Airtime

Zim's Econet refunds subscribers

Subscribers awarded free airtime as an apology for faulty billing system.
Tawanda Karombo
1:10
Jan 15, 2015

Guinea Bissau added on mobile recharge website

Expats can now recharge the mobile phones of friends and family back home.
1:20
Dec 2, 2014

Telecel Zim abandons top-up cards

The Zim telco has launched a PIN-less electronic airtime recharge service.
0:50
Sep 16, 2014

Airtime top-up card ‘litter’ angers Zim govt

Lawmakers mulling legislation to force mobile networks to tackle the ‘problem’.
3:10
Jul 23, 2014

Proposed taxation of prepaid airtime in Kenya criticised

Task force has called for levy to help fund free high school education in the country.
1:20
Jan 8, 2014

Zambia: MTN, Airtel and Zamtel hike mobile tariffs

Country’s three mobile phone operators have increased costs by 5% owing to a tax.
1:30
Nov 27, 2013

‘Most South Africans use cellphone banking to buy airtime’

Cellphone banking use surged from 28% in mid-2012 to 37% in 2013, says World Wide Worx.