POTRAZ to install call monitoring system for “revenue purposes”
Late last year, the Postal and Telecommunications Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) called for input from stakeholders on its proposed Telecommunications Monitoring System and Revenue Assurance (TTMS) regulations.The system is supposedly…
Kwekwe-based carmaker secures US$1 mil deal with US firm
Hende Moto, a Kwekwe-based carmaker, has secured a deal with US-firm Max Sound Corporation which will see the latter providing high definition audio equipment for the former’s vehicles.“We have the…
First Capital disrupts digital banking
First Capital Bank has recently introduced two enhanced digital capabilities that will positively reshape the customer’s online banking digital experience. To create an easier customer service journey, they have launched…
Rural push spurs NetOne growth…… troubled giant adds 500 000 OneMoney subscribers
STATE-RUN mobile telecoms firm, NetOne says last year’s strategic expansion into outback markets lifted subscribers for its mobile money platform, OneMoney by 500 000, giving it fresh impetus. Boardroom squabbles…
Zimra to acquire US$2m surveillance drones
Zimbabwe will speed up the process of buying drones worth US$2 million to be used at all ports of entry to reduce smuggling, while plans are at an advanced stage…
Cassava urges caution ahead of the Easter
STOCK Exchange-listed fintech giant Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe has joined public health authorities and the Government in urging the public to exercise cautious ahead of the Easter holidays, urging the use…
Domesticating ICT sector value chain is the way to go
DEVELOPING and strengthening value chains is one of the proven strategic approaches towards creating a vibrant industrial base and a thriving economy. For developing countries like Zimbabwe, which is driving…
Strive Masiyiwa’s group plans to deploy 4 000km network in DRC
AFTER laying 2,500km of optical fibre in the western DRC, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a subsidiary of the Zimbabwean group Econet Wireless, plans to deploy a new 4,000km network between the…
Tax break for solar investors
INVESTORS who will participate in the generation of solar power in the country are set to enjoy a five-year tax holiday with those importing gadgets used for generating solar exempted…
New power plant to feed 25MW into national grid
A 13-kilometre power line linking Zimbabwe Zhongxin Electrical Energy (Private) Limited’s new plant in Hwange and Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) is being installed in readiness to start feeding the initial…