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5 arrested in Zimbabwe for illegally selling Starlink kits
Five men from Harare have been arrested for allegedly possessing Starlink kits without a valid license, following a police operation on November 2, 2024. The suspects, identified as Polite Jamba (28),...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:36hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to boost mobile connectivity in border regions
The Government is implementing measures to enhance mobile communication in border areas where many residents rely on foreign service providers, according to the Minister of Information Communication T...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:35hrs | 110 | 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
Powertel gains 2% market share
Powertel, a telecom subsidiary of ZESA Holdings, has recorded a significant 2.05 percentage point increase in market share during the second quarter of 2024, according to the latest report from the Po...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 18:48hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Know your history:- Filabusi Memorial and the Edkins Store killings
Why Visit?: - This historic site remembers one of the earliest European murders of the Matabele Rebellion or First Umvukela of 1896. There seems no doubt that the initial killings occurred on ...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 15:48hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
Potraz approves tariff increase for Zimbabwe telecoms sector
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has approved a tariff adjustment for local telecommunications companies in response to the recent devaluation of the Zimbabw...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 14:01hrs | 1703 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo refuses to pay American consultant
Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, known for his extravagant lifestyle and high-profile donations, is currently embroiled in controversy following his refusal to pay US$75,000 to an American con...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:37hrs | 9784 | by Staff reporter
Potraz raises red flag over impact of power cuts on telcos
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has expressed serious concerns regarding the ongoing power outages that threaten to disrupt the country's telecommunications...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 08:58hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo linked IMC gets ISP licence, eyes Starlink reseller
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has issued IMC Communications with an internet service provider (ISP) licence, paving the way for the company to partner wit...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 08:51hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces cyber threats
Over the past three years, Zimbabwe has witnessed a significant increase in organized cybercrime, characterized by a rise in online scams, business email compromises, and investment fraud, including m...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 10:14hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Cyber crimes under-reported
Despite tireless efforts made by local, regional and global state and non-state actors to curb cybercrimes, statistics continues to spike because victims shun reporting these cases and therefore suffe...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 12:14hrs | 122 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
PowerTel says not moved by Starlink
PowerTel Communications says it will not lose sleep over the recent launch of Starlink in Zimbabwe adding it can match the speeds and affordability of the globally recognised satellite internet giant....Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 10:13hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobile phone subscriptions near 15 million
Mobile phone subscriptions in Zimbabwe are rapidly approaching the 15 million mark, with a notable increase in data and internet subscriptions recorded during the second quarter of this year, accordin...Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 09:33hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
TelOne jumps on Starlink train
TelOne, one of Zimbabwe's largest fixed internet providers, has announced its partnership with Starlink, becoming an authorized reseller of the satellite internet service. This move comes in response ...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 15:33hrs | 2588 | by Staff reporter
Muswere tells Zimbabwe print media to adapt or die
Print media must adapt to technological advancements and artificial intelligence (AI) or face imminent decline, Information, Publicity, and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr. Jenfan Muswere warned at ...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:04hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Unaccredited dealers face arrest for selling Starlink kits
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has granted Starlink Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd two key licenses: a Telecommunication License for Network Services and an Internet S...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 19:48hrs | 716 | by Staff reporter
Potraz bans trade on Starlink kit without a licence
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has issued a ban on the sale of Starlink User Terminals (kits) by telecoms service providers and ordinary dealers without a ...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 12:12hrs | 721 | by Staff reporter
Starlink rocks Zimbabwe market
The entry of SpaceX's Starlink into the Zimbabwean market is poised to shake up the telecommunications sector, potentially leading to significant changes in service delivery, cost structures, and over...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 11:59hrs | 2990 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to headline governance conference
Vice-President Dr. Constantino Chiwenga is set to deliver the keynote address at the 2024 Chartered Governance and Accountancy Institute of Zimbabwe (CGAIZ) Annual Conference, taking place in Victoria...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 08:42hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to fine telcos over poor service delivery
Telecommunications companies and internet service providers in Zimbabwe now face fines of up to US$5,000 for poor service delivery, following new regulations introduced by the Minister of Information ...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:05hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Expired, counterfeit products taken to Zimbabwe's rural areas
The Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) has expressed concern over unscrupulous businesses that are channeling expired, counterfeit, and underweight products to rural areas in Zimbabwe, taking advant...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:17hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to upgrade communication network in Beitbridge and Plumtree
The Zimbabwean government plans to upgrade communication facilities in Beitbridge and Plumtree over the next six months to address the reliance on foreign network services from South Africa and B...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 07:49hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
Exposing Mnangagwa Sadc facade
Your Excellencies, I write this public letter as an ordinary citizen of Zimbabwe, a member state of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).It is in the true African spirit of ubuntu...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 15:34hrs | 1842 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Chiwenga family spearheads rebirth of Ntunte Primary
NTUNTE Primary School in Ward 6, Insiza District, has undergone a significant transformation with the establishment of a new computer laboratory and the refurbishment of its previously dilapidated inf...Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 09:09hrs | 1783 | by Staff reporter
NetOne doubles data traffic
NETONE recently made headlines with a 93.99 percent surge in data traffic, according to the first quarter report released by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz)...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:13hrs | 167 | 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 | 1168 | by Paul Ndou
NetOne doubles data traffic
NetOne, a leading telecommunications company, has recently made headlines with a remarkable 93.99% surge in data traffic. This was revealed by the first quarter report by the Postal and Telecommunicat...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 21:32hrs | 2211 | by Paul Ndou
Chivayo's IMC doesn't have exclusive rights to partner Starlink
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has issued several internet service provider (ISP) licenses to various operators, clarifying that none of these licenses gra...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 16:31hrs | 1052 | by Staff reporter
Potraz approves IMC's internet service license
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has approved local firm IMC Communications' application for an internet service provider (ISP) license, enabling a partnersh...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:03hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to launch nationwide ZimDigital phase 2
Government is set to launch ZimDigital Phase 2 next month, aiming to achieve comprehensive nationwide radio coverage and expand broadcasting services across Zimbabwe. The initiative, reported ...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 16:32hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's office sues website over presidential scholarships
Vacancy Mail Media (Pvt) Limited, represented by Etinos Mudzamba and Julius Mudzamba, has been taken to court by the Office of the President and Cabinet on charges of fraud. The accusation stems from ...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:14hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Clueless minister wins award in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's clueless Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services Minister Tatenda Mavetera received the Outstanding Young Business Leader accolade at the 2024 Eminence Business Aw...Published: 14 Jul 2024 at 09:58hrs | 1822 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fired Minister for enforcing govt language policy
MEMBER of Parliament for Bubi Constituency in Matabeleland North Simelisizwe Sibanda has said he was enforcing Government policy when he called for the transfer of an ECD teacher who could not s...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 06:44hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sets technical modalities for Starlink implementation
Zimbabwe is on track to finalize technical arrangements enabling it to adopt Starlink, a high-speed, cost-effective broadband service, becoming one of the few African nations to do so. President Mnang...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Telcos revenue rises 98% first quarter
In its 2024 abridged postal and telecommunications sector performance report, POTRAZ said in the period under review, MNOs earned Z$2,27 trillion (approximately ZiG$910,46 million) from Z$1,15 trillio...Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 11:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans are watching too much porn
Zimbabweans are watching too much porn according to the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz). Potraz says statistics at hand show that adult entertainment si...Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:43hrs | 534 | by Erick Matotoba
Mnangagwa to discipline his ministers
Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda disclosed during a recent session that several cabinet ministers habitually avoid parliamentary business without providing explanations to President Emmerson Mnanga...Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:30hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
NetOne data traffic market share rise by 8.8%
State-owned telecommunications firm NetOne saw its internet and data traffic market share rise by 8.8% to 24.71% in Q1 2024, up from 15.91% in Q4 2023, according to the Postal and Telecommunications R...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 07:14hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Competition for Zimbabwe's internet, data providers tightens
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) reported a significant influx of licence applications during the first quarter of the year under the converged licensing reg...Published: 16 Jun 2024 at 09:21hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Ministers, CEOs call for adoption of AI
The CEO's Africa Roundtable kicked off in the resort town of Victoria Falls amid robust debate and cross fertilisation of ideas to catapult Africa to its full potential and eliminate poverty on the co...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 13:04hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe govt connects over 3 400 schools to internet
The Zimbabwean government has significantly boosted equity in education and digital literacy by connecting 3,425 schools nationwide to the internet in recent years. This initiative is part of a broade...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:04hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Russian Post resumes delivery services to Zimbabwe
As summer starts, Russian Post will offer customers the ability to send parcels to 14 more African countries, bringing the total to 39, the state-owned company's press service announced on Monday....Published: 04 Jun 2024 at 12:42hrs | 8 | 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 | 2 | by Staff reporter
Is Starlink going to accept a questionable license in Zimbabwe?
After stalling for what appeared an eternity in approving satellite internet provider Starlink's application for a license to operate in Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa dropped a bombshell on 2...Published: 27 May 2024 at 19:45hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa shocks Zimbabwe's ICT ministry
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's announcement approving Starlink's licensing to provide internet services in Zimbabwe surprised the Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services (ICT...Published: 27 May 2024 at 10:02hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Chivayo nod raises a stink
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to authorize a partnership between a company associated with controversial figure Wicknell Chivayo and American firm SpaceX for the introduction of Starlink ser...Published: 26 May 2024 at 13:48hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Starlink licensed to provide internet services in Zimbabwe
In line with Vision 2030, the 2nd Republic's developmental agenda prioritizes innovation, science, and technology as crucial pillars for progress, Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa said in a statement on...Published: 25 May 2024 at 14:06hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
CCC member fined for sending offensive texts to rival
Bulawayo magistrate Challenge Mahembe has convicted and fined Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member Soneni Moyo US$100 for sending offensive messages to a political rival.She was charged ...Published: 25 May 2024 at 12:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's nursing school shut down
The government has shut down a nursing school established by Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga in Chikomba district, Mashonaland East province, due to disruptions from Zanu-PF factional conflicts....Published: 20 May 2024 at 07:55hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Potraz to review tariffs
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) is considering adjusting tariffs in the sector to ensure sustainability.Speaking at a recent stakeholders' engagemen...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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