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By Nigel Gambanga In our most recent review of local broadband prices, Telco, another internet access provider which provides Fibre and WiMAX solutions wasn’t part of the list. No information was available on Telco’s product suite at the time because the ISP had been working on a product and price…
By L.S.M Kabweza A Zimbabwean startup called BitFinance that’s building a Bitcoin exchange in Africa and a Bitcoin ATM just got admitted into Savannah Fund’s 4th accelerator class. The fund is based in Kenya and you probably remember them for being part of a funding round that went into biNu.…
By Nigel Gambanga Earlier today Telecel Zimbabwe was granted a provisional order by the High Court of Zimbabwe. This effectively bars the action taken by POTRAZ, the local telecoms regulator to cancel its operations. Telecel issued a very brief statement regarding the interdict, and you can check it below. Statement…
By Nigel Gambanga There’s a bit of good news for Team #SaveTelecel. Following a High Court appeal made yesterday by Telecel, the mobile network has been granted a provisional order to continue operating until its licence and ownership issue is resolved. According to an online news piece, High Court Judge…
By Nigel Gambanga Internet connections in Zimbabwe are made predominantly from mobile devices, so it’s no surprise that the different internet service providers we have are tapping into that market with on-the-go solutions. ZOL is playing the same game. Besides its use of widespread WiFi hotspots that now have to…
By Nigel Gambanga Despite the huge success that mobile money has been enjoying, some of its iconic services don’t seem to get noticed. Case in point, EcoCash Save. Considering our challenges with financial inclusion, this was a great concept. But other than the EcoCash Credit we haven’t heard much noise…
By L.S.M Kabweza So the problem with “free” is that after your customers have enjoyed it for a while, whatever adjustment you make to the price, however cheaper it is than your closest competition, if it’s not free, you’re going to make a lot people unhappy. ZOL will be announcing…
By Nigel Gambanga Are you part of the crew rallying behind #SaveTelecel? We have learnt that in the latest development regarding the potential closure of Telecel, the mobile network operator has approached the High Court of Zimbabwe. Telecel intends to secure a prohibitory order that will prevent the industry regulator,…
By Nigel Gambanga Towards the end of 2014, Steward Bank, the Econet Wireless owned financial institution, introduced the Agent banking model which allowed selected mobile money agents to offer some services in line with mainstream banking. This model allows any Steward Bank account holder to get certain services from the…
By Nigel Gambanga Things aren’t getting better economically. If you still don’t believe that, just look at the way service providers are falling over themselves to get you “cheaper and better deals” just to mop up what little dollars you have to spare. The same thing is happening in Internet…