AfricaCom 2017, Africa’s largest technology, telecoms and media event, is right around the corner and with it, it brings an awards ceremony that will be part of the 3-day event. AfricaCom […]
Back in the day, that should be way back before most of you were born, SMSes used to be precious – it might be difficult to imagine now… but it’s […]
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has released its half year results. You can check out the press release below, and of course look forward to some follow up articles from us 😉 […]
At the launch of Kwese TV last night in Harare by Econet it was announced that subscribers to Kwese TV will be able to visit any ‘Kwese Free Wi-Fi Zone’ […]
Local telecommunications operator, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, last night launched their longly awaited media offering Kwese TV in Harare at an event attended by a number of local celebrities in the arts […]
The mobile banking of CABS Bank went offline today and people were not able to use the mobile banking platform to make transactions. CABS has sent out a notice to […]
Today, Econet announced a new service called Call Back Assist. It aims to help reduce some of the frustrations that you may have faced when you called Econet customer care and […]
According to Telecompaper, Econet Media, the company behind Kwesé TV and Kwesé Play, is seeking to build more Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) in Africa. Through Liquid Telecoms, they have already […]
Econet Connected Car, a business unit of the Econet Connected Lifestyle stable of property and vehicle security services, has won the ‘Most Innovative Vehicle Tracking and Monitoring Company of the […]
Econet is being sued to the tune of $870 000 for stealing a business idea, Speaking of lawsuits, BAZ is sending Kwese to the supreme court over the Broadcasting licence […]
Econet is running a promotion where you answer up to 7 (or more) general knowledge questions for 30c per day for the chance to win various prizes. The promotion has […]
So the last time Techzim wrote about being robbed of your ideas by corporates, it sounded far-fetched to some. Well, maybe here’s a classic case of what we meant. I […]
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe declared a dividend of 0.386c per share, which amounts to US$10 million, for the first quarter ended 31 May 2017. The dividend payment date is the 4th […]
Today at Meikles Hotel, Econet launched a new program under their Elevate community which they launched in June. The new offering is called the Elevate Virtual Agent Programme and it […]
A tip sent to Techzim by a reader says Econet has started to refund Kwese TV customers in Zimbabwe. The move follows the suspension of the service by Econet after […]
Earlier this month, the Kwesé Free Sports App was announced by Econet for Zimbabweans to use. When the app came, it was zero rated for an NBA match that was […]
We can all agree that OneFusion is the best data deal on the market in Zimbabwe right now. We also cannot dispute that Econet has the widest network coverage, from […]
Just a day after launch, Techzim can confirm that Econet has suspended selling Kwese TV in Zimbabwe. The suspension follows a statement issued by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe last […]
Update: Econet has since suspended selling Kwese TV after the government announced that Kwese is operating illegally. After weeks of speculation, Econet has finally announced the availability of the Kwese […]
POTRAZ announced that they are finalising the licensing of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in Zimbabwe. As you might know, the only licences we have here are for IAPs, mobile […]
In a move seemingly aimed at competing with NetOne’s launch of financed smartphones today, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has just announced a smartphone financing offer. Econet reached out with a press […]
Fayaz King, Econet COO Mobile telecommunications market leader Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has announced a huge credit scheme that will empower civil servants and all eligible government employees to get new […]
Due to confusion on the cause of the downtime of the country’s largest money transfer and transacting platform this weekend, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe sent us the press release below to […]
Norman Moyo is the CEO of New Enterprise Business DPA and Cumii. Yes, that is not easy to wrap one’s head around so let’s just stick to Norman being the […]
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, which according to industry data controls a commanding 98% of the LTE data customer market share, has announced a major data network upgrade that will see the […]
When I was in Victoria Falls on Tuesday, I heard the Ghanaian Deputy Minister of Communications speak. He didn’t speak much, he was not really in the programme but I […]
Wherever you are, 1 out of every 2 active Econet subscribers is active on EcoCash. I spent some time going through the telecommunications report from POTRAZ for the first quarter […]