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Revised Starlink Policy for Sustainable Growth - A dedication to Eng. Chemist Siziba
Honorable Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, all protocols observed, please receive a request from a group of ...Published: 23 Mar 2024 at 07:04hrs | 966 | by Robert Ndlovu
Shadowy COZWVA: Purveyor of fake news threatening national stability
In a recent revelation, the Shadowy Children of Zimbabwe War Veterans Association (COZWVA) has emerged as a prominent provider of fake and malicious news content, with the apparent intention of destab...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 14:54hrs | 468 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Potraz clears air on Starlink
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) yesterday said its doors are open for Starlink to operate in Zimbabwe following an expression of interest by the United Stat...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:10hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in Starlink U-turn
ZIMBABWE appears to have made a U-turn over Starlink amid revelations senior government officials are in talks with the satellite internet service provider owned by billionaire Elon Musk.Zimba...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:11hrs | 4697 | by Staff reporter
Potraz tough stance on innovative SpaceX losing relevance
POTRAZ, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe, maintains a stringent stance on the utilization of Starlink internet, but this position is increasingly losing relevance ami...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 11:55hrs | 721 | by Staff reporter
Starlink has not applied for operating licence in Zimbabwe
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) said internet service provider Starlink has not applied for an operating licence, amid allegations that the government intends t...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miner fined for using Starlink broadband in Zimbabwe
A Chinese mining company has been fined US$700 for using the Starlink internet service, which Zimbabwe is yet to licence.Authorities also seized the Starlink router and antenna.In a st...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 15:53hrs | 1090 | by Staff reporter
NetOne to install data, internet infrastructure
STATE owned mobile phone operator NetOne intends to deploy additional capital this year towards installation of data and internet service infrastructure, as data traffic continues to dominate the firm...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:55hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
Major Zimpapers shake-up looms
THE state-controlled Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Ltd (Zimpapers) will soon appoint new editors after announcing a new board chaired by former Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Misheck Siband...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 19:21hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Econet complainant takes fight to new ICT minister
HARARE-BASED information communication technology innovator and entrepreneur Ignatius Munengwa has escalated his fight with mobile network operator Econet to the minister of Information Communication ...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:23hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa relative by marriage appointed to Zimpapers Board
The state-controlled Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Ltd (Zimpapers) has announced a new board chaired by former Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda's wife Doreen Joyce Sibanda....Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 13:38hrs | 1753 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cracks down on Starlink traders
TELECOMMUNICATIONS regulator, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), is cracking down on companies illegally advertising and distributing internet services and ga...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:39hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Advertising, distributing and using Starlink internet is illegal in Zimbabwe
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has warned individuals and companies who are caught distributing and advertising Starlink Internet Services' gadgets that th...Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 19:29hrs | 1259 | 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 | 482 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean could allow China's G60 Starlink
The Zimbabwean government is exploring various internet service providers beyond SpaceX's Starlink, including China's G60 Starlink, for potential operation within the country. Calls have intensified, ...Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 20:58hrs | 1036 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobile phone usage climbs up
ZIMBABWE'S mobile phone usage has shot up with active subscriptions surging 6% in the third quarter to reach a record 14,79 million, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe ...Published: 01 Jan 2024 at 08:15hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Econet leading in mobile data and voice traffic
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz)'s sector performance report for the 3rd quarter of 2023 has revealed that Econet Wireless Zimbabwe extended its market leade...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 16:36hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobile penetration rate now over 97%
In its sector performance report made available yesterday, POTRAZ director general, Dr Gift Machengete said active mobile subscriptions during the third quarter covering July, August and September rea...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:25hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobile operators' revenues up by 95%
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) recorded a 95,3% growth in mobile operator revenue to $850,8 billion in the third quarter owing to inflationary gains....Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:10hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Media development in Zimbabwe imperative
Media Institute for Southern Africa regional director Tabani Moyo has said media development in Zimbabwe requires a holistic approach, alive to the gains accrued thus far and complex enough to connect...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 09:19hrs | 188 | by Stephen Jakes
Ex-minister released from prison, suffers another blow
The Zanu-PF Mashonaland East provincial leadership has prohibited former Public Service minister Petronella Kagonye from carrying out party activities following her release from prison.Kagonye...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:06hrs | 2092 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt defends mobile phone tariff hike
The 100 percent tariff increases approved by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) will still see Zimbabweans enjoying cheaper data compared to the regional cost,...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:44hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
35% Zimbabweans not connected to internet
Zimbabwe's Internet connectivity remains inaccessible to a significant portion of its population, with at least 35% lacking access due to a combination of technical constraints and foreign currency sh...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 17:21hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Why would SADC risk confrontation with Zim regime whilst citizens act as if all is well?
So, another meeting of SADC (Southern African Development Community) heads of state has come and gone without the much anticipated 'resolution on flawed elections recently held in Zimbabwe'!Of...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 15:40hrs | 696 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Potraz moves to regulate omalayitsha
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has expanded its licensing categories to encompass cross-border transporters, commonly referred to as "omalayitsha," in a bi...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 05:47hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Potraz blocks US$ tariff increases
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has prohibited mobile service providers from adjusting tariffs in United States dollars (USD). Potraz, which recent...Published: 30 Oct 2023 at 05:21hrs | 761 | by Staff reporte
Potraz doubles voice, data tariffs
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has implemented a significant increase in data and voice tariffs to aid the capital-intensive telecommunications sector, whi...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:37hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Potraz approves two-fold tariff rise for telcos
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has given its approval for a twofold increase in the tariffs of the country's telecommunications companies when billed in Zi...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 06:40hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to deploy Chinese like cameras in cities
The government is gearing up to deploy security cameras in smart cities, commencing with the capital city, Harare, to address crime issues and enhance traffic management. This move is part of the broa...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 06:13hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is set to get Starlink before South Africa
AN apparent standoff over licensing rules in South Africa means the country's impoverished northern neighbour is set to get Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet first.It has emerged that Zi...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 08:41hrs | 1424 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe likely to approve Starlink
Zimbabwe has received Starlink's application for a licence to provide satellite internet services and it is likely to be approved, information minister Jenfan Muswere said on Monday.Muswere, w...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 21:00hrs | 570 | by Staff reporter
Mobile telecom firms expand LTE network
Zimbabwe's telecommunication firms are drifting away from older-generation mobile technology in favour of faster fourth-generation wireless technology, which offers high capacity, faster download and ...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 06:56hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Econet in massive base station upgrade
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, has announced plans to upgrade 500 of its base stations and deploy equipment to 300 additional sites by the end of the year, a move aimed at expandi...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:22hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to get broadcast satellite replacement
Zimbabwe successfully filed the second part of technical papers for a replacement of the broadcast services satellite in accordance with Resolution 559 of the World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:50hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar recovery diminishes telecommunications services providers' tariff hikes prospects
THE steady recovery of the ZW$ in recent weeks almost diminishes recent calls by mobile telecommunications services providers, making it difficult to ascertain where exactly to place the peg.T...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane MP embarks on roads rehab to unlock tourism, agriculture potential
ZANU-PF aspiring candidate for Umzingwane constituency Brigadier General (Rtd) Levi Mayihlome has embarked on a road rehabilitation programme targeting five prime roads which he says will unlock the t...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:41hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's internet penetration rate on track to hit 75% by 2025
During 2022, a report by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) indicated that the country had a 63% internet penetration rate. It represented a higher increase (2...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 12:14hrs | 112 | by Staff Reporter
Telecel, NetOne lose subscriptions
TELECEL and NetOne`s active subscriptions have been consistently declining over the past five quarters, resulting in the mobile penetration rate in the country falling by 1,6% to 92,6%, a new report h...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Potraz bids to protect rights to privacy
Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has said that for purposes of enforcing the Cyber Data Protection Act, one has to be registered with the authority, under the pr...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mangwe, Bulilima villagers go online
VILLAGERS in Mangwe and Bulilima districts are reaping immense benefits from infrastructural development spearheaded by the Second Republic's philosophy of leaving no place and no one behind.O...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 18:31hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Econet increases tariffs again
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe, the country's largest mobile network operator has with effect from today (Tuesday) hiked data bundles by up to 300 percent."We are reviewing our ZWL data and SMEs bun...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 08:57hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Posting nudes now attracts imprisonment
Sharing or broadcasting intimate photographs or videos without the authorisation of the person in question can result in a five-year prison sentence, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
RBZ cannot control black market exchange rate
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is not responsible for the skyrocketing black-market exchange rate amid rising inflation in the country, according to the its senior payment systems analyst, Howard ...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
BCC engages Potraz on internet provision
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) wants to engage the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) to help in the provision of internet services through community information cent...Published: 26 May 2023 at 18:50hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Starlink rattles Zimbabwe internet service providers
The era of hanging emails, failed file downloads, and unstable internet will soon be a thing of the past if Starlink's global satellite internet service is rolled out in Zimbabwe. Elon Musk's Starlink...Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:31hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'5G technology won't offer quick fix to Zimbabwe's digital divide'
US technology expert and founder of artificial intelligence company Omelas, Evanna Hu A UNITED STATES technology expert and founder of artificial intelligence company Omelas, Evanna Hu, h...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:04hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's minister completes jail term
FORMER Cabinet minister Petronella Kagonye has completed her 16-month jail term for theft of trust property, her lawyer Rungano Mahuni confirmed yesterday.Kagonye was jailed in June 2022 for h...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-minister released from Chikurubi Female Prison
FORMER Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Petronella Kagonye is out of jail after serving an effective 16 months behind bars.Her lawyer Rungano Mahuni confirmed.Kag...Published: 02 May 2023 at 22:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
King Mswati III arrives in Zimbabwe for State visit
King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Eswatini arrives in the country on Tuesday for an official State visit, which begins on Thursday, where he is expected to hold talks with President Mnangagwa....Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
King Mswati heads to Victoria Falls
TWO more heads of state, King Mswati III of Eswatini and Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema have confirmed their attendance at the Transform Africa Summit (TAS) in Victoria Falls next week.T...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 15:28hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
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