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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 •
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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 •
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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...
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November 4, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
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According to a statement made to media, Telecel Zimbabwe has signed a partnership deal with mobile device distribution company, GTel. According to both parties, the partnership will also see the introduction of the GTel SL5.5 in the market of Zimbabwe. The...
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September 23, 2014 •
Online, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
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Webtickets has expanded its online ticketing business into Southern Africa. Webtickets recently started operating in Zimbabwe and one of its biggest ticketing sales events has included the recent 2014 Zimbabwe Tri-Series one-day international (ODI) cricket...
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August 29, 2014 •
Company News, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
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Just short of three months ago, Hisense announced its plans to supply Southern African countries with locally manufactured products through its Export Division. To date, over R15 million worth of products has been supplied to Namibia, Zambia, Botswana,...
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August 26, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
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Telecash Zimbabwe has revealed that its customers can now send money for free to other registered telecash subscribers, following the recent revision of telecash charges. According to telecash, the new tariffs show that it costs nothing to send cash through...
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August 18, 2014 •
Online, West Africa •
Darryl Linington •
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MoboFree.com has announced that the total volume of items currently for sale in its marketplace is worth USD 526 million and is expected to reach USD 1.5 billion by 2015. According to the online shopping portal, it has 3.3 million registered users, including...
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July 18, 2014 •
Startups •
Darryl Linington •
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DEMO has released the names of the 40 start-ups that have qualified to launch their products on the DEMO Africa stage in September 2014. Topping the list is Nigeria with 14 start-ups qualifying, followed by Kenya, Ghana and Egypt. According to the Ministry of...
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July 16, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
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Telecel Zimbabwe has launched telecash gold card. The card is essentially a debit card that can be used to pay for goods and services at any ZimSwitch POS (Point of Sale) points across the country. The reveal was announced at a press conference at the...
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July 10, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
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Strive Masiyiwa, founder and chairman of Econet Wireless, wants to turn the company’s mobile wallet technology, known as EcoCash, into Zimbabwe’s primary method of payment. Masiyiwa claims that it will no small task; however, he essentially wants...
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May 21, 2014 •
Online, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
IT News Africa •
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Telecel pre-paid subscribers with data-enabled handsets can now browse on Facebook for free, even when they have no airtime, utilising the Facebook Zero web-site. Facebook Zero is a mobile web-site that includes all the key features of Facebook but is...
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April 23, 2014 •
Satellite Comms, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
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Since its acquisition of iWayAfrica and Africa Online, pan African telecoms operator, Gondwana International Networks has focused on the development of its terrestrial and satellite network products and solutions. According to CEO, Mathew Welthagen, Africa...
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April 7, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Charlie Fripp •
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Telecommunications provider Huawei on Friday hosted its inaugural ICT Forum in Zimbabwe, aimed at revolutionizing the way the country responds to technological advancements and uses information technology systems to enhance its growth and development. Dubbed...
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March 6, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Charlie Fripp •
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Zimbabwean Telecash customers can pay their Dstv subscriptions from their mobile phones, following an agreement between Zimbabwean mobile operator Telecel and South African pay-satellite television provider MultiChoice. Telecash, which is Telecel’s mobile...
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January 29, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Charlie Fripp •
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Zimbabwe’s Telecel today launched its electronic wallet service, telecash, which allows mobile phones to be used to send money to anyone with a mobile phone, regardless of network, and pay for groceries, bills, airtime and other goods and services. Telecel...
