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South Africa plans to say goodbye to cash?
Despite the surging adoption of contactless payments in South Africa, more than half of the country still relies on cash as their dominant payment method, and the digital divide is slowing the migrati...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 13:54hrs | 2969 | by Staff reporter
Cheap mobile and fintech innovator a solution for the Zimbabwe market
Greydot Telecommunications Zimbabwe, a subsidiary of Greydot Telecommunications Africa, is making significant strides in the telecommunications and fintech landscape across Southern Africa. Establishe...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 14:32hrs | 758 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe and SA telcos hit hard by worsening energy crisis in the region
Telecommunication companies have been hit hard by the worsening energy crisis in the southern Africa region, which has seen daily national power grid electricity outages of up to 16 hours.The ...Published: 22 May 2023 at 19:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Edd Branson mobilises $100 million for African telecoms sector
Zimbabwean businessman and investor Edd Branson has entered the mobile telecommunications space with a 100 million fund to buy equity in African GSM operators.Branson and his consortium are ey...Published: 11 May 2023 at 06:58hrs | | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Zimbabwe telcos in another staggered price review
ZIMBABWE'S main telecommunication companies are set for another price adjustment on April 1, 2023, as operator battle to offset rising operational costs.The telecoms industry will review tarif...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 20:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Vodacom defends appointment of Zimbabwean
Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub has defended the appointment of Sitholizwe Mdlalose as managing director of its South African operations, saying the company appoints the best talent that reflects its...Published: 19 May 2022 at 19:34hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
SA business group unhappy with rise of Zimbabwean expats
THE appointment of Sitholizwe Mdlalose as chief executive of South Africa's telecoms giant Vodacom has triggered xenophobic reactions after the country's Black Business Council (BBC) demanded that loc...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:13hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Picking Zimbabwean Sitho Mdlalose as Vodacom SA boss raises eyebrows
The Zimbabwean diaspora seems to ...Published: 12 May 2022 at 07:13hrs | | by Gugu Lourie
Sitho Mdlalose is Vodacom SA's new managing director
Vodacom Group on Tuesday announced the appointment of Sitholizwe 'Sitho' Mdlalose as the new managing director effective from July 1.Mdlalose, who currently serves as the managing director of ...Published: 11 May 2022 at 18:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ariel sees heir in Raphael
VETERAN Highlanders goal minder Ariel Sibanda believes new acquisition Raphael Pitisi has all the right attributes to take over from him as the club's first choice goalkeeper.Sibanda has comma...Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 05:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sisulu tko Ronald Lamola in an open letter
I ask you, why are some so irritated with my opinion piece? Until all daggers, some agonizingly blunt, are drawn, and some have already assumed my head must go to the guillotine in the narrowness of m...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 17:52hrs | | by Lindiwe Sisulu.
Young warriors goalie pens 5-year Bosso deal
YOUNG Warriors goalkeeper Raphael Pitisi is the first mid-season signing for Bulawayo giants Highlanders after he penned a five-year deal.Pitisi, who made his Premiership debut in 2019 as a 17...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:10hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Roki signs landmark deal with South African telecoms giants
Zimbabwean man of the moment Roki has bagged two major endorsement deals with MTN and Vodacom through his latest hit song Screenshot.Roki has become the first Zimbabwean artist to clinch a hug...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
How business incubators are helping entrepreneurs in Africa
Stanbic Bank's parent company, Standard Bank Group has provided R10.9 billion in relief to personal and SME clients across Africa in recognition of the challenges faced by SMEs as well as help them ge...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prince Dube courts European interest
WARRIORS' striker Prince Dube's sublime performance in the Tanzania top-flight football league has generated a lot of interest from all over the world, with his management team saying enquiries have c...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prince Dube bags another award in Tanzania
WARRIORS forward Prince Dube has won his second Player of the Month award in Tanzania after he was voted the best player for May in the Tanzania Vodacom Premier League.Dube, who recently retur...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:30hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Prince Dube scores his 14th league goal for Azam
PRINCE Dube continued with his fine scoring form in the Vodacom Tanzania Mainland Premier League when he found the Target in Azam's 2-0 triumph over Biashara United at Azam Complex Stadium on Thursday...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prince Dube scoring for fun
Warriors striker Prince Dube is scoring goals for fun to lead the Tanzanian Vodacom Premier League charts after banging in yet another gem on Saturday as his side Azam FC side beat KMC 2-1.The...Published: 17 May 2021 at 06:47hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Prince Dube scores 13th league goal for Azam
PRINCE Dube struck his 13th league goal for Azam in the Vodacom Tanzania Mainland Premier League as his team defeated Kinondoni Municipal Council 2-1 at the Azam Complex Stadium on Saturday.Du...Published: 16 May 2021 at 09:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prince Dube gets improved contract
ZIMBABWE international forward, Prince Dube, has been handed an improved contract by Azam FC, to try and keep him at the Tanzanian club. The free-scoring forward has transformed himself as the...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prince Dube gunning for Golden Boot in Tanzania
HIS debut season at Azam might have been punctuated by injuries yet Zimbabwean striker, Prince Dube is gunning for the Golden Boot in the Vodacom Tanzania Mainland Premier League.With seven ma...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Peter Muduhwa off to Simba Sports Club on Tanzania
THE Highlanders executive has finally agreed to release national team defender Peter Muduhwa to Simba Sports Club on a six-month loan where Highlanders stand to benefit US$8 000 for the period the pla...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 23:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prince Dube back in full training
ZIMBABWE international Prince Dube has returned to first-team training after recovering from a broken ulna bone in his left arm.He suffered the fracture in a league match between his club Azam...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 10:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prince Dube out for two months
WARRIORS and Tanzanian side Azam FC striker Prince Dube expects to be sidelined for up to two months ahead of surgery in South Africa having suffered a hand injury.Dube fractured his left hand...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prince Dube in injury setback
IN-FORM Zimbabwe international forward, Prince Dube, is likely to be out of action for a number of weeks. He suffered a left arm fracture in a league match between his club Azam and Young Africans in ...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harrison's Bosso return in doubt
THE Covid-19-induced pullout of giant cellular network provider NetOne from sponsoring football clubs in the country has dealt a heavy blow to Highlanders' hopes of retaining the services of their Bri...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zifa plunge Warriors in chaos
LACK of meticulous planning by the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has plunged the proposed international friendly against neighbours Malawi into further chaos as the football federation was by l...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt to approve Malawi trip
THE government is today expected to approve the Warriors trip to Malawi for an international friendly match against the hosts at Kamuzu Stadium on Sunday.Zifa had applied to the government thr...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Prince Dube scores third league goal for Azam
PRINCE Dube continued with his fine start to his Azam career when he scored in his team's Vodacom Tanzania Mainland Premier League 10 triumph over Tanzania Prisons at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Sum...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:17hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
2 Zimbabwean men arrested in SA for theft
Two Zimbabwean men yesterday appeared before a Musina magistrate in South Africa on allegations of attempting to leave that country via Beitbridge with stolen tower batteries worth thousands of rands....Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's electricity problems spark thefts in SA
POLICE in South Africa have arrested two Zimbabwe-bound suspects aged 30 and 40 found in possession of eight stolen solar energy back-up batteries for mobile phone base stations in that country....Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Acid Test for Zimbabwe Rugby Academy as they face Border Bulldogs
It will be a tough test for the Zimbabwe Rugby Academy when they face the Border Bulldogs on Sunday (April 28) at 1430hrs in the debut appearance at the SuperSport Rugby Challenge at the Sisa Dukashe ...Published: 27 Apr 2019 at 16:19hrs | 10 | by APO
Young Bulawayo artistes land MTN, Vodacom caller tune deal
IN the infancy of their careers, up-and-coming Bulawayo hip-hop artistes Redbee, Ravan and Shanga have landed a caller tune deal with South Africa's giant telecommunications service providers MTN and ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 22:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blocks reinstatement of fired NetOne CEO
CHIEF Secretary to the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda has blocked NetOne from reinstating its suspended chief executive officer Lazarus Muchenje saying such a move is against the spirit of the ...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 20:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Internet shutdown costs govt millions of dollars
THE government lost millions of dollars through delayed revenue inflows due to the slow processing of imports and exports after the switching off internet services countrywide.Government threw...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stolen cellphone tower items found on Zimbabwe bound bus
Several cellphone tower solar panels and batteries believed to have been stolen from around the Nelson Mandela Bay area were confiscated after police pulled over a bus travelling to Zimbabwe.T...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 09:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Marc Cayeux gives everyone hope after top ten finish in Cape Town
Marc Cayeux's story is one that stays with you for the rest of your life once you are aware of it. For anyone unaware of the Zimbabwean's journey so far, observing the final leaderboard of the Vodacom...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 11:27hrs | 3 | by Agencies
Workforce experiences to match customer experiences: the next frontier for telco success
Since GSM was first demonstrated in Cape Town in 1993 and the first GSM networks launched the next year, the telco industry has fundamentally transformed every country on the African continent. As som...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 12:16hrs | 4 | by Mariam Abdullahi, Telco Industry Lead at SAP Africa
Khama Billiat can add value to Kaizer Chiefs
KAIZER Chiefs legend, Mark Williams, believes Khama Billiat would be an ideal acquisition for his former club.The Zimbabwe international is set to leave Mamelodi Sundowns at the end of the mon...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 07:28hrs | | by Goal.com
Supa Mandiwanzira moots lowering tariffs
Minister of Information Communication Technology and Cyber Security, Supa Mandiwanzira, has said government is undertaking research to ascertain the real cost of data in the country following an outcr...Published: 12 May 2018 at 15:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
More Bosso/NetOne activations coming
HIGHLANDERS' newly found all-weather partner, NetOne, have revealed that more Bosso fan activations will be done in Bulawayo and surrounding areas in a bid to help the club continue reaching out to it...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Telcos, banks profit from cash shortages
When Kenya initiated the mobile money revolution through M-Pesa a decade ago, few gave it a chance of success.But then it did succeed, and phenomenally so.Spurred on by that success, S...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 08:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Peter de Villiers gets assistants
IT keeps getting better for the Sables with the Zimbabwe senior rugby side yesterday getting two more key members to coach Peter de Villiers's technical crew as they step up their preparations for the...Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 07:00hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean maths teacher shines in SA
A Zimbabwean teacher, Mishael Tafadzwa Matonhodze has won South Africa's top teaching prize for excellence in Mathematics and Science, an achievement that vindicates Zimbabwe's long-standing milestone...Published: 10 Mar 2018 at 09:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
NetOne appoints new bosses
STATE-OWNED telecommunications company, NetOne, has recruited two top executives to run the company's operations in a move expected to stabilise the firm and increase its earnings.In a stateme...Published: 06 Mar 2018 at 05:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
NetOne delivers $1 million sponsorship package for Bosso,Dembare, Caps United
FOOTBALL'S all-weather partner NetOne delivered a perfect Valentine's Day present when they unveiled a $1 million sponsorship package for the country's Big Three Clubs - Dynamos, Highlanders and CAPS ...Published: 15 Feb 2018 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
King Nadolo pens deal with Witbank Spurs
FORMER Highlanders exciting midfielder King Nadolo has found a new home at South African National First Division side Witbank Spurs.Nadolo's contract with Bosso expired on December 31, 2017, a...Published: 31 Jan 2018 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
King Nadolo eyes SA club
HIGHLANDERS midfielder King Nadolo has been linked with a move to South African National First Division side Witbank Spurs.According to a South African online soccer publication FARPost's twit...Published: 17 Jan 2018 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
SuperSport deal under spotlight
THE Premier Soccer League are set to make some tough decisions regarding the broadcasting rights of the domestic football league following the expiry of their six-year deal with SuperSport.Tha...Published: 08 Dec 2017 at 05:01hrs | | 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
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