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Analysis of Dual Pricing Policy (SI 185 of 2020)
The Zimbabwean government gazetted Statutory Instrument (SI) 185 of 2020 on the 24th of July 2020. The latest regulation compels sellers of various goods and services to display, quote and offer price...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 17:05hrs | 2891 | by Victor Bhoroma
Potraz warns against bogus online COVID-19 doctors
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has warned of bogus health experts who post online information purporting it to be useful in the fight against COVID-19....Published: 29 Jul 2020 at 13:17hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Telecoms industry set to offer better service from USD-indexed tariff adjustments
Telecommunication companies operating in the country must have breathed a heavy sigh of relief last week after regulator Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) allowed...Published: 29 Jul 2020 at 09:56hrs | 593 | by Agencies
Zimbabweans to pay more to make calls
In a notice to operators on Wednesday, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) said operators may now use dual pricing on their tariffs.This is in line with...Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 08:49hrs | 939 | by Staff reporter
Potraz, MNOs partner to connect under-served areas to the world
MARGINAlISED communities with limited or no mobile access are set to benefit from an agreement between telecoms regulator, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) and m...Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 08:47hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe telecom operators get forex greenlight
Zimbabweans will now pay more to make calls and use the internet after the telecoms regulator authorised operators to peg their tariffs at the official exchange rate and in United States dollars....Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 11:11hrs | 2708 | by Staff reporter
Supa Mandiwanzira demands freedom
FORMER Information Communication Technology minister Supa Mandiwanzira, who is facing allegations of criminal abuse of office for allegedly seconding his personal assistant to the board of the Postal ...Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 17:53hrs | 6783 | by Staff reporter
Demystifying Zimbabwe's Cyber Bill
This past week I was among those that were observing the Zimbabwean parliamentary publichearings on the Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill, gazetted on May 15 2020. These public hearings ...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 10:54hrs | 248 | by Nigel Nyamutumbu
The Ecocash heist - A modern tale of irresponsible corporate behaviour
Sometime in 2013, I applied and became an Ecocash Agent (Agent), and immediately set shop in at least two locations within Harare CBD. The setup and running costs for me as an Agent were high, but the...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 19:27hrs | 6769 | by Tendayi Mudhadha
Government gazettes new mobile money laws
THE government has gazetted a Statutory Instrument (SI) to regulate mobile banking and money transmission in the country, apparently to back up the controversial decision to suspend all monetary trans...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 17:48hrs | 2142 | by Staff reporter
RBZ confirms mobile money ban but keeps platforms open for small transactions
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has suspended all money agents from mobile financial transactions but the general public can still continue to transact using the platforms.In a statement ye...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:18hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Mobile money services banned
THE Government has suspended phone-based money transactions with immediate effect as investigations into allegations that they fuel black market transactions that have caused runaway inflation gather ...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 08:08hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
Mandiwanzira fights charge
Former Information Communication Technology and Cyber Security Minister Supa Mandiwanzira who is facing a charge of criminal abuse of office as a public officer, yesterday notified the court of his in...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 12:28hrs | 1735 | by Staff reporter
RBZ seeks prosecution of social media forex dealers
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe through its Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has engaged law enforcement agents to prosecute illegal forex traders posting foreign currency exchange rates on social media...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 18:25hrs | 1303 | by Staff reporter
FIU revokes internal transfer directive
The Financial Intelligence Unit has revoked a directive issued to banks limiting internal transfer amounts following representations made by the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe. On June 4...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 14:04hrs | 1353 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe risks lagging behind in digital era
ZIMBABWE risks being left behind in the digital era and this has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic as local mobile network operators (MNOs) continue to charge subeconomic tariffs amid rising o...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:37hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
'EcoCash leads mobile money subscriber growth'
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz)'s latest sector report shows that mobile money subscriptions grew by 4,6 percent in the first quarter of 2020, from 7 334 63...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 18:29hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Potraz logs off 10 aspiring Internet providers
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ), says it cancelled nearly 10 licences for Internet access providers who failed to roll out their businesses. Speakin...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 07:08hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Telcos want another tariff hike
Local mobile telecommunications operators have approached the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) for another upward review of tariffs. Earlier in March Pot...Published: 03 Jun 2020 at 09:47hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Cyber Bill awaits Parly debate
The Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill was gazetted last week and now proceeds to Parliament for debate and possible amendment before being passed into law. The Bill seeks to set out the ...Published: 19 May 2020 at 07:11hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobile operators get free frequencies
THE Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has allocated the country's three mobile network operators free frequencies until the end of the year as part of its thrust t...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:35hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter
Potraz moves to reduce data costs
THE Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has allocated the country's three mobile network operators free frequencies until the end of the year as part of measures to ...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:25hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Mobile telcos adjust SMS, data bundle prices
Zimbabwe's leading mobile network operators (MNOs), Econet and NetOne are adjusting their SMS and data bundle tariffs in what the players say is in line with the rising cost of doing business in the c...Published: 06 May 2020 at 07:39hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter
Econet raises data prices by 225%
Econet Wireless hiked data prices by up to 225 percent overnight Tuesday – sparking anger from hard-up Zimbabweans.The increase in data costs could not have come at a worse time for Econet c...Published: 05 May 2020 at 16:06hrs | 1304 | by Staff reporter
Dark Fibre Africa issued licence to operate in Zimbabwe
Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) has been issued an operating licence by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ).This makes it the first telecommunications provider ...Published: 04 May 2020 at 13:53hrs | 2615 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobile network operators face losses as costs mount
The unprecedented rise in the country's cost of doing business is expected to wipe out margins for mobile network operators, leading to possible losses within the sector.Between March and now,...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:28hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi and his money
BUSINESSMAN and socialite Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure has always come across as that rich, arrogant and yet sophisticated and witty man.Boy, what a wrong perception we had!Boss Ginimbi,...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:06hrs | 1388 | by Staff reporter
5G technology safe, claims Potraz
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has dismissed claims that 5G technology helps transmit coronavirus saying there was no scientific link between the network t...Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 08:25hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
'Govt must give free 300 kWh power per household for lockdown'
MDC legislator Settlement Chikwinya has called on the government to given each household 300 kw to compensate for the loss they have incurred during the 21 days lockdown."Zimbabwe is largely a...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 10:39hrs | 1096 | by Stephen Jakes
WATCH: 5G technology linked to coronavirus pandemic?
Claims that 5G technology could be linked to the spread of the coronavirus have been spreading online for weeks.China was reportedly the first country to have more than 100 000 5G towers, with...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 12:36hrs | 2205 | by Staff reporter
Mobile money subscriptions up 15%
The number of active mobile money subscriptions continued on a growth trajectory, registering a 15 percent growth in 2019, according to regulator, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:07hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Telcoms revenue jumps 181%
The telecommunications industry's annual revenue for year 2019 surged 181 percent to $4,5 billion compared to $1,6 billion recorded in the prior driven by inflation induced price hikes. Last y...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:33hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Govt moves to promote telehealth
Government is working towards promoting telehealth as it intensifies its efforts to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. This followed the handover of an assortment of gadgets by the telecommun...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:29hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Time to provide online education in these times of COVID-19
The world is facing an incredibly challenging time with the global outbreak of COVID-19 referred to as the coronavirus, grappling with growing concerns over health, our communities, and the econ...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 09:28hrs | 332 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Potraz hikes tariffs 57%
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has with immediate effect approved a 57 percent upward review for voice, data and SMS tariffs to catch up with the "constant...Published: 12 Mar 2020 at 23:58hrs | 1199 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa vs Kamambo court case hits snag
PROCEEDINGS in Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president Felton Kamambo and his deputy Phillip Machana's case have been stalled by the absence of a statement from Postal and Telecommunications Re...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 18:08hrs | 1238 | by Stagg reporter
Zimbabwe needs to adopt a rights-based approach in regulation of internet
Zimbabwe has been in the process of aligning its laws with the 2013 constitution, resulting in the unbundling in 2019 of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Aippa) through the gaz...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 09:50hrs | 241 | by Misa Zimbabwe.
Banks, money transfer agencies clash
Banks and money transfer agencies traded accusations in Parliament on Monday over an uneven playing field. Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) accused money transfer agencies such as EcoCash, One Mo...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 07:49hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
Vandalism, theft threaten telecoms operations
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) is rolling out consumer awareness campaigns in response to growing incidents of vandalism and theft of telecommunications in...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 06:34hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
CUT database hacker gets nod to attend international hackathon
A CHINHOYI University of Technology (CUT) computer whizkid, who is out on bail on charges of hacking into the university's examination results database and altering his results and those of seven othe...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:28hrs | 998 | by Staff reporter
'Free data to marginalised areas,' MPs urge telcos
Members of Parliament yesterday said telecommunication companies (telcos) must give free data access to schools in marginalised areas as part of community development projects.The issue was ra...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:21hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Sick Mavhunga misses First lady's visit
Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs minister Monica Mavhunga missed First lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's visit in Rushinga yesterday due to sickness.Highly placed sources told Bulawayo24 news th...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 13:38hrs | 2178 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Potraz rolls out infrastructure projects in remote areas
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has embarked on an infrastructure development project which will ensure that the marginalised and under-serviced communities...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:50hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Parly commends Potraz over rural base stations
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has been commended for constructing base stations in marginalised communities to bridge the information gap. This wa...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:45hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
First lady blesses young pregnant women
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa through her Angel of Hope foundation blessed 30 young women with baby blankets in Rushinga today.Mnangagw...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 19:56hrs | 1167 | by Paul Ndou
Potraz warns against tariff hikes
The Postal and Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has warned of stiffer penalties on mobile network operators who increased tariffs without approval from the regulator.This follows an o...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 06:12hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
NetOne partners Zimra
NETONE's mobile financial services arm, OneMoney in partnership with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), yesterday launched a payment solution platform that will facilitate payment of taxes and ot...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 05:58hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Econet hikes data tariffs
ECONET Wireless - Zimbabwe's largest mobile operator - has reviewed its data and SMS (Short Message Service) tariffs upwards by an average of 25 percent. The country's Mobile Network Ope...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 05:56hrs | 1333 | by Staff reporter
Currency woes choke telcos amid static tariffs
The continued weakening of the Zimbabwean dollar against erratic tariff reviews poses a serious threat to the viability of mobile network operators, industry players have highlighted.Mobil...Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 12:46hrs | 893 | by Agencies
NetOne franchise yields $200m
State-owned mobile network operator, NetOne's franchise programme is bearing fruit and has racked in nearly $200 million dollars since launch of the programme just over a year ago.The franchis...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 06:42hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
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