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South Africans in danger of losing access to SABC
If South Africa follows through with the 31 March analogue switch-off deadline, a date being challenged in court today, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) risks losing a quarter of its ...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 20:45hrs | 1464 | by Staff reporter
Starlink goes live in Zimbabwe, unlimited internet price at $50 per month
SpaceX's broadband satellite internet service, Starlink, is now available in Zimbabwe for US$50 a month, plus US$350 for a setup kit, the company said on its website.Several local companies ha...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 16:02hrs | 2886 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's internet costs surge
When a sharp hike in Zimbabwe's internet costs drove Joyce Kapvumfuti's small catering enterprise offline for a week, orders for her wedding cakes, business lunches and frosted cupcakes collapsed....Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:52hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe data, among world's costliest'
INFLATION and a deteriorating economy have seen data costs in Zimbabwe spiking upwards compared to other countries in the region, information communication technology (ICT) experts have said.C...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
NetOne backtracks on data price hike
CELLULAR network operator, NetOne has reverted to its old One Fi bundle prices as it backtracked on its decision to increase prices by more than 100 percent.10GB of data now costs $6 500, with...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 18:29hrs | 2 | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Misa advocates for low data tariffs
MEDIA Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Zimbabwe has joined civic groups in a campaign for low data tariffs to enable citizens enjoy cheap internet services.Misa legal and information commun...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:46hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'Data tariffs need regulation'
THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has called for regulation of mobile data tariffs to protect poor citizens.The Zimcodd statement came after mobile service providers las...Published: 09 Feb 2022 at 05:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wants opposition in Junior Parliament
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa wants a Junior Parliament with robust debates on key issues.Mnangagwa said he was disappointed with submissions from junior parliamentarians which he said lacked d...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 06:16hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Potraz defends data tariff hikes
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has defended the recent hike in data tariffs which it said was linked to cost movements and market changes.This foll...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:49hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Potraz wades into Zimbabwe data prices pricing debate
ZIMBABWE'S telecommunications regulator has refuted reports that the country's data is the most expensive in the region and in Africa.Some social media reports recently carried a recycled repo...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Data price must fall'
NATIONAL Arts Council of Zimbabwe director, Nicholas Moyo has called on internet service providers in the country to reduce their tariffs for the survival of the arts sector as artistes are relying so...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers refuse to return to work
AN acute shortage of sanitiser, PPE and clean water is putting pupils and school staff at risk of Covid-19, say unions.Teachers in Zimbabwe are refusing to return to work after the resumption ...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 16:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Potraz release extra bandwidth
The postal Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe has bemoaned poor quality services from telecoms network operators due to congestion, but says the industry is working to address the pro...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet hikes mobile data tariffs
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (Econet), the country's largest mobile telecom operator, has adjusted data bundle tariffs by 60 percent after receiving the go-ahead from the industry regulator early this mon...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 15:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Dump cars and buy bicycles' Minister tells Zimbabweans
The Minister of Energy and Power Development Advocate Fortune Chasi has urged Zimbabweans to consider using bicycles and motorbikes given the dire fuel shortages hitting the country.Chas...Published: 30 May 2019 at 09:35hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Econet data bundle price hike largely expected
The country's largest mobile network operator Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has adjusted its data bundle tariffs upwards in a move that was largely expected, following State-owned competitors NetOne ...Published: 01 May 2019 at 08:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Econet hikes data price by 150%
In a move that has infuriated mobile data users Econet Wireless has hiked the price of its daily data bundles by 150%. The new price of data is as follows:$1- 40MB$2.50- 250MB...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 08:37hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Telecel increases data charges
Telecel has announced that it has increased the price of data bundles effective from Saturday 27 April 2019. Telecel however said that the bundles purchased before the 27th date will not be af...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 17:53hrs | 27 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Econet increases voice call tariffs
THE country's biggest cellular network, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, has increased tariffs for local voice calls to as high as RTGS$2,24 per minute. The new tariff adjustments come into effect from...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 23:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans demand cheaper internet: #DataMustFall
A campaign has been launched in Zimbabwe calling for telecom providers to reduce how much they charge for internet services, reports ...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 10:12hrs | 3 | by Staff writer
Zimbabwe has the most expensive mobile data in the world
A study into the amount people pay for mobile data has found that Zimbabwe is the most expensive country in which to buy mobile data, ...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet denies increase in its data prices
Econet Wireless has distanced itself from a false message circulating on some social media platforms, claiming that the company had increased its data prices and discontinued its monthly data bundle p...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 12:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's mobile data costliest in Africa - Report
The latest report by the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) says Zimbabwe has highest mobile data costs in the region at $25 per gigabyte.The fifth edition of the annual report examines i...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:51hrs | 4 | by The Source
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 | 26 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo take part in Malema challenge
The #JuliusMalemaChallenge was abuzz on Saturday afternoon following the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) speech at Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s funeral at Orlando stadium in Soweto.During ...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 09:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Data providers in bruising rat race
AS mobile broadband service providers compete for the hearts and wallets of local consumers, a bruising rat race is gradually developing in the sector, raising hope prices might decline to reasonable ...Published: 09 Apr 2017 at 08:12hrs | 4 | by Africa Moyo
Zimbabwe data tariffs too high, says Mandiwanzira
INFORMATION, Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services Minister Supa Mandiwanzira says data tariffs in Zimbabwe are still high and the Government has directed that a study be conducted...Published: 03 Apr 2017 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Telecel launches new voice and data bundle
Telecel has announced a new data, voice and text package for its Telecel Go pre-paid subscribers. The offering which is known as MegaBoost is a combo bundle with various benefits. Telecel Zimb...Published: 25 Mar 2017 at 09:54hrs | 2 | by Agencies
Internet Activists? Nxaaaaa!
Almost everyone including the internet activists themselves, view internet activism with great derision. Remarks like, "hiding behind keyboards" and "come to the ground" are thrown about with a huge a...Published: 13 Feb 2017 at 15:25hrs | | by Fungai Chiposi
Zimbabwe mobile operators lose over $26 million in 10 months
MOBILE network operators could have lost more than $26 million or 186 million voice minutes between June 2015 and April 2016 as subscribers moved to Over The Top Services for voice calls which are che...Published: 08 Feb 2017 at 05:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Govt to announce position on mobile phone tariffs
INFORMATION, Communication and Technology, Postal and Courier Services Minister Supa Mandiwanzira is expected to make a determination that will settle disputes surrounding voice call and data char...Published: 06 Feb 2017 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
DStv parent eyes Zimbabwe mobile firms
Africa's most valuable company, Naspers which owns MultiChoice, has set its eyes on partnering with Zimbabwe's mobile telephone firms to boost its video-on-demand business.This comes as th...Published: 01 Feb 2017 at 14:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Supa Mandiwanzira is a liar,' says Econet
Zimbabwe's largest mobile network operator, Econet, took the gloves off at the weekend, savaging embattled Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister Supa Mandiwanzira and bluntly accusin...Published: 15 Jan 2017 at 12:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mandiwanzira attacks Econet
THE Minister of Information, Communication and Technology, Postal and Courier Services Supa Mandiwanzira has warned the country's leading mobile telephone operator Econet Wireless, to stay away fr...Published: 15 Jan 2017 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet beats hasty retreat on data price hike
ECONET Wireless has reversed its data tariffs hike after it emerged that it was the only mobile operator in the country to have complied with the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority...Published: 14 Jan 2017 at 08:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Post mortem of 'Data Prices' increase drama
IT is very easy for people to reach wrong conclusions on certain matters because they would have been fed with wrong information. The first point to understand some of these items before drawing emoti...Published: 14 Jan 2017 at 07:50hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
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
Zanu-PF using prices to control internet access, says MDC-T
FORMER Information and Communication Technology minister Nelson Chamisa has accused Zanu-PF of trying to shut Zimbabweans out of the information super-highway by using high prices ahead of the 201...Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Supa Mandiwanzira suspends data charges hike
Information, Communication and Technology and Courier Services minister Supa Mandiwanzira has with immediate effect suspended the controversial new data charges, Bulawayo24.com can reveal....Published: 12 Jan 2017 at 20:25hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Zimbabwe data price increase could be attempt to clamp down on social media
Zimbawe's new floor prices for data services could be an attempt to boost state coffers, or government's way of curbing free speech through social media, according to analysts.According to...Published: 11 Jan 2017 at 14:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vodacom slashes data prices
Vodacom of South Africa has slashed data prices with a new promotion for contract customers, including Top Up. The launch of a Broadband Standard MyGig 1 and MyGig 2 data contract promotion which run...Published: 07 Feb 2012 at 05:20hrs | | by Minnaar Pieters
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