Zimbabwe’s government is limiting access to the internet – and social media specifically – in an attempt to stifle violent protests that have broken out in response to skyrocketing fuel prices. Protests broke out across the country after...
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...
Ericsson today announced that it has been selected as the sole supplier by Zimbabwe’s largest provider of telecommunications services, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, for the company’s Core network upgrade program. The deal will see the companies working...
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is exploring the option to introduce a mobile payment platform to support intra-African trade and payments. According to Jean-Louis Ekra, president of the bank: “This venture would essentially bring in around USD...
Zimbabwe operator, Econet has joined the fight against Ebola. According to the operator, it has set up an Ebola Response Taskforce. The company revealed that the taskforce is made up of doctors and other specialists who report to a working party who are...
Econet Wireless is rumoured to launch a new subscription and “pay-as-you-go” TV service called “impidi”. While there is no clear date of when the service will launch, the company is however actively seeking a marketing director....
October 23, 2013 •
Events, Southern Africa •
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A. S. Wakama, Publisher & Executive Editor of Africa’s technology news leader ITNewsAfrica.com, will form part of the judges line-up for the 6th Annual AfricaCom Awards, scheduled for 13 November 2013 in Cape Town. AfricaCom is Africa’s largest annual...
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 market is...
Potraz, Zimbabwe’s telecommunications regulator, has reportedly forced the country’s largest mobile service provider, Econet, to reverse a 60% cut in user tariffs – a move that has been met with anger amongst the company’s subscribers. The issue has...
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 are abusing the system. “Most mobile...
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. In a recent development reported by The...
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 the company is owed as much as $20 million...
August 13, 2012 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
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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 between the service providers while keeping the...
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. Per second billed calls, together...
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 Service allows users to send pictures...
Mobile operator Econet Wireless says it plans to launch its mobile money platform Eco-Cash at the end of September 2011. The system will allow its over 5 million subscribers to make payments of less than $20 using their mobile phones. “With critical...
