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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 | 89 | 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 | 186 | 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 | 3 | by Staff reporter
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 | 70 | by Robert Ndlovu
Elon Musk's Starlink eyes Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S telecoms sector faces massive disruption with the anticipated entrance of SpaceX's Starlink, the global satellite internet service giant linked to US tech billionaire Elon Musk into the cou...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:53hrs | 4 | 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 | 12 | 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 | 5 | by Staff reporter
Starlink: A Potential Lifeline for Rural Zimbabwe
In a world where connectivity is a lifeline for information, education, and economic opportunities, the promise of Starlink, SpaceX's ambitious satellite ...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 04:50hrs | 1 | by Robert Ndlovu
Zimbabwe's mobile network operators now frequently adjusting tariffs
ZIMBABWE'S mobile network operators have reviewed their tariffs in local Zimdollar currency as the sector battles to offset rising costs and maintain operations in the face of inflationary pressures t...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 18:22hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Telcos hikes Zimdollar tariffs
ZIMBABWE'S mobile network operators have reviewed their tariffs in Zimdollar as the sector battles to offset rising costs and maintain operations in the face of inflationary pressures triggered by the...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Johannes Marisa
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
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
Zimbabwe telcos hike bundle prices
Zimbabwe's telecommunications sector has reviewed its bundle prices, both in domestic (ZW$) and United States dollars (US$), to align with rising operation costs.This comes two weeks after the...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 19:26hrs | 1 | 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 | 13 | 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 | 22 | by Staff reporter
Potraz targets rural internet access
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) is focusing in increasing Internet access in the rural areas.Presenting the Postal and Telecommunications 2021 fourth quarte...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Potraz defends data tariff hikes
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) yesterday justified data tariff hikes by telecommunications operators saying the telcos were actually operating below profitable thresho...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean telcos planning tariff hike
Like most sectors of the economy, the telecommunications industry is expected to review its pricing in the coming days in response to rising operating costs, analysts and industry sources say....Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Voice, data tariffs go up
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has given telecom operators the nod to increase out-of-bundle tariffs by an average of 30% as the industry continues to batt...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:18hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Telcos hike tariffs by more than 30%
THE Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has granted telecom operators the go ahead to increase out-of-bundle tariffs by an average of 30 percent as the industry cont...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe telcos facing resistance to more tariff increases
ZIMBABWE'S telecommunications firms desperately want to increase tariffs to counter rising costs stemming from the huge gulf between the official exchange rate and the one prevailing on the parallel m...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Potraz sweats over tariff hike
ZIMBABWE'S telecommunications regulator is combing through tariff hike proposals put forward by operators to strike a balance between protecting hard-pressed consumers and securing the viability of an...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Telcos target rural population
Telecommunication companies are exploring new and cheap ways of connecting marginalised areas in support of the Government's agenda to develop a digital economy.Under the National Development ...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 07:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Push for forex-indexed tariffs for telecoms sector
THE government should allow telecommunication companies to charge some of their products and services in hard currency to allow them to repay mounting debts, meet foreign supplier obligations, and upg...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's telcos hit by credit crunch
THE Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says a credit crunch and foreign currency challenges affected network expansion in the sector during the first quarter of thi...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:30hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Experts urge bold steps to revitalize Zim's telcos as sector battles multiple challenges
MOBILE telecom operators adjusted their promotional bundle prices this week as the sector battles multiple challenges spurred by rising input costs that industry experts fear have pushed the sector to...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 11:32hrs | 1 | by Agencies
NetOne commissions base station in Matobo
Mobile telecommunications company, NetOne, has commissioned a base station at Silonkwe Primary School in Matobo bringing connectivity to more 40 000 villagers in Matabeleland South who for a long time...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 21:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar return: Beware the cobra effect
Last month, the government took all and sundry by surprise when it banned the use of multi-currencies in all local transactions and reintroduced the Zimdollar; abandoned due hyperinflation in 2009....Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:24hrs | 2 | by Cliff Chiduku
Zimbabwe inflation to decline to 10%
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube sees inflation - currently at 59% - declining to 10% by the end of the year.He is banking on slowing down money supply, liberalisation of the exchange rate and ot...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet's ZSE market value hits $4bn
Telecoms giant, Econet is now the largest company again on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) by market value at $4 billion, replacing Delta Corporation Limited. Econet now accounts for 19 perc...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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 | 16 | by Mariam Abdullahi, Telco Industry Lead at SAP Africa
Mobile telcos' revenue down 5,8%
Zimbabwe's mobile telcos' revenue for the first quarter of 2018 decreased by 5,8 percent to $244,7 million compared to $259,711 million recorded in the same period last year as consumers continue to o...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 07:12hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash crash shows the vulnerabilities of going cashless
Although mobile money has become the leading transaction platform in Zimbabwe, its weaknesses came into focus this week after the dominant EcoCash network in Zimbabwe went down for two days, and left ...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 18:49hrs | 20 | by Tawanda Karombo / qz.com
Potraz rakes in over $120m
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe has collected over $120 million since the introduction of the multi-currency system in 2009 under the Universal Services Fund (USF), ...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 07:24hrs | 2 | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Is RBZ confused about Bitcoins?
IT is interesting to note that the popularity of Bitcoins is increasing exponentially despite warnings from finance and economic gurus who predict that this will just become another bubble that will b...Published: 29 Dec 2017 at 13:18hrs | 3 | by Robert Ndlovu
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
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
Zimbabwe mobile networks plot WhatsApp ban
ZIMBABWE'S mobile phone operators initially colluded to push for a ban on over-the-top (OTT) services including the most popular instant messaging application for smartphones WhatsApp and Skype be...Published: 20 Jan 2017 at 12:27hrs | | 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
Telecoms revenues drop 12%
Zimbabwe's mobile telecommunication services providers saw their revenues for the first quarter of this year decline 12 percent, latest Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (P...Published: 11 Aug 2016 at 07:12hrs | | by Business Reporter
Whatsapp and Skype - Mobile Operator's Headache
Traditionally the telecommunications industry has been a very regulated one not just locally but internationally. But as technology surged forward with faster and faster computing power, other alterna...Published: 15 Jan 2016 at 14:30hrs | | by Robert Ndlovu
Solar powered wireless access
Background Some time in March 2010 ,. the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) made an announcement t...Published: 30 Dec 2015 at 21:08hrs | 2 | by Robert Ndlovu
Mobile money: the next global communications platform
Mobile money is on a journey.What started as a simple way of paying people using a phone is on the cusp of becoming the next global communications platform. Not just a means of buying goods an...Published: 17 Nov 2015 at 20:18hrs | 2 | by Alix Murphy, Senior Mobile Analyst, WorldRemit
Zimbabwe mobile telcos facing tough times
Zimbabwe mobile telecoms operators are facing a tough financial year ahead with voice revenues and profitability likely to take a further knock as the government will effect a further voice tariff red...Published: 01 Jun 2015 at 11:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Telecel launches 'keep your digits' promotion
The battle to win over subscribers from rival operators in a saturated Zimbabwean mobile telecoms market is heating up as Telecel entices users with a phone number promotion, ...Published: 18 Dec 2014 at 12:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Finance Minister Chinamasa got it right!
On 1 September 2014, Daily News, reporting on the aftermath of President Robert Mugabe's State visit to China under the headline, Mugabe returns from China with signatures, reduced the Presidentia...Published: 03 Sep 2014 at 11:02hrs | 2 | by Tawanda Museve
Zim introduces extra telecoms licence fees
The government has introduced a range of additional licensing costs for privately owned telecoms companies in the country after missing its revenue targets for 2013 by 6%, local news agency IT We...Published: 29 Jan 2014 at 20:09hrs | 1 | by TeleGeography
TelOne owes Econet much more interconnection money than NetOne does
Last month, when Econet Wireless chief executive, Douglas Mboweni, appeared before a parliamentary committee on Media, Information and Communication Technology on ICT, he reportedly disclosed that Ec...Published: 30 Aug 2012 at 05:19hrs | 1 | by L.S.M Kabweza
Is Econet fighting a good fight at the wrong time!
Every decision counts. Good ones lead to success while bad ones are costly. But how are good decisions made? What separates a good decision from a bad one? What I know is that both good and bad decisi...Published: 28 Aug 2012 at 12:32hrs | 2 | by Anonymous
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