Botswana is banking on Strive Masiyiwa to increase the country’s internet penetration through fibre connections. Getting Botswana’s 2.3 million people connected is just half of what Mascom and Econet founder […]
21 years after founding Mascom, Econet founder Strive Masiyiwa plans to take the Mobile Network Operator (MNO) to the public. Mascom, for Masiyiwa Communications, was Mr Masiyiwa’s first telecoms business […]
A lot of publications have run with this story already but I couldn’t find the original Facebook post. Strive Masiyiwa posts extensively and engages quite much on his page so […]
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 […]
Strive Masiyiwa is again on the front page for all the good reasons. The Billionaire has decided to do something big for an old lady (Gogo) who made headlines last […]
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Strive Masiyiwa is again representing Zimbabwe on the world stage by being included on the prestigious Forbes List. He’s fortune valued at $2.4 billion has seen him being one of […]
At the time Strive Masiyiwa was battling to get a license to operate a mobile network in Zimbabwe in the late 90’s, he launched such a network in Botswana. Mascom […]
Who remembers Munyaradzi Gwisai? He was one of the founding members of the opposition political party, Movement for Democratic Change. Gwisai was elected to the legislature becoming one of the […]
Last week Tsitsi and Strive Masiyiwa committed $100 million for rural entrepreneurship development in Zimbabwe. The couple has really stepped up their philanthropic efforts in the country and across Africa. […]
The Founder of Econet Global, Strive Masiyiwa, along with his wife Tsitsi Masiyiwa have pledged $100 million to a fund rural entrepreneurs. Masiyiwa, who also happens to be one of […]
The Econet Global Founder and Executive Chairman, Strive Masiyiwa has been elected to the board of trustees of the National Geographic Society. Jean Case, the chairman of the board of […]
According to Econet Coporate Communications, Bulawayo is going to be the home of their solar energy business, Distributed Power Africa (DPA). DPA primarily focuses on rooftop solar solutions for both […]
When it comes to naming the who is who of the rich there is no greater authority than Forbes. Every year they produce a coveted list of the world’s richest […]
So there’s been a lot of talk surrounding Strive Masiyiwa in the early days of 2019. One of those issues has been surrounding the ownership of Econet. Mutumwa Mawere has […]
Former Minister, Professor Jonathan Moyo beef with Strive Masiyiwa is still on and the Professor has published a series of tweets containing disturbing allegations on the Econet’s Founder. What started […]
Strive Masiyiwa’s Facebook page seems to be a constant source of news these days as the popular businessman disclosed that listing Cassava SmartTech was a colossal battle. The businessman went […]
So a guy called Rutendo Matinyarare who resides in South Africa has been making a lot of videos on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube talking about many different things. Sounds like […]
The Econet Founder has responded to attacks on his social media account regarding his recent statement that indeed Zimbabwe is in a new dispensation. As an entrepreneur, on many […]
There has been a lot of deliberation over whether Zimbabwe is on the right path or if we are a lost cause and the country will be on a downward […]
The fact that some municipal officers tried to abuse the funds donated by Econet to fight the cholera pandemic probably comes as a surprise to no one who lives in […]
Today President Emmerson Mnangagwa officiated at the launch of Edu-Zones, an initiative by Liquid Telecom to offer connectivity to the country’s universities and tertiary institutions. The ultimate goal though is […]
Zimbabwe’s telecoms entrepreneurs (yeah they are kind of a tag team) Tsitsi and Strive Masiyiwa have been recognised by the British Prime Minister Theresa May for their work in the […]
The Econet story is well known and well empathised with. The fact that I only have to say the Econet story and most readers will understand immediately what I mean […]