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24 May 2023

Old Mutual wades into Zimbabwe fintech space with O’mari

The unveiling of O’mari platform has heightened fintech competition in Zimbabwe, a market that is dominated by Econet’s EcoCash, and Innbucks.
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28 Apr 2023

Free-falling Zimbabwe currency prompts telecom tariff hikes

The regulator approved an industry-wide 50 percent tariff increase in February and another 50 percent effective April 1, 2023 for telecom products and services.
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23 Jan 2023

StarLink relief for Zimbabwe’s frustrated internet users

ISPs brace for competition as users expect faster, more reliable internet connectivity later this year.
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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.
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14 Apr 2022

Ballooning inflation bursts Zimbabwe’s mobile telecommunications bubble

Industry regulator releases report documenting impact of economic challenges on mobile telecommunications.
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26 Nov 2021

Zimbabwe changes tax regulation on data, smartphones

Government looks to generate more revenue from employees that work from home.
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23 Sept 2021

Zimbabwe advances on US$71m mobile broadband project

Collaboration between Huawei and NetOne officially enters third phase.
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5 Aug 2021

Wallet-agnostic Swish Pay commercially available in Zambia

Platform pilot test in January, now rolled out by NetOne Group.
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12 Apr 2021

Mobile money fuelled expansion strategy pays off for NetOne

Zimbabwe telecommunications company confirms increase OneMoney subscribers.
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16 Sept 2020

Drop in subscriber numbers leaves Zim telcos scrambling

Companies may have to ramp up promotional activities as consumers continue to feel the economic pinch.