The Telecoms company attributed the blackout to a technical fault.
The company has since issued the below statement:
@econet_support hello my line is not working cant be called or call no messages but data network is there. Also no ecocash
— RoyalTechsolutions (@royaltechsltns) July 24, 2020
Dear Valued Customer
We regret to inform you that we are currently experiencing a technical challenge that has affected some voice calls. As a result some of our customers are failing to imitate calls. However, services such as data, SMS and EcoCash are working well.
Our technical teams are working to resolve the issue and we wall inform you once it has been resolved.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused.