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Strive Masiyiwa among Times 100 AI Personalities of 2025

Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa has been recognised in the Times 100 AI Personalities of 2025, earning global acclaim for his ambitious push to democratise artificial intelligence access across Africa.Masiyiwa, founder of Econet and…

Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 22:34hrs | | by Staff reporter

50 Joshualites awarded Scholarships amid debate over tribal bias

Fifty academically gifted students from across Zimbabwe's 10 provinces have been awarded the prestigious Joshua Nkomo Scholarship, administered by the Higherlife Foundation, in the latest effort to support the country's future leaders in h…

Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 22:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

Masiyiwas, Gates Foundation launch $500 million 'Beginnings Fund'

A new $500 million philanthropic initiative aimed at reducing maternal and newborn deaths in sub-Saharan Africa has been launched by a coalition of global donors, including Zimbabwean philanthropists Strive and Tsitsi Masiyiwa, the Bill an…

Published: 12 May 2025 at 13:57hrs | 2033 | by Staff reporter

Is Strive Masiyiwa less appreciated at home?

Zimbabwean telecoms mogul and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa continues to receive global accolades for his contributions to Africa's telecommunications industry and his philanthropy. On December 10, 2024, Masiyiwa was awarded an honorary d…

Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter

Econet in shares battle with former workers

The High Court has issued a default judgment ordering Econet Wireless (Pvt) Ltd to release the relevant documents related to the transfer of over two million shares promised to eight former employees nearly a decade ago.In a ruling dated 2…

Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 08:07hrs | 3589 | by Staff reporter

Strive Masiyiwa gets top Harvard University honour

Prominent Zimbabwean businessman and founder of the Econet Group, Mr. Strive Masiyiwa, has been awarded the prestigious W. E. B. Du Bois Medal for his remarkable contributions to African and African American history and culture. The award …

Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 11:15hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter

Strive Masiyiwa's Cassava partners Google Cloud

BUSINESS tycoon Strive Masiyiwa's Cassava Technologies yesterday partnered global technology leader Google Cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic to deliver advanced cloud and cyber security solutions.The partnership will…

Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:08hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Masiyiwa's wife committing millions to supporting underprivileged people

MEET Tsitsi Masiyiwa; she is the wife of Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa as well as a philanthropist. Before her husband became a billionaire, they were almost penniless and went through a rough patch, struggling to feed themselves …

Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Masiyiwa receives Afreximbank award

STRIVE Masiyiwa, the founder and chairperson of the Econet Group and Cassava Technologies, has expressed his appreciation at the recognition he received at the Afreximbank's Pan-African Business and Development Awards during the bank's 30t…

Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 18:21hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

Masiyiwa named among only 17 black billionaires in the world

ACCORDING to Forbes, there are currently 2,640 billionaires in the world. They are collectively worth $12.2 trillion. The United States is the number one home of billionaires with 735 of them, followed by China's 495 billionaires and India…

Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter

Strive Masiyiwa eyes US$500m for expansion

Zimbabwe-born billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, who runs firms including Africa's largest fibre-optic cable network, plans to raise as much as US$500-million to expand his digital infrastructure and services businesses.The tycoon's Cassava Tech…

Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 10:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

New Gates Foundation trustee led plot to overthrow Zim leader alongside US

WHILE Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, recently appointed to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to add his other high-profile board appointments such as at Rockefeller Foundation, is a role model for many in the country of his …

Published: 05 Feb 2022 at 19:41hrs | | 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 locate the post then decided to trust …

Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 11:08hrs | 2 | by Tinashe Nyahasha

Mthuli Ncube should learn from Masiyiwa

Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's United States jaunt last week was always expected to yield what it yielded - an empty basket. It's no rocket science.In an article published in this column last year titled Why Ncube will not get us debt rel…

Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 17:08hrs | | by Brett Chulu

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 the United Kingdom, the European Union, t…

Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 13:20hrs | | by Chido Chikuni

Ramaphosa's call for lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe laudable

The call by the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, for sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe to be lifted is progressive and worth celebrating.Ramaphosa joins Rwandan President Paul Kagame and foreign based business magnate, Strive Masiyiwa…

Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 11:24hrs | 4 | by Ashley Kondo

'Strive Masiyiwa is a stumbling block' says Trevor Ncube

Alpha Media Holdings Boss Trevor Ncube blamed the failure  of MDC led by Tsvangirai and Simba Makoniâ€™s MKD to unite on Strive Masiyiwa who whom he described as a stumbling block and full of ego.This was revealed by a Wikileaks cable…

Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 16:47hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu

Masiyiwa Saga: A different perspective

In your response to Human Rights Watch's Ken Roth in the context of the unedifying Dewa-Masiyiwa episode that opened our new year, you say:"Consider, Mr Roth, that it is possible that we Zimbabweans would like to have an opportunity [ON OU…

Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 12:15hrs | | by Tawandah Mutasa

Strive Masiyiwa struggles to stomach criticism

In what started as a routine interview with continental business television channel CNBC Africa, Strive Masiyiwa, Econet founder and Executive Chairman describes the political changes being witnessed in Zimbabwe following Robert Mugabe's o…

Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 08:46hrs | 11 | by Willliam Muchayi

Mnangagwa's business dance, Masiyiwa's compliance

President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently held a consultative meeting with Zimbabwe's business sector. This came against the backdrop of a national economic crisis largely caused by a new monetary policy that sent commodity prices and informal…

Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:21hrs | 2 | by Takura Zhangazha

Strive Masiyiwa never ceases to shame the devil

Strive Masiyiwa, the Econet Wireless founder, has always been his own man.With all his wealth, Masiyiwa does not get ahead of himself. His public persona is that of gentility â€” that social superiority, not superior airs, as demonstrated …

Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 06:12hrs | 3 | by Conway Tutani

'Masiyiwa joins bootlicking squad'

It really hurts when noble business owners like Masiyiwa is yet to be enlightened on the Zimbabwe's situation. He has joined boot licking squad that see no evil at the expense of his all-time supportive clients. I have very few questions t…

Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 08:45hrs | | by Nkomah Isaac

Strive Masiyiwa's loyalty is to business

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is "sincere in what he's doing", economic recovery will be tough and Western sanctions must be lifted, says Econet Wireless founder Strive Masiyiwa.Masiyiwa was part of a panel of leading businessmen to attend …

Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:53hrs | 1 | by newZWire

Corporates and cholera philanthropy

IT was recently reported that Econet Zimbabwe founding chief executive officer and now majority shareholder, Strive Masiyiwa issued a social media statement that questioned the transparency of the use of at least $10 million he/his company…

Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Takura Zhangazha

Be Original, Be Yourself, Be Unique

Some people are just important in life and are there for a reason. Look at Sir Wicknell Chivayo , if he was not there where we going to have all that fun we have on social media? Sir Wicknell truly evolves a lot of feelings in people. His …

Published: 27 Jan 2018 at 06:52hrs | | by Belinda Cowa

Capitalism joins Mugabe succession race

AS a Bishop who has been fed with a diet of Marxism, I really hate to say this, but it looks like capitalism really wants to decide who will be the country's next leader. This is sending a chill down my spine because every passing day, cap…

Published: 12 Mar 2017 at 09:06hrs | 1 | by Bishop

Zimbabwe needs a fresh lot of heroes

A great leader inspires the masses by overcoming hardships and working for the greater good of society. Strive Masiyiwa almost sold the shirt off his back as his 5-year legal battle against the government of Zimbabwe for a mobile network o…

Published: 03 Mar 2017 at 09:54hrs | | by Tafi Mhaka

'It's time to play by a new (ethical) set of rules,' says Strive Masiyiwa

Respect for contracts and agreements drives business.When I first moved to live in South Africa, about 15 years ago, I was interviewed by one of the leading weekly business magazines, Financial Mail. It was probably the biggest interview I…

Published: 08 Nov 2015 at 09:39hrs | 3 | by Strive Masiyiwa

Masiyiwa flying Zimbabwean flag high

Although Zimbabwe is in the economic doldrums, a few distinguished and enterprising citizens continue to make waves on the continent in the world of business, and management.These feted Zimbabweans include Econet Wireless founder Strive Ma…

Published: 08 Feb 2015 at 15:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Strive Masiyiwa saving lives

Strive Masiyiwa, the chairperson and founder of Econet Wireless Group, a global telecommunications service provider, is saving money and lives through Facebook, which is one of the world's biggest social network platforms.The Econet boss s…

Published: 29 Aug 2014 at 07:59hrs | | by Brian Kazungu

Masiyiwa, Ncube & Bulawayo on most influential Africans list

Zimbabweans made up 3 of the 100 most influential Africans, according to a new list published by the New African on Wednesday.Trevor Ncube, NoViolet Bulawayo and Strive Masiyiwa made it into the list.Ncube is a media entrepreneur who owns …

Published: 27 Nov 2013 at 03:59hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile

Train up a child to solve the problems we can't solve - Masiyiwa

I learnt a principle from King David in the bible, which is that we must have the wisdom and courage, and above all the humility, to appreciate that there are some problems, which we can only address by educating, and mentoring the next ge…

Published: 12 Nov 2013 at 02:09hrs | | by Strive Masiyiwa

How Strive Masiyiwa deals with corruption

One of the questions, I am often asked by people who want to invest in Africa, is how do I deal with people demanding bribes.... My answer is really quite simple: I have never had any difficulty with saying, "NO". âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨Â¬Â¶ Corrupti…

Published: 12 Oct 2013 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Dr Strive Masiyiwa

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