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Econet Wireless

Mobile and Telecoms

Zimbabwean internet restored by court order

Danielle Kruger -
Unrestricted access to Internet services was restored in Zimbabwe on Monday, January 21, by the country's high court after it found that minister of security, Owen Ncube, did not have the authority to keep these services suspended. This is...
Enterprise IT

Cassava Smartech will list on ZSE on December 18

Danielle Kruger -
Cassava SmarTech Zimbabwe Limited (“Cassava Zimbabwe”) is set to list on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (“ZSE”) on Tuesday the 18th of December 2018. This follows the finalisation of all the conditions precedent to the demerger of Cassava Zimbabwe from Zimbabwe’s...
Mobile and Telecoms

Econet Wireless approves demerger of Cassava Zimbabwe

Danielle Kruger -
Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe’s leading telecommunications group, has approved the demerger of Cassava SmarTech (“Cassava Zimbabwe”) from Econet Wireless, and the separate listing of Cassava Zimbabwe on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (“ZSE”). The board’s decision is expected to unlock significant value...
Mobile and Telecoms

SA Reserve Bank clears EcoCash Zimbabwe transfers

Staff Writer -
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 money back home. The company...
Mobile and Telecoms

Masiyiwa among ‘World’s 50 Greatest Leaders’

Staff Writer -
Mobile operator Econet Wireless’ founder and Group Chairman Strive Masiyiwa has been included in Fortune Magazine’s annual 'World's 50 Greatest Leaders' list. Masiyiwa was named 35th on the list, beating Mahindra Chairman Anand Mahindra, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and CEO...
Mobile and Telecoms

Bharti Airtel faces $3-billion suit in Nigeria

Staff Writer -
Mobile operator Bharti Airtel could be forced to payout $3-billion over a five per cent stake claimed by Econet Wireless in the country. The judgment in the suit was handed down by the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal,...
Mobile and Telecoms

Zimbabwe: Mobile subscriptions hit 14 million mark

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The number of mobile subscribers in Zimbabwe is reported to have hit the 14 million mark, representing penetration of 103,5%. The country’s Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has been put forward by local media as a source for the recent statistics...
Mobile and Telecoms

Zimbabwe: New pricing model for teleco’s on the cards

Staff Writer -
Potraz or the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe plans to introduce a new cost-based pricing model for operators within the telecommunications sector in January. Media reports quote Potraz Deputy Director-General Alfred Marisa as explaining how the model was...
Southern Africa

Econet launches 4G in Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwean mobile operator Econet Wireless has become one the first operators in the country to launch 4G mobile services to their subscribers over the weekend. "This 4G Long Term Evolution service that we are bringing to our customers or the...
Mobile and Telecoms

Rockefeller Foundation invests $100 million in Digital Jobs Africa

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The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a new Foundation initiative that will focus on Africa's youth and employment, called Digital Jobs Africa. Dr. Judith Rodin, President of The Rockefeller Foundation was joined by Strive Masiyiwa, Executive Chairman of Econet Wireless and...
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VISA Makes Key Investment in Moniepoint to Fuel SME Growth in Africa

As Africa's Fintech landscape evolves rapidly, driven by a dynamic ecosystem and a focus on closing the financial inclusion...
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