Govt wants to monitor your phone calls & internet visits, you should be worried
The government and “monitor phone calls” in one breath is something that is sure to rouse ire or chills in anyone. But that’s where we are at unfortunately because a…
Econet declares interim dividend
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited, has declared an interim dividend of ZWL$0,40 per share for the year ended February 28 2021. In a dividend declaration notice, the company said…
Govt to plug cheating by mobile operators
TO combat telecommunications fraud and payment evasion, regulator Portraz has now been ordered to install a system that will record the two numbers in any telecommunications call that has at…
Econet’s Zimbabwean CEO Strive Masiyiwa to invest in data centres on the continent
Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, who has raised more than $1bn to ensure the growth of his group Econet, has ranked first in our exclusive Africa Digital ranking. Strive Masiyiwa, who…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Zim’s first ICT factory opens
With the ICT assembly plant of the Zimbabwe Information Technology Company (Zitco) commissioned yesterday, and the National Data Centre and High Performance Computer Centre already open, all the pieces are…
Telecoms revenue jumps eightfold
Total mobile network revenue for 2020 ballooned 748 percent to $26,3 billion, from $3,1 billion recorded in 2019 amidst rising operating costs. According to the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority…