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…
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…
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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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ZIMBABWE’S leading cellular mobile company, Econet Wireless has secured a $60 million (about R444 million) loan from the Swedish export credit agency (EKN) to upgrade its network. Econet Wireless Zimbabwe’s chief executive officer, Douglas Mboweni, said the $60 million facility…
ZIMBABWE’S top cellular mobile company- Econet Wireless Group has become the first foreign operator to enter the United Kingdom (UK)’s communication market. ECONET Wireless Group with operations in East, South and West Africa has defied all odds to become Africa’s…
Liquid Telecom, a subsidiary of Econet Wireless Group, has purchased two transponders on the new Eutelsat Satellite W2A which was launched in February from the Baikonur Space Centre in Kazakhstan,
Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe’s mobile operator has introduced its range of branded mobile handsets. The phones will reportedly be sold in a starter pack that includes a Sim card and airtime.
Econet, Zimbabwe’s largest mobile service network provider, has established a pan-African scholarship fund for academically gifted Zimbabweans to pursue high tertiary studies.