The Minister of ICT, Supa Mandiwanzira So the latest information that’s been shared on Zimbabwe’s digital migration project (aka digitisation aka digitalisation) is that the government will be “borrowing” money […]
The Zimbabwean government is in the finals stages of setting up the structures for the multi-million ICT innovation fund and will begin the implementation of this pool by the end of September 2016.
Mandiwanzira pointed out that while he was yet to meet with the telecoms regulator POTRAZ to get a full explanation for the suspensions, his own interpretation so far was that this could be the regulator’s response to the mobile networks’ attempts to fight a tariff reduction while offering their services at a discount.
Earlier today a number of people on social media were quick to point out the striking similarities that exist between Zimbabwe’s own draft bill and Lesotho’s own Computer Crime and Cybercrime Bill.
The Zimbabwean government is currently seeking funding to expand NetOne’s services lineup as the State ramps up its efforts to increase the viability of the telecoms operators that it owns.
The Zimbabwean government’s interest telecoms infrastructure is meant to provide a platform for the private sector to flourish through the rollout of value-added services and third party providers like Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs).
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe today confirmed that the mobile money providers are reducing transaction fees effective 1 August 2016 after the regulator engaged them to make transacting affordable for mobile […]
Speaking at the Mobile Money and Digital Payments Conference in Harare today ICT minister, Supa Mandiwanzira, said that Econet is wrong to assume their first mover position in investing in mobile […]
The second edition of the annual Mobile Money and Digital Payments Conference Zimbabwe organised by Oxlink Capital has just kicked off in Harare. The first presentation was made by the […]
Theme: “Leveraging technology to achieve socio-economic transformation” Date: 14 July 2016 | Venue: CELEBRATION CENTRE, HARARE | COST: USD 250 per delegate Topics to be discussed: 1) Policy & Regulation […]
TelOne, the government owned fixed line telephone and internet provider, has acknowledged that its internet was down for the better part of the morning. In an update sent out on Twitter and […]
The project, which was started back in 2013, experienced a two and half year delay. The implementation was being carried out by Twenty Third Century Systems, a regional SAP consulting company.
Under the new regulations, the performance of all telecoms operators and their delivery of service is expected to meet a new set of standards which will be monitored by POTRAZ.
According to Mandiwanzira, the statement that has been made by Vimpelcom ties in with the information that has been shared since the government did finalise the Telecel deal but is still working on transferring the funds for the deal from a local account to Vimpelcom.
Responding to the concerns that have been raised about its own $98 million fibre project, TelOne, another state-owned telecoms entity recently took steps to guard against the likelihood of it being a victim of overpricing.
NetOne, the State-owned mobile telecoms operator was prejudiced of $78 million in a deal signed with Huawei for a telecoms infrastructure upgrade project which was enabled by the $218 million facility extended […]
Zimbabwe’s telecommunications regulator, POTRAZ, has announced that it will be banning all over the top service bundles for applications like WhatsApp, Facebook and Opera Mini.
The reality, though, is that these operators are responding to changes that they never anticipated and whose effects they can’t control. The request for the ban, or regulation is, as has been the case in countries like Morocco and most recently South Africa, a way to contain the damage. That hardly justifies it, but it…
Reward Kangai, the chief executive officer of Zimbabwe’s second largest mobile operator, NetOne, has been suspended for three months as the operator prepares for a forensic audit to investigate allegations of impropriety.
One of the changes just recently took effect at the beginning of February 2016 as NetOne announced the appointment of a Chief Operating Officer. The newly created position will be taken up by Brian Mutandiro, the former chairman of the telecoms regulator, POTRAZ. Mutandiro will work alongside NetOne’s current Chief Executive Officer, Reward Kangai.
Local telecommunications operators are going to have to make larger contributions to the State following the government’s resolution to raise the contributions to the Universal Service Fund from 0.5% to 1.5% of their gross annual turnover.
We managed to get a copy of the draft policy at the recent Cyber Indaba. The document touches on most aspects that the government has been passionate about when it comes to ICT and how it has the mandate to facilitate the right environment for ICT to flourish as a pillar for national development.
According to sources, NSSA will either front the funds on behalf of ZARNET or be a guarantor for the ISP. Should ZARNET fail to reimburse the pension fund then NSSA will take over the 60% shareholding in the entity. Little has been said of the involvement the Empowerment Corporation (EC), Telecel’s minority shareholder, will have.