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Stanley Karombo
Zimbabwe correspondent
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20 Mar 2023

Zimbabwe targets 75% internet penetration by 2025

Zimbabwe's mobile penetration rate is expected to increase to 75.4 % by 2025 from the current 61.3%.
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Zimbabwe telcos given green light on 50% tariff increase

Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Econet Zimbabwe have welcomed the development.
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16 Feb 2023

Zimbabwe ISP Dandemutande invests US$5m to stretch fibre

Company teams up with BCX to roll out a fibre network expansion project.
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Sacked Twitter Ghana staff head to court

Complainants also petition Ministry of Employment and National Labour Relations to intervene.
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22 Nov 2022

Low tariff costs dent Econet’s half-year performance

Telco reports a ZW$5,78bn loss in the first half of August.
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8 Nov 2022

Dolphin Telecoms secures Zimbabwe’s first mobile virtual network licence

Company now country’s fourth mobile operator, but some industry analysts are not convinced.
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25 Oct 2022

Zimbabwe approves 61% telecoms tariff increase

Consumers brace for massive spike in internet costs as Postal & Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) gives the go-ahead.
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10 Oct 2022

EcoCash increases transaction limits as inflation takes hold

Mobile money services looks to manage ramifications of local currency devaluation against the US Dollar.
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Zimbabwe’s telecoms weighed down by beleaguered economy

Country’s internet penetration rate drops by 1.6%, according to industry regulator.
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21 Jul 2022

Liquidity crunch blocks Econet’s 5G pipeline

While the tech firm has upgraded sites, and network capacity, the investments are limited and impacted by liquidity crunch said Chairman James Myers.
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5 Jul 2022

NetOne network upgrade debacle piles on PR pressure

Zimbabwe MNO forced to issue numerous statements to explain network service outages.