Econet denies auto-registering customers to EcoCash. But it doesn’t add up
So we finally got a response from Econet PR on the issue of them automatically registering Econet voice subscribers to the EcoCash mobile money service. It’s basically a, “no we don’t do that”...
View ArticleSpecial edition Techzim podcast: Mobile World Congress 2014 updates
This is a special Techzim podcast covering the Mobile World Congress taking place in Barcelona Spain. Techzim writer Tendai Mupaso made a Skype call to William Chui who is currently in Barcelona Spain...
View ArticleEconet Zero in early glitch as some customers report being charged on free...
Update: We have since tested Econet Zero again and Wikipedia is now working. Econet has also advised that they have fixed the minor glitch. Econet yesterday announced a ground-breaking product called...
View ArticleEconet contract customers will now call at half price on weekends & holidays
So post paid customers (“contract” we call them in these parts) don’t usually get any promo attention from the mobile operators. Well, not as much as us cheap skates buying dollar airtime scratch cards...
View ArticleEconet launches own EcoCash Android app. Here’s the download
Earlier this week, when we posted about the re-enabling of the EcoCash long USSD codes by Econet, we speculated that we may start to see some new Android apps in the coming weeks. It has happened...
View ArticleFortune magazine lists Strive Masiyiwa World’s 35th Greatest Leader
Arguably Zimbabwe’s most successful entrepreneur in dollar terms, the founder and chairman of Econet Wireless Global, Strive Masiyiwa, has been named one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders” by Fortune...
View ArticleStrive Masiyiwa announces awards to encourage African innovators & inventors
Econet Wireless founder and Chairman Strive Masiyiwa yesterday announced plans to set up an awards program to reward and encourage African innovators and investors. Strive Mayisiwa announced these...
View ArticleEconet announcing results today, apparently the media is not invited
Zimbabwe’s leading mobile operator Econet Wireless is set to announce its annual results up to March 2014 but we are told the media will not be part of the announcement. A source has told Techzim that...
View ArticleSteward Bank can’t shake it off but recovers remarkably from half year loss
Econet Wireless owned “tech bank” Steward Bank has recorded a loss of $26.3 million for the operating year ended March 2014. Econet Wireless announced this in a media release and the parent company is...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S5 to hit Econet stores in Harare tomorrow for $788
Econet Stores in Harare are tomorrow expected to start selling the Samsung Galaxy S5 for a comparatively low cash price of $788. According to a source at Econet, the Samsung Galaxy S5 only arrived at...
View ArticleWhatsApp accounts for 23% of all internet traffic on Econet’s network
WhatsApp now constitutes 23% of internet traffic on Econet’s network since the introduction of WhatsApp bundles in February. This is according to a press released published by Econet’s technical...
View ArticleTechzim to host the Broadband Forum 2014 on the 6th of June
We are excited to announce the second edition of the Broadband Forum scheduled for the 6th of June 2014 at Cresta Lodge Harare riding on the theme “Rolling the D.I.C.E. for a connected Future.” The...
View ArticleEconet near to launching pay TV service called ipidi
Econet Wireless, it is emerging, will be launching a new subscription and “pay as you go” TV service called ipidi in the coming weeks to few months. A job advert for a marketing director that the...
View ArticleEconet investigated for anti-competitive behaviour in mobile money business
A report in the Herald today says Econet Wireless Zimbabwe is being investigation by the Competition and and Tariffs Commission (CTC) for anti-competitive business practices around it’s relationship...
View ArticleThe EcoCash official mobile money API is live. But only for some developers
The issue of the EcoCash API has been elusive. First it was a rumour last year. EcoCash itself denied it officially, but those inside told us the company was indeed working on something, or at least...
View ArticleEconet Bundles of Joy : A bigger and better offer…for whom?
Econet Wireless recently introduced a new suite of bundles that offer voice and data at a discounted rates. The product, called Bundles of Joy, also has unlimited local SMSes for the $5, $10 and $20...
View ArticleExclusive: EcoCash CEO, Cuthbert Tembedza, leaving Econet Wireless
We’ve confirmed via a number of sources that current EcoCash CEO, Cuthbert Tembedza, is leaving Econet Wireless. Tembedza is leaving Econet after about a year & a half and after leading the mobile...
View ArticleEcoLife relaunches as EcoSure. The new model
About a month ago, we got information and published that Econet wad preparing to re-launch what used to be (a nightmare) called EcoLife. Today, that product is being officially launched in Harare, but...
View ArticleA million sign ups in two months: How is EcoSure growing so fast?
What do we remember about telecoms services last year? Well, for one thing Econet Wireless went all out with new products. The mobile network operator seemed to extend its hand to everything from money...
View ArticleVideo: Journalists demand apology from Nyambirai as condition for a presser
Following the raid on a Harare based online publication, The Source, yesterday, Steward Bank called for a press conference this morning. The conference however never happened as journalists demanded...
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