Local news publication Zim Morning Post has alleged that Steward Bank is “violating local labour laws” and abusing the rights of their workforce. Zim Morning claims they conducted an investigation […]
Buddie Beatz, the new Spotify-like music app by Econet has come up with a rewarding way to pull more users on its platform. In addition to the billboards, banner ads […]
According to the consumer satisfaction survey recently published by POTRAZ, Econet subscribers are generally the least satisfied when compared to customers of rival operators. I contend that this is not […]
There is obviously a caveat when interpreting the title of this article: in the final analysis subscriber numbers tell a better story about which MNO is loved the most. On […]
Econet knows a thing or two about using agents to get you to use their services and the company is taking the model a step further and giving customers the […]
Considering how much ridicule Econet gets on social media, it’s a bit of a surprise that the network is still by far the most popular network for both consumers and […]
A fortnight ago, Yo Mix was relaunched but this time there was no fanfare as the prices had sky-rocketed making it more expensive than just buying a normal bundle for […]
When Econet’s new smart data bouquets were announced a few weeks ago, I flirted with the idea of using the SMS bundles a lot more than before and even though […]
Econet has assured its customers and online followers that its main website www.econet.co.zw is safe and secure. The company said reports that its website had been “hacked”, compromised or that […]
Techzim this morning discovered that some parts of Econet’s official website were hacked. The address https://www.econet.co.zw/lte/, which is supposed to show information about Econet’s 4G services, redirects automatically to the […]
Last week fierce rivals, Econet and Netone entered into a long awaited deal that will see the Mobile Network Operators share their infrastructure. Its a deal that the government, POTRAZ […]
Bid Buddie is Econet’s e-commerce baby that will rival the likes of Bidding Wars. It a nutshell, Bid Buddie is an online auction. If you have possessions that you no […]
So this is one of those rants that wouldn’t be getting written but I’m pretty frustrated. Last night I tried to buy WhatsApp bundles after 7 PM and it was […]
We can whine all we want about the new data prices/data allocations the Mobile Network Operators have (conspired) to give us but just have to make do with what’s there. […]
So “smart data bouquets” are now official and that means we can compare all 3 mobile networks to see who has the best offering. We had already made a comparison […]
NetOne has done away with bundles you knew and loved (OneFusion). Telecel has done away with the bundles you knew and loved (MegaBoost). Econet has done away with the bundles […]
If you were downloading local artists jams without paying for anything all along because you didn’t have a place to buy the music, your excuse is no longer valid…. Whilst […]
Just like everyone, (some) telecom operators and Internet Service Providers(ISP) are grappling with foreign currency shortages problems. This problem has a trickle-down effect where subscribers are affected by downtime and […]
It’s official, Econet is really serious to push its solar energy bet. Yesterday, the company commissioned a 466kW solar power plant at its Willowvale complex in Harare. Through its business […]
If you tried buying Bundles Of Joy packages on Econet this morning, you may have noticed that you can’t find the option to buy them. Econet hasn’t yet made a […]
So a guy called Rutendo Matinyarare is a conspiracy theorist of sorts on social media. He talks about a lot of things presenting them as fact. At some point the […]
We were shocked by the per second billing tariffs that Econet published in The Herald this morning. They wrote that their tariffs per second were $0.038. That translates to $2.28 […]
At first the table Econet sent out to publications said they were going to be charging $0.038 per second which translated to $2.28 per minute. We were all shocked. This […]
Econet has, to date, refunded all the customers who didn’t get to use their data bundles during the Internet Shutdown according to its Chief Operating Officer, Fayaz King. Mr King […]
How many times have you heard the phrase, “The world is a global village.” Probably a lot. When Marshall McLuhan, who Google search credits as the originator of that saying, […]
Econet Wireless has not withdrawn its relief effort operations to victims of Cyclone Idai because of alleged political interferences, contrary to some reports. In a statement, Econet said it was […]