MTN welcome in Zimbabwe says Econet

Harare (IT News Africa) —ECONET says MTN is welcome in Zimbabwe after reports that Africa’s biggest cellular company was keen to invest in the country.

Chief executive officer, Douglas Mboweni told media here that the company always thrives on competition in all the markets it is operating.

Reports have suggested that South Africa’s MTN was interested in investing in Zimbabwe’s mobile phone network industry. Mboweni says Econet is not wary of such developments.

“Econet has always been in a competitive environment wherever it operates. We already have Orascom of Egypt, who have invested in Telecel. MTN were at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair. In Botswana, we are competing with Orange,” Mboweni told media.

Econet, the biggest cellular network provider in Zimbabwe, operates networks in Lesotho, Botswana, Burundi and Kenya.-

By Marcus Mushonga