EcoCash probe delays Cassava financials

CASSAVA Smartech Zimbabwe Limited (CSZL) has announced a delay in publishing its financial results for the year ended February 29, 2020 due to investi

Zimbabweans to pay more to make calls

In a notice to operators on Wednesday, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) said operators may now use dual pri

Zimbabwe engages WB on privatisation of NetOne, TelOne

ZIMBABWE has engaged the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) to be transaction advisors for privatisation of its telecommunications c

Econet challenges police search, seizure warrant

ZIMBABWE'S largest mobile phone operator Econet Wireless yesterday sought a court order to suspend a police warrant seeking information on its transac

Fresh onslaught against EcoCash

Police have issued a warrant against Econet Wireless to hand over a list of its EcoCash subscribers and transactions as part of an investigation into

Huawei hits back at UK over 5G ban

The UK has officially banned Huawei from its 5G networks.This means that mobile operators will not be allowed to add new Huawei components to

Amazon market value surpasses Microsoft

Amazon.com Inc. shares rallied on Monday, and the advance lifted the company's market capitalization above Microsoft Corp. for the first time in more

US expected to crack down on Chinese mobile apps

White House adviser Peter Navarro said he expects President Donald Trump to take "strong action" against Chinese-owned social media apps TikTok and We

Suspend NetOne CEO suffers setback

SUSPENDED NetOne chief executive Lazarus Muchenje and his alleged accomplices yesterday suffered an initial setback after a Harare magistrate threw ou

Zimbabwe risks lagging behind in digital era

ZIMBABWE risks being left behind in the digital era and this has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic as local mobile network operators (MNOs) co

Telecoms companies reel under acute forex shortages

PERSISTENT foreign currency challenges affected network deployment and maintenance in the first quarter of the year with the telecommunications indust

Telecel unveils Funda e-learning platform

Mobile Network Operator Telecel Zimbabwe has launched an e-learning platform for all learners' institutions including universities, colleges and calle

Zimbabwe MNOs operating costs outgrow revenue

Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) saw revenue grow 26.2% in the year to March to $2 billion from $1.6 billion in Q4 2019 according to a Q1 sector perfor

Econet Q1 traffic declines

Listed telecoms giant, Econet, recorded a drop in traffic across segments during the first quarter as consumers' disposable incomes continued to decli

Paynet, Ecocash deal terminated

PAYNET Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of Cambria Africa, is terminating its fee-sharing arrangement with EcoCash Zimbabwe for the use of bulk paymen

Currency volatility cripples Econet

One of Zimbabwe's largest listed companies, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's business viability is under threat because of the free-falling local currency a