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Ex-Member of Parliament threatens suicide
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Member of Parliament Obert Manduna has been arrested as the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) intensifies its investigation into a high-profile frau...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:31hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec June exam leak plotter arrested
A 23-year-old Polytechnic student from Mbizo, Kwekwe, appeared in court yesterday facing fraud charges after allegedly creating a WhatsApp group to leak Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) O...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 08:40hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Social Media Influencer's Asia Guide
Asia is a dream destination for social media influencers, offering stunning landscapes, bustling cityscapes, and rich cultural experiences. From Tokyo's neon-lit streets to Bali's tranquil beaches, ev...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 20:00hrs | 74 | by Ndou Paul
Police issue warning on WhatsApp attacks
Authorities have sounded the alarm over a spike in cyberattacks, urging the public to exercise caution when using digital platforms such as WhatsApp. Cybercriminals are deploying sophisticated tactics...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 10:32hrs | 680 | by Staff reporter
WhatsApp hackers unleash havoc in Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans are facing an alarming surge in cybercrime as WhatsApp scams target unsuspecting users, hijacking accounts and wreaking havoc across social groups. These sophisticated cybercriminals explo...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 14:57hrs | 3148 | by Staff reporter
Sifiso Dabengwa to be buried in South Africa
Zimbabwean-born South African corporate executive Raymond Sifiso Dabengwa, former CEO of MTN Group and Eskom board member, will be laid to rest in Johannesburg on Saturday. Dabengwa, 66, passed away o...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 15:09hrs | 2396 | by Staff reporter
Sifiso Dabengwa dies
Zimbabwean-born South African corporate executive Raymond Sifiso Dabengwa, former president and CEO of telecoms giant MTN Group and a board member of Eskom, has passed away at the age of 66.Da...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 15:52hrs | 6667 | by Staff reporter
Sim card scammers arrested with dozens of mobile phone lines
Four individuals, including a husband and wife, were arrested for fraud and money laundering, having scammed three people out of ZWG223,000. The suspects - Rumbidzai Tsongora (24), Tranos Taurai Muzan...Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 15:14hrs | 1032 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa's son to spend more time in remand prison
High Court judge Justice Esther Muremba has opted to recuse herself from Neville Mutsvangwa's bail hearing, citing personal reasons for her decision.Neville is the son of Women Affairs Ministe...Published: 28 May 2024 at 09:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
NetOne takes legal action against overpricing of sim cards
STATE-OWNED telecommunications operator, NetOne has said it will take legal action against partners and individuals who are selling the mobile network provider's for more than US$1 or Zimbabwe Dollar ...Published: 15 Feb 2024 at 10:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Power Sales redefines infrastructure and strategy with market-leading technology
Power Sales, a leading wholesale clothing retail chain in Zimbabwe, had to completely revamp its systems, strategies and infrastructure in 2019. A new management team wanted to use the opportunity to ...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 08:14hrs | 151 | by Charlote Hlangwane
Econet launches Zimbabwe's first eSIM service
Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe's leading telecommunications and technology company, has unveiled the country's first eSIM service for both prepaid and post-paid customer packages."We are delighted ...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 18:26hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
SADC countries except South Africa scrap roaming charges
Mobile users in Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana will no longer be charged extra when they cross borders. The initiative in the four Southern African Development Community (SADC) countrie...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 17:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
NetOne threatens to blacklist dealers for overpricing
TELECOMMUNICATIONS operator, NetOne, has embarked on a drive to intensify its distribution channels countrywide in a bid to neutralize parallel market speculators and make its SIM card readily availab...Published: 29 May 2023 at 19:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
South Africa arrests man for 'Ramaphosa' porn
Pornography is not illegal in South Africa, but there are restrictions on its distribution.South African police say they have arrested a man for allegedly distributing pornographic images with...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:46hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
NetOne allays SIM card shortage fears
Mobile network provider, NetOne Cellular, has dismissed allegations that it is short of SIM cards those touts and dubious agents trying to sell SIM cards for US$4, four times the official price of US$...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean national, wife and girlfriend among suspects arrested for kidnapping of SA businessman
A Zimbabwean national, his wife and girlfriend are among suspects arrested for the kidnapping of a Midrand businessman.Five suspects, including a Zimbabwean national, his wife, girlfriend, and...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
NetOne loses $16m to Zinara cashier
A ZIMBABWE National Road Administration (Zinara) tollgate cashier appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court yesterday facing a $16 million theft charge involving point-of sale machines.Tongai C...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'ICT Min Chamisa reduce US$200 SIM card price to 50c in 1 month' - yet he plus MDC PM, 2 Deputy PM, 26 Min, 110 MPs, etc. implem
"When @nelsoncha became Minister of ICT, a mobile phone SIM card was US$200 in Zimbabwe due to the incompetence and looting of Zanu PF.It took Chamisa less than a month to bring the price of a SIM...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 11:46hrs | 7 | by Wilbert Mukori
Econet to upgrade 150 base stations in Bulawayo
Telecommunication and technology giant Econet Wireless Zimbabwe is planning to upgrade and deploy new network infrastructure across the Matabeleland region in the coming few months to enhance customer...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Econet re-opens Bulawayo shop
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe on Friday re-opened its refurbished main shop in Bulawayo, which was closed for extensive renovations in April this year.The refurbishment is part of Econet's ongoing ...Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 19:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
NetOne fails to fix abuse of US$1m Covid-19 fund
MOBILE network operator NetOne has failed to properly account for a US$1 million fund the organisation was mandated with distributing to vulnerable citizens whose livelihoods were adversely affected b...Published: 04 Sep 2022 at 15:16hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe COVID-19 funds disbursement murky'
PARLIAMENT'S Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has demanded that government should account for the missing millions of dollars meant for COVID-19 beneficiaries.Last year, Auditor-General Mildred...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa's activists were not arrested'
CCC activists Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri lost their bid to block the State from tendering documentary evidence that their phones were active in Harare during the time they claimed to have been...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Baby-faced Zimbabwean drug dealer jailed in the UK
A baby-faced drug dealer headed up a county lines operation from a base at a Premier Inn hotel room. Bradley Dhlamini, 23, of Parsonage Street, Bury, was arrested at the Premier Inn on Little Wind Str...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 12:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
5 best MiFi routers available in Nigeria in 2021
We are living in a digital world where everything is connected online and requires online interactions and that is why everyone wants a fast internet connection to browse the web quickly and get every...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 15:39hrs | 73 | by Staff Writer
Identity theft fraudsters arrested
Fraudsters responsible for the identity thefts that allowed them access to WhatsApp groups and EcoCash accounts of others to con people into foreign currency deals had not hacked into the phones of th...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 06:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt to plug cheating by mobile operators
TO combat telecommunications fraud and payment evasion, regulator Portraz has now been ordered to install a system that will record the two numbers in any telecommunications call that has at least one...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Errant cross border transporters fined US$200,000
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has intensified the crackdown on errant cross border transporters who are smuggling goods from neighbouring countries, mostly South Africa during the Covid-19 in...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:06hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimra rakes in US$1.3 million from cargo tracking
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) said on Thursday it raked in over US$1.3 million last year in cargo sealing fees and associated violation fines.Through its Electronic Cargo Tracking Sys...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 18:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimra continues to curb transit fraud
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA), continues to enforce controls to avoid importation of restricted or prohibited goods through the Electronic Cargo Tracking system (ECTS). In 2020, ...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 16:00hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Africa Gaming Industry and its Potential Growth
A few years back, Africa seemed a less profitable market for most online businesses, especially overseas brands that had their sights on more developed markets. However, time has shaped the continent'...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 08:16hrs | 55 | by Staff Writer
Surge in demand for Econet's self-care solutions
HARARE - Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (Econet) says demand for its virtual self-service platforms is surging as customers adapt, amid ongoing social distancing measures during the Covid-19 pandemic. ...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 17:09hrs | 2 | by Agencies
Solar Ear Tag GPS Tracker
Greetings.I just wanted to take the opportunity to introduce our latest ear tag with Find Me software (fits all livestock). It sells for R1800 only. We offer two (2) types of Liv...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 08:59hrs | 52 | by Justice Maphosa
Cop's wife burns hubby over girlfriend
A 24-year-old woman who is married to a police officer appeared before resident magistrate Florence Nago last Friday and was convicted for scalding her husband with boiling water over allegations of i...Published: 31 May 2019 at 18:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
NetOne hikes prices too
Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has approved request made by state-owned mobile operator NetOne to increase tariffs effective 1 April 2019, ...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 22:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 prophets convicted of theft
Two self-proclaimed prophets from Karoi, who hired a pirate taxi in Beitbridge before stealing the vehicle and attempting to sell it, have been convicted of theft by the Beitbridge regional magistrate...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:49hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Econet rewards brand ambassadors in Matebeleland
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has taken its channel engagement drive to the country's southern region where it hosted an event to reward its top-performing brand ambassadors in Matabeleland provinces....Published: 25 Apr 2018 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Go Well Mr Tsvangirai
Tsvangirai was indeed loved by many. He always stood for people and made many leave better lives. I remember around the year 2008, things were very hard in Zimbabwe. I remember how many struggles to m...Published: 17 Feb 2018 at 21:47hrs | 1 | by Belinda Chowa
Zacc hunts for Mzembi
Zacc hunts for MzembiTHE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is on the hunt for former Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi and other ex-government ministers over the disappearance of ove...Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to introduce mobile number portability
MOBILE phone users in Zimbabwe could enjoy mobile number portability (MNP) by end of this year, enabling them to switch service providers while keeping their original mobile numbers.The ...Published: 25 Jan 2018 at 08:31hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Potraz declares war on cyber criminals
Criminals abusing cyberspace should be fished out and exposed for people to feel safe in using the Internet productively, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe Director-Genera...Published: 14 Dec 2017 at 05:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Professor Moyo remanded in custody
A SUSPECTED Kwekwe fraudster, Professor Moyo, who allegedly registered mobile sim cards in eight prominent people's names and used them to extort money, is still languishing in custody after being den...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 05:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
EcoCash agent swindles clients
AN EcoCash agent based in Hwange has been arrested after he allegedly stole more than $12 000 in four days from 25 clients by duplicating their sim cards and PIN codes before transferring their money ...Published: 10 Oct 2017 at 01:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
POTRAZ gets it right for a change
LAST week, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ) launched stakeholder consultations on licensing of Virtual Network Operators (VNOs).The consultations close at the en...Published: 21 Apr 2017 at 12:39hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
We might have to leave the AU , Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, I think by now most of you know that in my whole life, I have never been on the losing side. I don't know what losing is like, right from my childho...Published: 09 Feb 2017 at 06:02hrs | | by CZ
'Poacher' shot dead after jumbo kill
A SUSPECTED Zambian poacher was shot dead while another one was injured in Sibomvu area in the Pandamasule Forest in Matabeleland North province.Forestry Commission spokesperson Ms Violet ...Published: 01 Feb 2017 at 06:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
NetOne adds 36 000 new subscribers in 4 days
STATE-OWNED mobile phone network, NetOne, added over 36 000 new subscribers inside four days after Econet Wireless Zimbabwe increased its data tariffs, forcing the industry regulator to intervene....Published: 26 Jan 2017 at 06:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Of data tariffs and social media sanity
The Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe's (POTRAZ) surprise directive to have data charges raised astronomically has brewed the expected anger from the public who had s...Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Tawanda Musariri
Zimbabwe targets 80% broadband access by 2020
At least 80 percent of Zimbabweans should have access to broadband internet by the year 2020, a cabinet Minister has said.Internet access is the process that enables individuals and organi...Published: 23 Nov 2016 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
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