Call to regulate mobile banking in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s Deposit Protection Corporation corporate secretary Vusi Vuma has called on the Zimbabwean government to create legislation that will regulate mobile banking activities, as he claims service providers More...
Zimbabwe’s Econet reverses decison on NetOne
Last week it was reported that Zimbabwean mobile service provider Econet cut off all interconnection services between itself and mobile operator NetOne – reportedly over an outstanding multimillion Dollar debt. Zimbabwe's More...
Zimbabwe’s Econet cuts off NetOne over debt
Zimbabwean mobile service provider Econet has cut off all interconnection services between itself and mobile operator NetOne over a multimillion dollar debt that is owed to Econet by NetOne. It was revealed that More...
New legislation to force co-operation between Zim mobile operators
Zimbabwe’s Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ) is in the process of finalising new licensing agreements with mobile phone operators in the country. The aim is to encourage co-operation More...
SMS fading in popularity in Zimbabwe
The advent of new, cost-effective methods of communication – including Skype, WhatsApp Messenger and Facebook – in Zimbabwe has diluted the impact of Short Message Service (SMS) claims a report in The Standard. The More...
MMS comes to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean mobile network provider Econet has started a free trial period that will allow users on its network to send Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), a first for Zimbabwean mobile phone users. Multimedia Messaging More...
Econet to launch Eco Cash mobile money
Mobile operator Econet Wireless says it plans to launch its mobile money platform Eco-Cash at the end of September 2011. Strive Masiyiwa, Econet Founder (image source: file photo) The system will allow its over More...
African operators kick off LTE trials
Magnus Mchunguzi, MD Ericsson SA Ericsson is currently conducting Long Term Evolution (LTE) trials with a number of African mobile operators including Econet, Movicel and Unitel. This is according Magnus Mchunguzi, More...
Econet posts R1 billion profit
Econet Wireless, a Zimbabwean cellular mobile network, has recorded a 25 percent growth in after-tax profit of US$141 million (about R987 million) for the year ended February 28. The privately owned Econet Wireless More...