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July 26, 2018 •
Mining & Energy, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on United States to improve water security for river basin communities
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced Resilient Waters, a five-year, $32.4 million project to address severe water challenges facing the Limpopo River Basin and Okavango River Basin communities. Resilient Waters will...
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May 21, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Online & Social, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on TelOne granted Video On Demand broadcasting license in Zimbabwe
TelOne, Zimbabwe’s state-owned fixed phone and internet operator, has secured a broadcasting licence for Video-on-Demand (VoD) services. The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) granted an operating license to TelOne to create a VoD. The agreement...
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January 15, 2018 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Online & Social, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Mobile chat app launches to connect Zimbabweans across the world
Wangu, a new mobile chat app for Zimbabweans, has launched in the country. The unique platform is a social chat application that connects Zimbabweans in the country and millions of compatriots who are spread all over the world. Farai Mundangepfupfu, the...
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November 22, 2017 •
Online & Social, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Africa reacts to Mugabe’s resignation
On Tuesday 21 November 2017, Robert Mugabe, the longtime president of Zimbabwe, resigned. His resignation came after a week-long struggle for power after the military in Zimbabwe implemented a coup. Mugabe’s 37-year reign came to an end as he handed in...
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July 13, 2017 •
Careers, Online & Social, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Facebook helps Zimbabwean entrepreneurs build digital skills
With the need for digital skills within a business being more important than ever, Facebook Africa‘s teams will be visiting Zimbabwe this week to host a series of training events and workshops designed to help local tech entrepreneurs and small businesses...
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January 18, 2017 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on Econet Wireless to reimburse customers
Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe’s leading telecommunications company has decided to reimburse customers who were affected by recent tariff hikes, which was subsequently reversed according to a report from News Day. Econet raised its prices on data and voice...
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August 31, 2015 •
Online & Social, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Zimbabwe debates Internet Governance
Stakeholders in the local ICT industry who converged at Jameson Hotel in Harare on August 21, 2015, to debate and deliberate on the national importance of the internet and its governance in Zimbabwe, have come up with resolutions and a way forward. MISA...
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August 14, 2015 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Southern African countries to cut roaming charges
According to a report via TelecomPaper… Namibia, Bostwana, Zambia and Zimbabwe have agreed to a pilot project to lower mobile phone roaming charges. The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) and the Ministry of Information and...
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June 15, 2015 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Liquid Telecom unveils VoIP offering
According to a report by newsday.co.zw, Liquid Telecom has begun to offer Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calling within Zimbabwe. According to report, the telco is looking to maximise its fibre optic footprint within the country with the offering. The...
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June 15, 2015 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on SA Reserve Bank clears EcoCash Zimbabwe transfers
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has given Econet Wireless the go-ahead to begin cross-border mobile money remittances to Zimbabwe. Under the recent SARB-licenced dispensation, the EcoCash platform will enable Zimbabwean citizens living abroad to send...
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April 16, 2015 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Liquid Telecom expands FTTH in Zimbabwe
Liquid Telecom has revealed the latest expansion of its FTTH network in Zimbabwe. Liquid Telecom has already laid fibre rings around Victoria Falls, which provide multiple routes of redundancy. It is now starting to lay fibre to homes and businesses in the...
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March 18, 2015 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Is Zimbabwe set to force telcos to share infrastructure?
According to a report by thestandard.co.zw, Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services Minister Supa Mandiwanzira has allegedly stated that government would force infrastructure sharing among service providers. The move is set to...
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February 5, 2015 •
East Africa, Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Wallettec integrates Snapscan into its service in SA
Mobile wallet integration company Wallettec has integrated Snapscan into its service. According to the company, the move is intended to assist it to become a single interface point between the Point of Sale and any mobile or e-wallet solution. According to...
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January 22, 2015 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
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The total number of subscribers in Zimbabwe’s telecommunication sector grew by 2.6 percent to 11.4 million in the third quarter of 2014 from 11.1 million in 2013. This is according to the Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe...
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November 26, 2014 •
Startups •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Avelgood Apps announces 10 millionth download
Avelgood Apps is a mobile apps development firm based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. According to the company, its apps have now been downloaded a cumulative 10 million times. Avelgood published its first app, a flashlight app, on Nokia Ovi Store in August 2012 and...
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November 12, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Mahindra Comviva debuts connectMoney
Mahindra Comviva announced the debut of its connectMoney Service Manager. The announcement is part of a deal with Zimbabwe operator Econet Wireless. As a part of the deployment of connectMoney Service Manager, Econet Wireless has issued MasterCard debit cards...
