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Western Saharawi struggle inspires Mthwakazi
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) says the increasing international calls for autonomy in the disputed Western Saharawi region have inspired its ongoing campaign for self-determination in Zimbabwe....Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:06hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
EU withdraws funding after Zimbabwe signs PVO Bill into law
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to sign the controversial Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill into law has sparked widespread condemnation, most notably from the European Unio...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:48hrs | 1773 | by Staff reporter
Blessed Mhlanga takes freedom bid to the Constitutional Court
Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) journalist Blessed Mhlanga, who has been detained for over a month, has filed papers seeking the Constitutional Court's intervention to challenge the law under which he was ...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 13:08hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
NetOne Unveils OneBusiness Package: A Streamlined Communication Solution for Businesses of All Sizes
NetOne has unveiled the OneBusiness Package, a comprehensive communication solution designed to empower businesses of all sizes. This innovative package offers a range of features to enhance connectiv...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 10:15hrs | 669 | by Simbarashe Sithole
SADC meetings underway in Harare
Ahead of the 44th ordinary summit of heads of state scheduled for 17 and 18 August in Harare, Zimbabwe, Southern African Development Community (SADC) engagements proceeded without incident, despite gr...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 08:02hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
NetOne is on a revival trajectory
Engineer Raphael Mushanawani, NetOne Group Chief Executive Officer is steering the NetOne ship in the recovery direction Ever since the leading government-owned mobile telephony giant, Netone had stab...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 21:36hrs | 1202 | by Paul Ndou
Single Mothers4ED Bulawayo Chapter launched
SINGLE Mothers for Economic Development (ED) launched their Bulawayo Chapter on Saturday with calls to involve single mothers in the mainstream economy through empowerment programmes that are responsi...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:28hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
How fraudsters steal your data
When a scammer wants to take over your WhatsApp, Facebook, Paypal, Amazon or online bank account, what stands in their way is the short message service (SMS) verification code.All of today's m...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | 7 | by Jacob Mutisi
Scandal-ridden company monitors Zimbabwe calls
THE company which installed a Telecommunications Traffic Monitoring System (TTMS) at the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe headquarters in Harare this week — Global Voic...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 20:42hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Pressure mounts over transport crisis
ZIMBABWE's transport crisis yesterday attracted global attention with the Amnesty International (AI) berating the Zanu-PF government for refusing to rescind the Zupco monopoly.This came as Zup...Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:19hrs | 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
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
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 | 7 | by Staff reporter
NetOne outpaces competitors, active subscriber base balloons
STATE-OWNED mobile phone company NetOne recorded a massive growth in active mobile subscriptions in the fourth quarter of 2018, while its two rivals, Telecel and Econet, reported a marginal increase o...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 18:47hrs | 12 | by Ndou Paul
UK express concern about Zimbabwe violence
A government crackdown in Zimbabwe after Monday's elections has prompted international calls for restraint.The UN and former colonial power the UK both expressed concern about the violence, in...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:51hrs | | by BBC
NetOne grows mobile data market share
Zimbabwe's second largest mobile operator by subscribers NetOne grew its data market share by 6,5 percent in the last quarter of 2017, the latest Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Po...Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 05:47hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Addressing Zimbabwean business climate
The recent amendments to the Indigenisation and Empowerment Act and the slight adjustments on petroleum levies are massive steps to entice investors as Zimbabwe opens up for new business.Other...Published: 04 Feb 2018 at 15:33hrs | 1 | by Victor Bhoroma
Man 'intercepts' 7,000 Econet calls from China
A 26-YEAR-OLD Chitungwiza man, Talent Muguta, yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Court facing allegations of unlawfully operating an Internet café and providing telecommunication services ...Published: 28 Jun 2017 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Victory for unregistered customary marriage women in landmark ruling
WOMEN in unregistered customary marriage will now be awarded part of the property accumulated during the existence of such a union following a landmark ruling made by the High Court in their favou...Published: 04 Mar 2017 at 07:09hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Does Zimbabwe need a single international gateway?
IT depends on who you ask. Different stakeholders will give you a different answer for different reasons. The concept of multiple international gateways is not unique to Zimbabwe in a region which has...Published: 14 Dec 2016 at 13:47hrs | 3 | by Robert Ndlovu
'Mobile phone companies fleecing country of forex'
THE Government has said some telecommunication operators are fleecing the country of significant amounts of foreign currency through international calls under-declarations.The Minister of ...Published: 29 Nov 2016 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans ditch phone calls for WhatsApp
Zimbabweans living in South Africa are making fewer phone calls to friends and relatives back home as technologies such as WhatsApp take hold.This is according to a report from the Posts and T...Published: 21 Jan 2016 at 16:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Number one travel app comes to Africa
RingCredible is an ingenious travelling app that eliminates roaming charges, as it relies on an internet connection to make calls to mobiles and landlines worldwide at minimal costs.This ...Published: 13 Jan 2015 at 15:26hrs | 25 | by Sithandile Mpofu
Zimbabwean businessman in telecoms scandal
A HARARE businessman has been arrested on allegations of manipulating a telecommunications system which made international calls appear as if they are local calls.Luka Ignatius Fabris, 42,...Published: 05 Jan 2015 at 10:29hrs | 11 | by Munyaradzi Doma
Free voice calls through Google Hangouts
Google has announced that its hangout users can now make voice calls from Hangouts on Android, iOS, and the web."It's free to call other Hangouts users, it's free to call numbers in the U.S. a...Published: 11 Sep 2014 at 16:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Telecel seeking $200m for network expansion
Mobile network operator Telecel Zimbabwe is seeking $200 million to increase its third generation (3G) network coverage and grow subscriber base to 5,5 million by year end.Telecel is the secon...Published: 30 Jun 2014 at 15:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Communications wizard who by-passed Econet system vanishes
POLICE yesterday launched a hunt for Bulawayo's telecommunications wizard, Velaphi Hlabangani, 31, a day after he was fined $400 for operating an illegal telecommunication network system. ...Published: 07 Jun 2014 at 08:14hrs | 1 | by Nqobile Tshili
Unemployed communications wizard by-passes Econet system, makes free calls
A COMMUNICATIONS wizard from Bulawayo set up a fully-equipped mobile phone "call centre" with 164 sim-cards in his house where he would make international calls free of charge, a magistrate heard. ...Published: 06 Jun 2014 at 07:50hrs | 1 | by Leonard Ncube
Africom firms its voice offering 08644
Africom, Zimbabwe's leading converged communications service provider has firmed up on its licensed voice offering.Africom's voice service, which is delivered as Voice Over Internet protocol( ...Published: 14 Nov 2013 at 04:47hrs | 3 | by afri-com.net
'Telecel Business could reduce phone bills by 80%'
Telecel today (Wednesday) announced the introduction of a special product for businesses and other organisations, Telecel Business, which it estimates could reduce their phone bills by as much as 80...Published: 30 Oct 2013 at 12:38hrs | | by Michael Hamilton
'Govt should not allow Telecel to appoint a Swedish national' - AAG
THE Affirmative Action Group says Government should not allow Telecel Zimbabwe to appoint Swedish national and Canadian resident Mr John Swaim as interim managing director of the mobile phone operator...Published: 14 May 2013 at 02:53hrs | 1 | by Golden Sibanda
Telecel offers contract packages with bonus benefits
Telecel has introduced a new fixed payment platform and is offering existing and potential customers new attractive fixed payment contract packages that allow unlimited local calls and bonus text ...Published: 20 Feb 2013 at 08:46hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe: Appointment of new hangman raises spectre of imminent executions
LONDON, United-Kingdom - Reports by Zimbabwean state media that a new hangman has been appointed raises fears that the country may be preparing to start executions again after a seven year h...Published: 08 Feb 2013 at 06:44hrs | | by APO
Pair held for contravening the telecommunications laws
Two Harare men who allegedly operated an underground telecommunications system that by-passed local service providers appeared in court on Tuesday for contravening the telecommunications laws. ...Published: 25 Oct 2012 at 05:21hrs | | by Court Reporter
Econet to terminate calls to and from NetOne
Enhanced Communication Networks (Econet) advised that it will terminate all interconnect services with NetOne with effect from today, Thursday 23 August 2012. As a result no calls will be pos...Published: 23 Aug 2012 at 07:33hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Zimbabwean musician banned from entering the UK
Zimbabwean popular dancehall musician, King Shaddy has been banned from entering the UK for the next 10 years on allegations of deception. He is currently appealing against the interdict.King ...Published: 30 Jul 2012 at 09:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Telecel slashes data bundle prices, offers 50 percent discounts
TELECEL Zimbabwe has slashed the cost of its data bundles, making them the cheapest on the market. With effect from today, Telecel subscribers will be able to purchase data bundles from 55 me...Published: 14 May 2012 at 07:03hrs | | by Business Reporter
Did Bingu wa Mutharika's fight with foreign donors cost him his life
LILONGWE - Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika's fight with foreign donors may have cost him his life.When the 78-year-old collapsed from cardiac arrest a week ago - and subsequently died - simple...Published: 17 Apr 2012 at 05:32hrs | | by Reuters
Amnesty International calls on Zim to stop manipulating laws to harass human rights activists
Harare - Amnesty International on Friday called on Zimbabwean authorities to refrain from manipulating the country's laws to harass human rights activists and opponents of veteran President ...Published: 27 Jan 2012 at 07:47hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Telecel moves towards using more local suppliers
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Mobile VoIP Users will go to Nearly 139 Million by 2014
Now, nearly five years since mobile VoIP services were first introduced, it is on the cusp of moving beyond just an inexpensive alternative for making international calls to becoming an integrated com...Published: 01 Feb 2011 at 13:42hrs | | by Byo24NEWS
Crackdown on Zimbabwe mobile phone operators looms
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority could soon crack down on mobile phone operators following numerous complaints from the public about the quality of services, vis-Ã -vis costs...Published: 31 Jan 2011 at 01:48hrs | 1 | by Byo24NEWS
Two ’presidents’ claim power in I.Coast standoff
ABIDJAN, (AFP) - Two men crowned themselves president in Ivory Coast’s bloody election dispute Saturday as Laurent Gbagbo defied international calls for him to cede power.As ...Published: 05 Dec 2010 at 00:23hrs | 3 | by Reuters
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