Liquid Telecom secures US$840m
PAN-African telecommunications group, Liquid Telecoms says it has successfully arranged a bond and term loan refinancing facility to the tune of US$840 million for the group’s growth strategy and existing…
NetOne partners Huawei
Mobile telecommunications firm, NetOne, has partnered Chinese multinational technology company, Huawei, to upgrade mobile network services that will see an improvement in the country’s mobile broadband. The mobile broadband project…
TelOne introduces data sharing, a first in Zimbabwe
In what is bound to be a first, TelOne is introducing data sharing starting today, 1 March 2021. As one would assume based on the title of this article, the…
Utande launches LTE internet service
It’s often easy to think that Zimbabwe only has TelOne and ZOL in the internet service provider market. And you’d be forgiven for thinking that because TelOne and ZOL are…
The revival of Zim’s local motor industry should include EVs
The government, according to a report by Xinhua, is looking to revive the local motor assembly industry. Speaking to ZBC News Quest Motors’ General Manager Tom Sarimana said the following.…
Edgars is now selling on WhatsApp & online
Edgars Zimbabwe is now making the shift to online and WhatsApp merchandise sales. This is something that isn’t too surprising because the pandemic forced many businesses to push their products…
Alibaba plans $5bn bond
China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd plans to raise at least US$5 billion through the sale of a US dollar-denominated bond this month, four people with knowledge of the matter said,…
EcoCash in Covid-19 prevention plea, urges customers to use safe selfcare platforms
ECOCASH, the country’s largest mobile money platform, has urged customers to use digital selfcare platforms for daily transactions in order to help stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus. The…
Cassava keeps focus on digital transformation
ZIMBABWE’S financial technology firm, Cassava Smartech says it will continue focusing on identifying and developing opportunities that are consistent with providing digital solutions to dynamic market demands without compromising customer…
Minister calls for digital content in local languages
The Minister of Information, Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services has said digital inclusion can only thrive where communities identify with the available digital content, especially in their mother tongue.…