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Econet to hike tariffs by 183%
LEADING telecommunications services provider, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited (EWZL), is set to increase tariffs by a total 183% through staggered reviews in the next three months.The develop...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:45hrs | 1003 | by Staff reporter
Government connects 400 schools to the internet
GOVERNMENT has connected 400 schools to the internet in all the country's 10 provinces as part of an ongoing programme to accelerate the implementation of the national e-learning strategy.The ...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
3 200 rural schools get free Internet
More than 3 000 rural schools have been earmarked for free Internet connection under an ongoing programme to accelerate implementation of the national e-learning strategy.At least 400 schools ...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 09:58hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Postal, telecoms sector revenue up
TOTAL revenues for the country's postal and telecommunications sector increased by 11% to $43,5 billion during the first quarter of this year, despite depressed consumption, inflation, foreign currenc...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:42hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Potraz happy with tariff hikes
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has given telecommunications network service operators the nod to increase tariffs in keeping with the rising costs to ensur...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:05hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
TelOne groans under sub-economic tariffs
STATE-OWNED telecommunications company TelOne is reeling under high inflation which has impeded profitability while sub-economic tariffs are threatening to sink the firm.TelOne's last tariff r...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 10:04hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter
Open Letter to ZUJ, ZANU PF and ZRP Commissioner General
Zimbabwe has seen an upsurge in violence and violent crime. The brutal killing of Moreblessings Ali is one among many such violent crimes that are on the rise. It is disturbing that in the wak...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 12:36hrs | 1908 | by Thuthani Khumalo
Protraz Hackathon: $175m up for grabs
THE Post and Telecommunications Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has launched this year's Hackathon, with $175 million up for grabs for outstanding innovations.To participate in the Hackathon on...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:43hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe govt will not snoop on calls'
GOVERNMENT has no plans to snoop on citizens' private phone conversations using the recently launched Telecommunications, Traffic Monitoring and Revenue Assurance System (TTMS), which is meant to figh...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 08:29hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Scandal-ridden company monitors Zimbabwe calls
THE company which installed a Telecommunications Traffic Monitoring System (TTMS) at the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe headquarters in Harare this week — Global Voic...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 20:42hrs | 2593 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Minister Kagonye jailed 16 months
Former Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Petronella Kagonye has been sentenced to 16 months imprisonment by Harare magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti.This follows her conviction on ...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 16:30hrs | 1136 | by Staff reporter
Kagonye remanded in custody
THE State has called for a custodial sentence against convicted former Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Petronella Kagonye when the court sentences her today.Kagonye was yest...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:34hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Labour Minister Kagonye convicted for stealing school laptops
Former Public Service Minister Petronella Kagonye has been convicted for personalising computers donated to schools in her Goromonzi South constituency by the Postal and Telecommunication Regulation A...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 18:15hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Potraz launches traffic monitoring system
Potraz has launched a telecommunications traffic monitoring and revenue assurance system so as to ensure full accountability in the provision of public telecommunication services but cannot read the c...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 08:55hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Equipment to track telecommunications services usage now in place in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE has enhanced its capacity to track the uptake of telecommunication services after the commissioning of equipment to monitor traffic inflows by network providers. The telecommunication...Published: 06 Jun 2022 at 15:23hrs | 4946 | by Staff Reporter
Potraz promoting online content in local languages
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) is promoting the creation of online content in local languages to support inclusive internet usage.Addressing the Wo...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:52hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Vandalism costs TelOne US$1m annually
TELECOMMUNICATIONS operator, TelOne, has embarked on a drive to provide wireless or optic fibre network solutions to replace copper installations which have been a target of vandalism across the count...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:20hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Nicola Faith Dyakonda winners the 2022 Girls in ICT hackathon held at the University of Zimbabwe
As part of the nation’s commitment to the success of the girl child in the information and communication Technology (ICT) sector. On 28 April 2022, ZICT and ZIE joins girls around the world to mark ...Published: 08 May 2022 at 15:26hrs | 832 | by Agencies
Econet extends 5G coverage to Bulawayo
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, the country's largest mobile network operator, yesterday extended its national 5G network to the southern region, by launching the service in Bulawayo.The new network...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:20hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Econet extends its 5G coverage, launches super-fast technology in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO - Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, the country's largest mobile network operator, yesterday extended its national 5G network to the southern region, by launching the service in Bulawayo.The ...Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 16:07hrs | 930 | by Agencies
Ex-minister refutes graft allegations
FORMER Public Service minister Petronella Kagonye yesterday appeared in court denying criminal abuse of office charges being levelled against her.In her defence, she said the allegations were ...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:07hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Mobile tariff hike dents network traffic
A SHARP rise in mobile phone tariffs during the final three months of 2021 resulted in a decline in voice and data traffic, as the country battled soaring inflation triggered by the weakening of the d...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 08:32hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Potraz targets rural internet access
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) is focusing in increasing Internet access in the rural areas.Presenting the Postal and Telecommunications 2021 fourth quarte...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Potraz records increase in revenue
The Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), recorded significant revenue growth in all service markets in 2021 but also spent a lot more.Presenting the 20...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:35hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo's Zifa board is the best, says Omega Sibanda
FORMER Zifa vice-president and Member of Parliament Omega Sibanda ranks the suspended Zifa board led by Felton Kamambo as the best to have taken charge of local football, and says their banishment is ...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | 836 | by Staff reporter
Econet launches 'Smart US dollar Bundles'
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe yesterday launched ‘Smart US Dollar Bundles' that will allow its customers to buy airtime, data and SMS products in US dollars. The company said the development, whi...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:32hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Potraz defends data tariff hikes
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) yesterday justified data tariff hikes by telecommunications operators saying the telcos were actually operating below profitable thresho...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:47hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe, Chimbiri attempt to block exhibits
CCC members, Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri yesterday mounted another bid to block the State from tendering documentary exhibits, described by the State as critical, into the court's record after ...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:06hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe, Chimbiri reject incriminating POTRAZ evidence
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) members Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri have opposed the admission of fresh evidence by a Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) ...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 18:07hrs | 740 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's minister has case to answer
A HARARE magistrate yesterday said former Labour minister Petronella Kagonye has a case to answer on fraud charges after dismissing her application for discharge at the close of the State case....Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:51hrs | 523 | by Staff reporter
Government steps up crime fighting technology
THE Government has stepped up efforts in the Safe Cities Project with much ground covered in ensuring that latest technologies are adopted for the concept.Information and Communication Technol...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:30hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's Mamombe, Chimbiri never said they were abducted
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) activists, Joana Mamombe and Cecellia Chimbiri have made an about turn, sensationally claiming in their defence outline that they never communicated with anyone tha...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:29hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe, Chimbiri trial continues
THE trial of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members, Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri, yesterday continued at the Harare Magistrates Court with the State witness saying call data records on one...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:42hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe, Chimbiri trial opens
CELLPHONES believed to be owned by Citizens Coalition for Change members – Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri were active on internet and various social media platforms during the time the two claim...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:31hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
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 | 103 | by Staff reporter
Potraz denies throttling the internet
THE launch of the opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Nelson Chamisa last Sunday overwhelmed Zimbabwe's internet connectivity, sparking fears that the authorities in Harare had thro...Published: 26 Feb 2022 at 19:31hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
Econet scales up dominance with 5G
ZIMBABWE'S biggest mobile telecomnunications firm, Econet Wireless yesterday launched the country's first high-speed Fifth Generation (5G) mobile broadband technology, moving the domestic market in li...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:14hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
In a major first, Econet switches on 5G network in Zimbabwe
Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe's largest telecommunications company, today launched high-speed Fifth Generation (5G) mobile broadband technology, in partnership with global technology infrastructure suppli...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 17:17hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Misa blasts internet slowdown during Chamisa's rally
THE Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa-Zimbabwe) has blasted the internet slowdown on Sunday at a time when the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Nelson Chamisa was hold...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:39hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Scandalous data cost a violation of rights
THE rate at which data costs have continued to rise in Zimbabwe will leave a lot of people behind and will widen inequality between the rich and the poor, with devastating generational implications, e...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 17:46hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Telecel still viable, says Potraz
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says Telecel Zimbabwe remains a viable business entity as long as it accesses foreign currency timeously.Potra...Published: 14 Feb 2022 at 05:25hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
High operational costs choke Telecel
TELECOMS outfit, Telecel Zimbabwe has revealed that it is battling "spiralling operational costs".Company spokesperson Zitha Dube said the telecommunications firm required urgent capital injec...Published: 09 Feb 2022 at 05:29hrs | 908 | by Staff reporter
Telecel denies closure rumours
TELECEL Zimbabwe yesterday denied that it was facing closure despite rumours that it had shut down its operations after its subscribers failed to access data services or make voice calls for several d...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:42hrs | 1105 | by Staff reporter
'I do not respond to people below my level' Chiyangwa tells Mliswa
Flamboyant businessman and Zanu PF politician, Philip Chiyangwa has refused to be drawn to a social media fight with Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa who openly threatened to physically assaul...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 14:35hrs | 4904 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Econet raises bundle prices
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, the country's largest mobile network operator (MNO) yesterday adjusted its promotional bundle prices by at least 20%.The adjustment, which does not include the headli...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:41hrs | 1799 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean telcos planning tariff hike
Like most sectors of the economy, the telecommunications industry is expected to review its pricing in the coming days in response to rising operating costs, analysts and industry sources say....Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:25hrs | 791 | by Staff reporter
NetOne grows subscriber base
NetOne has increased its mobile subscription base by at least 500 000, figures from the regulatory authority reveal.This was contained in statistics released by the Postal and Telecommunicatio...Published: 11 Jan 2022 at 18:35hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Econet decries erratic power supply
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has bemoaned erratic power supply in the country, saying this was negatively affecting service delivery while adding to the telecoms giant's operational costs.Zimbabwe...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:56hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
NetOne leads telecoms infrastructure development
STATE-OWNED telecommunications company, NetOne, has led the development of mobile telephone infrastructure in the third quarter ended September 30, 2021 on the back of a partnership with Huawei Techno...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 05:56hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
Mobile subscribers rise 3,4% to 14 million
Zimbabwe's active mobile phone subscribers rose by 3,4 percent to 13,9 million during the quarter to September 31, 2021, latest figures from the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POT...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 05:22hrs | 56 | by Staff reporter
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