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By L.S.M Kabweza A new dimension of a possible buyer emerged today following the talks yesterday between Vimpelcom and the ICT minister to find a solution to the Telecel closure. Apparently Masawara may buy Vimpelcom’s share in Telecel Zimbabwe. A New Zimbabwe article says government plans to “force” Vimpelcom to…

By L.S.M Kabweza So yesterday, the ICT Minister, Supa Mandiwanzira set off a storm speculation with his “orange” future for Telecel tweet: @cemambo @Techzim @Mathuthu Just finished a very positive mtng with Vimpelcom. It would appear the future of TZ is orange, it’s bright — Supa Mandiwanzira (@SupaCollinsM) May 5,…

By Garikai Dzoma Just over a week ago ZESA’s grid system suffered a catastrophic failure that saw both Hwange and Kariba somehow go offline, leaving the entire country, except Bulawayo and probably a couple of Bigwigs’ houses, in darkness. According to ZESA’s Chief Executive Engineer, Josh Chifamba, the power utility…

By Nigel Gambanga There’s more than one side to any story, and the Telecel story hasn’t been any different. Everyone is trying to set the record straight and Telecel Zimbabwe has released a statement today explaining how it kept its end of the licence payment arrangement. The details are consistent…

By Nigel Gambanga That headline sounded a lot like some early 2000s cheesy advert, but there just isn’t any other way to put it really. NetOne, Zimbabwe’s second largest mobile network operator, is on the brink of launching two new products. Just like what we have seen with the strategy…

By Nigel Gambanga There’s a lot to be said about the issue surrounding Telecel. One could actually say it’s playing out like a soap opera of sorts really. So far, it’s been a mashup of politics, corporate mismanagement, betrayal, greed and the cries of a new age business that is…

By Nigel Gambanga In a little under 4 weeks, the month of May draws to a close. There’s nothing significant there, that’s how the calendar works. But for Telecel Zimbabwe and it’s 2.1 million subscribers, 1,000 employees and slew of other stakeholders those days could just be the mobile operator’s…

By L.S.M Kabweza The net neutrality pressure in the 1.3 billion people market called India is yielding some interesting results. Facebook announced today a loosening up of internet.org to let “anyone” provide zero rated content via the platform. Developers, says Facebook, will be able to create services that integrate with…

By Nigel Gambanga The latest in the issue surrounding the closure of Telecel Zimbabwe is that the employees have issued a statement expressing concerns over the cancellation of the mobile netwiork’s licence and how it will affect them. In the statement the employees also throw their support behind the rejected…

By Nigel Gambanga The latest in the issue surrounding the closure of Telecel Zimbabwe is that the employees have issued a statement expressing concerns over the cancellation of the mobile network’s licence and how it will affect them. In the statement the employees also throw their support behind the rejected…