closes shop in 13 countries
BILLIONAIRE and Zimbabwe's telecoms mogul, Strive Masiyiwa's Mauritius incorporated Econet Media Limited, has put up for sale its shares in the satellite broadcast business in 13 countries, mostly Afr...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi's State Of the Nation Address
Good evening Mthwakazi Omuhle ondlela zimhlophe.I wish to have started by acknowledging the so called Zimbabwe's hereos and defense forces day, but I am too angry to go through such kind of fo...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 21:43hrs | 1554 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Masiyiwa-Chamisa refuses to go
THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) is losing thousands of dollars every month as it continues to pay a full salary and associated benefits to suspended chief executive officer, Mrs Na...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet fires warning shot
Econet Wireless has warned that they might be forced to switch off the network during electricity downtime if the situation persists. Econet was speaking after Saturday's blackout which was caused by ...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 13:38hrs | 14393 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Econet in major blackout
Econet users on Saturday complained about their failure to use the Econet services from Ecocash to Data services. Online magazine Techmag said the following service were confirmed not working...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 11:16hrs | 7004 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Former top govt official in US$5 million Zinara storm
FORMER deputy chief secretary to the president and cabinet Ray Ndhlukula is in the eye of a storm after it emerged this week that he unprocedurally ordered the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 08:56hrs | 2118 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa 'former' lawyer's multi-currency regime challenge ruled not urgent
High Court judge Justice Joseph Musakwa has ruled as not urgent an application by businessman and lawyer, Tawanda Nyambirai who was seeking an order to interdict Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and Rese...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa's 'former' lawyer sues Mthuli Ncube over currency reforms
Tawanda Nyambirai, who is on record as having been a lawyer to leading businessman Strive Masiyiwa in his bid to license Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, has sued the Minister of Finance and Economic Deleopm...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 20:43hrs | 7923 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's court challenge dismissed
Former Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) board chairperson Albert Mugabe on Wednesday had his application challenging the acceptability of a letter he allegedly wrote to CBZ Bank guarante...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Scandal prone Zinara caught up in yet another murky deal fiasco
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) could have lost US$5,2 million in a murky deal which was supposed to see a 'controversial third party' earn a US$5 million kickback as a condition fo...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:53hrs | 1734 | by Staff Reporter
Mass resignations stall ex-Zinara boss trial
The trial of former Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) board chairperson, Albert Mugabe, on criminal abuse of office charges, was yesterday postponed to a later date after the chief witnes...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa's Econet in tribalism storm
Econet Wireless a Telecommunications giant owned by Dr Strive Masiyiwa has court tribalism storm after advertising an all-Shona arts line-up for an event to be held on Saturday at Bulawayo's City Hall...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 09:11hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mugabe stalls trial
FORMER Zinara boss, Albert Mugabe, was back in court yesterday accused of stalling his trial by seeking postponements.State prosecutor Nyikadzino Machingura was not amused as Mugabe's lawyer, ...Published: 28 May 2019 at 11:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa-Chamisa gives Biggie Matiza a five-day ultimatum
SUSPENDED Zimbabwe National Road Administration Authority (Zinara) chief executive officer Nancy Masiyiwa-Chamisa has given Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza a five-day ultimatum to issue a public...Published: 17 May 2019 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa competes with Lumumba's partner
Fresh in a box Founder and William Mutumanje's business partner Kuda Musasiwa has lamented that Strive Masiyiwa's Econet has launched through its Eco Farmer venture a service that is copy pasted from ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 11:15hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zinara ropes in CID
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) is working with the Criminal Investigations Department anti-corruption team to investigate all its revenue streams as part of efforts to curb corrupt...Published: 14 May 2019 at 07:27hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Strive Masiyiwa vs Mutuma Mawere court papers
Court papers of an impending courtroom showdown between business tycoon Mutumwa Mawere and Econet founder Strive Masiyiwa have surfaced. The 146 page document details the allegations by Masiyi...Published: 13 May 2019 at 11:21hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zinara bosses resign, 19 employees arrested
Zinara's acting chief executive officer Ms Mathlene Mujokoro and audit manager Mr Shadreck Matengabadza have resigned, while 19 employees have been arrested for fraud cases involving more than US$210 ...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mawarire exposes Strive Masiyiwa
National Patriotic Front Spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire has alleged that Econet boss Strive Masiyiwa is a beneficiary of government tenders courtesy of the late General Solomon Mujuru and his wife Joi...Published: 08 May 2019 at 09:31hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Strive Masiyiwa pockets $100m in dividends
STRIVE Masiyiwa has pocketed close to US$100 million as dividend payouts from his investment in Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ) since 2009, businessdigest has established.According to Econet Wi...Published: 03 May 2019 at 07:22hrs | 7726 | by Staff reporter
Econet hikes data price by 150%
In a move that has infuriated mobile data users Econet Wireless has hiked the price of its daily data bundles by 150%. The new price of data is as follows:$1- 40MB$2.50- 250MB...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 08:37hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Council opts for locally-made water chemicals
Harare City Council (HCC) has started carrying out trial runs for locally-made water purification chemicals which are expected to reduce the demand for foreign currency and save the local authority US...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe shoots down Masiyiwa's rand proposal
Industry and Commerce minister, Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu has shot down the suggestion by billionaire telecoms tycoon Strive Masiyiwa for Zimbabwe to price all goods in South African rand to achieve...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 07:19hrs | 4166 | by Sytaff reporter
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 | | 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 | 6463 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa warned of brewing unrest
THERE are growing fears that Zimbabwe's fast-deteriorating economic situation - marked by shocking price hikes and severe shortages of foreign currency, fuel and vital medicines - could trigger social...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:49hrs | 19945 | by Staff reporter
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 | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Chiwenga attacks Mnangagwa and Masiyiwa
Harare Pastor Apostle Talent Chiwenga has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Telecommunications guru Strive Masiyiwa of playing on the emotions of people to seek relevance by mobilizing relief a...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 17:27hrs | 23910 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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 | | 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 | 3712 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe in court
Former Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) board chairman Albert Mugabe has appeared in court on allegations of authorising and tendering false letters of undertaking to set off a mortgage ...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Army Generals read riot act to Mnangagwa, as he privately offers to resign as President
The game is all but over for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's young presidency, as hardline army generals are reportedly said to have read the riot act to him, over a sheaf of serious issues caused by h...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:54hrs | 26191 | by Itai Mushekwe/Nancy Mabaya/Malvin Motsi
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 | 63009 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Masiyiwa-Chamisa's contract will not be renewed
Six specially selected security crack teams are currently probing the misdemeanours by senior Zimbabwe National Roads Administrator (Zinara) executives, as authorities step-up the ante to cleanse the ...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
'A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination'
IT has reached the stage where, to be honest with each other, it is no more surprising that posting a most non-political and non-partisan message on social media praising Zimbabweans — one and all â...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 06:28hrs | 926 | by Conway Tutani
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 | 1075 | by Staff reporter
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 | 8575 | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa to build house for Cyclone Idai heroine
TELECOMMUNICATIONS magnate and billionaire, Mr Strive Masiyiwa has pledged to build a house and pay a $1000 lifetime monthly allowance to an elderly woman from Harare who walked from Mbare to Highland...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 22:22hrs | 1927 | by ZimLive
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