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Zinara CEO scoops top IODZ gong
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration's (Zinara) rebranding exercise is yielding positive results, with the parastatal's chief executive Mr Nkosinathi Ncube winning the Director Of The Year award ...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mayor encourages online bill payments
Bulawayo mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni has urged residents to utilise mobile platforms to pay bills to minimise unnecessary gatherings and long queues that promote the spread of Covid-19.Coun...Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 05:24hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
We're coming for you: Mnangagwa warns financial sector sharks
GOVERNMENT is going to decisively deal with sharks in the financial sector who are profiteering at the expense of the public, President Mnangagwa has said. In an interview ahead of the country...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mobile money transactions drop 23%
The total number of mobile money transactions processed in 2020 went down by 23 percent to record $1,5 billion from $1,96 billion recorded in 2019 as active mobile money subscriptions also took a dip....Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mr President so far so good
With my heavy heart I wish to congratulate HE President ED for a job well done following myriad of measures mitigating hyperinflation which has gone to extremes. Thank you so much HE and the finance m...Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Benny Gudo
Mobile money set to bridge the financial divide, says Potraz
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has urged the government to allow greater use of mobile money platforms in the country as a way to bridge the financial divi...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 08:31hrs | | by Agencies
RBZ acts on money transfer agents' consumer rip-off
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is battling to resolve the issue of depositors being ripped off by mobile money transfer agents when cashing out. This emerged on Tuesday during a consumer a...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
RTGS system to send money in 5 seconds
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is working towards ensuring that the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system sends money in five seconds. This emerged on Wednesday in Binga during a consum...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mobile money cash out: RBZ headache
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is battling to resolve the issue of depositors being ripped off by mobile money transfer agents when cashing out. This emerged yesterday during a consumer an...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nkosinathi Ncube quits NetOne
NetOne Managing Director for Mobile Financial Services (MFS) Nkosinathi Ncube tendered his resignation on Tuesday this week, Zim Tech...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 19:34hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Call for Zimbabwe banks to embrace digital technologies
The banking sector has been called upon to embrace digital technologies which will enhance strategic partnerships and ensure efficient services to clients. The call was made at the 25th WSBI Africa Re...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 22:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
30 families face displacement from Zimplats tailings dam
CLOSE to 30 families resettled by government at the foot of Zimplats tailings dam in Chegutu need to be urgently relocated because they face imminent danger in the event that the wall collapses, the c...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
OneMoney debit card use rises
NetOne's mobile money platform, OneMoney, recorded a 32,7 percent increase in subscribers to 241 566 in the fourth quarter to December 31, 2018 from 181 990 in the previous quarter, latest data show. ...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 09:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
PSL hails Kamambo
Premier Soccer League (PSL) chairperson Farai Jere has heaped praise on new Zifa president Felton Kamambo's leadership style, describing the new soccer controlling body as a winning team and the panac...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zifa get Umbro kit deal
ZIFA president Felton Kamambo is confident the new deal to bring back Umbro as the official kit sponsors for the national teams will have huge benefits for the association. The three-year deal...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 22:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zifa introduces online ticket sales
ZIFA have urged football supporters to embrace technology by buying online the tickets for the upcoming AFCON qualifier between Zimbabwe and Congo-Brazzaville set for the National Sports Stadium next ...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra starts forex tax collection
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has started collecting taxes, especially Value Added Tax (VAT) and Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) in foreign currency from companies that collect payments in that curren...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 16:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
It's Mthuli Ncube's electronic transfer tax, stupid
Sometimes one can be an excellent macroeconomist and a very bad public finance expert at the same time. I think this is the case with new Finance minister Mthuli Ncube.One such bad idea is the...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 07:01hrs | | by Tendai Kamba
TeOne to compete with Kwese's Iflix and DStv
TELONE which was granted a broadcasting licence for Video-On-Demand (VOD) has launched its own video on demand service.According to Zim Techreview, the product which is called Digital Entertai...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 12:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Airtime tax hurting consumers'
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) director general, Dr Gift Machengete, has called for increased collaboration between policymakers and operators towards further ...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
OneMoney subscriber base increase by more than 49%
MOBILE telecommunications firm, NetOne, says its mobile financial service - OneMoney - increased its active subscribers by more than 49% in the first quarter of the year, due to the increase in the us...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Econet strengthening industry lead
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz)'s 2018 first quarter (Q1) sector report shows Econet Wireless maintained its customer and revenue market share lead on the b...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
OneMoney reaches 1million subscribers
THE country's second largest mobile network service provider by subscriber base, NetOne, says up to one million subscribers are now transacting through its OneMoney mobile money platform.Chief...Published: 07 Jun 2018 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'RBZ must regulate not ban cryptocurrencies'
Zimbabwe Information and Communication Technology Division (ZICT) and other IT experts have called on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to regulate cryptocurrencies rather than banning them outright....Published: 14 May 2018 at 14:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
EcoCash registering subscribers from other networks
EcoCash, a subsidiary of the country’s leading mobile network, Econet Wireless is now open for registration to subscribers from other networks, a development likely to wipe away the competition ways...Published: 03 May 2018 at 10:49hrs | 6 | by B24Tech
Cash crisis spurs mobile money growth by 43 percent
Liquidity challenges spurred the growth of mobile money by 43 percent from 2016 to 2017, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) abridged annual postal and telecommunic...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 15:49hrs | | by Byo24News Reporter
Nkosinathi Ncube appointed NetOne MD
NETONE has appointed Mr Nkosinathi Ncube as its Managing Director MFS, becoming the defacto preferred head of mobile financial services in Zimbabwe, after landing his third title at NetOne, which is t...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 09:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
StanChart riles depositors over Ecocash
STANDARD Chartered Bank has riled its depositors after taking long to integrate its system with Ecocash, to enable them to transact with others who do not have formal bank accounts.Ecocash is ...Published: 01 Feb 2018 at 05:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
NetOne to recruit more agents
STATE-OWNED mobile telecommunication operator NetOne has embarked on a drive to recruit an additional 1 000 agents to be part of its OneMoney team.NetOne public relations officer, Mr John Nyas...Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's mobile money services 'bigger than M-PESA'
ZIMBABWE'S mobile money platforms are forecasted to surpass the impact of the globally-renowned M-PESA launched in East Africa a decade ago. The lofty projections by Supa Mandiwanzira, the Sou...Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 05:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
NetOne launches OneMoney platform in Bulawayo
STATE-OWNED mobile telecommunication operator, NetOne, has extended its mobile money service campaign to Bulawayo with the launch of its OneMoney platform set for today.NetOne, which is celebr...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 04:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
NetOne set to launch mobile money, debit card
NETONE is set to unveil its mobile money service and a Zimswitch-enabled debit card by month end, as the country's second largest mobile operator expands its product range in the competitive telecoms ...Published: 11 Oct 2017 at 09:35hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Ethiopian Airlines embrace mobile money payments
ETHIOPIAN Airlines, Africa's largest airline group, in partnership with Flocash, a leading Pan-African provider of electronic payment services has enabled online mobile payments on its website to allo...Published: 21 Sep 2017 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
IMF raises red flag over Zimbabwe cash crisis
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has blamed Zimbabwe's unrelenting cash shortages on government's runaway spending and a comatose economy.IMF's outgoing mission chief for Zimbabwe Anna Lu...Published: 16 Jul 2017 at 14:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hookers accept bank transfers
LADIES of the night are setting up fire to warm themselves up as they wait on streets to lure men for sex in Dulivhadzimu suburb, H-Metro has learnt. One of the hookers only identified as Mand...Published: 14 Jul 2017 at 11:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Telecel launches Lucky Number promotion
Telecel Zimbabwe recently launched an SMS based promotion called Lucky Number which gives its subscribers the chance to win up to a total of $5 million in prizes over a three month period by using the...Published: 20 Jun 2017 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Sex is demanded everywhere'
She has seen it all but principles have guided her to be what she is today. From city of Kings to the capital city, she has done quite well in the industry. A jack of all trades aptly describes Charle...Published: 09 Jun 2017 at 15:16hrs | | by Latwell Nyangu
Potraz, RBZ in mobile payments talks
THE Postal Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe is locked in discussions with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in an effort to seamlessly integrate mobile payment platforms with national pa...Published: 04 Jun 2017 at 20:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Telecel here to stay, says CEO
Ladies and Gentlemen; good eveningIt gives me great pleasure to welcome so many distinguished guests to the Telecel cocktail. First and foremost, I would like to thank the Honourable Min...Published: 17 May 2017 at 20:18hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Telecel's WiFi zones go commercial
Zimbabwe mobile network operator, Telecel Zimbabwe, has commercially launched its WiFi Zone service which was previously soft-launched to a limited audience in the first quarter of 2017.The Te...Published: 10 May 2017 at 09:59hrs | | by Agencies
Starting a mobile phone repair business
LAST week I had an opportunity to visit a reputable mobile phone service centre in Harare and yes it was quite a revelation. Having spent more of my working career around software, computers, laptops,...Published: 25 Apr 2017 at 13:58hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Telecel re-launch Mega Bonus promotion
TELECEL Zimbabwe has announced the re-introduction of their Mega Bonus promotion which allows its pre-paid subscribers to make local calls across all networks for double the value of the airtime...Published: 25 Apr 2017 at 10:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Why does DStv reject bond notes?
What is so special about DStv? Why do they get the preferential treatment they get? Are they different from other "foreign" companies operating in Zimbabwe? Why should they always be treated with ...Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe 'throttles' DStv payments
Pay-TV provider MultiChoice Zimbabwe is putting in place alternative payment platforms following the halting of mobile money and other bank payment options for DStv subscriptions in the country....Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 20:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Telecel suspend DSTV payments
Telecel Zimbabwe has today advised its customers that it is terminating processing DSTV payments on its Telecash platform weeks after Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe said about $206,7 million was spent...Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 05:18hrs | | by Alice Dube
Zimbabweans banks under siege from mobile money adoption
Banks are under threat from a surge in mobile money adoption, as telecommunication firms behind them are pushing more financial products on the market, a new report has shown. A detailed r...Published: 10 Jan 2017 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZESA pre-paid tokens now available on Telecash
Telecash, Telecel's mobile financial service, now offers its customers the option of buying ZESA prepaid electricity directly on its financial services platform.Registered Telecash custome...Published: 14 Dec 2016 at 09:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Registered Telecash international remittance recipients get 10% incentive
Telecel Zimbabwe has announced that it will be giving international remittance recipients a 10% incentive provided they are registered on Telecash.The scheme which is currently the largest...Published: 07 Nov 2016 at 06:39hrs | | by Agencies
'Zimbabwe should focus on digitising money'
Mobile money expert and chief executive of TransferTo Eric Barbier has said digitising currency as a national agenda should be at the forefront of the dialogue to alleviate cash shortages....Published: 03 Nov 2016 at 09:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mobile money limits capped at $10
SOME mobile money transfer service agents in Bulawayo have capped cash-out limits to a maximum of $10 per transaction as the cash crisis intensifies.According to chronicle, the mobile mone...Published: 06 Oct 2016 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
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