Econet Wireless Zimbabwe says it will soon introduce new data packages under its SmartBiz offering, responding to customer feedback over recent changes to the popular service.
The company’s SmartBiz plan saw stronger-than-expected demand from...
The US embassy in Zimbabwe is pausing all routine visa operations beginning Thursday, according to a memo sent by the State Department.
The pause, described as “temporary,” will affect applications for a host of...
Botswana’s President Duma Boko has warned that the current economic model that relies heavily on diamonds is unsustainable and is a “social time bomb” amid rising youth unemployment.
Speaking at a strategic cabinet workshop...
Zimplats is tripling its processing capacity and plans to handle concentrates from other mining firms at its new smelter. Encouraged by a recovery in platinum prices, the company is also considering redeveloping a mine that shut down...
Pick n Pay says business is finally picking up again, after the government dropped a damaging law that had forced formal retailers to stick to the official exchange rate.
Formal retail is now at...
In 1996, the ever-affable, Colgate-smile Marshall Munhumumwe released yet another gem titled Ane Mari Ndiye Mukuru. It spoke truthfully of the dynamics in friendships and families – the loaded take the lead. The rich friend dictates the...
Nigeria's Dangote petroleum refinery will construct storage tanks in Namibia to hold at least 1.6 million barrels of petrol and diesel to supply refined fuel to southern Africa.
The move underscores the refinery's ambition...
EcoCash has launched a new wallet for small businesses and vendors, as the country’s biggest mobile money platform responds to the needs of a sector that now accounts for over 60% of Zimbabwe’s economy.
Ahead of the Econet Victoria Falls Marathon this weekend, Econet Wireless has announced a major upgrade to the city’s digital infrastructure to meet the anticipated increase in network demand.
The company has doubled its...
Zimbabwe needs to raise at least US$5 billion a year to transform its economy by 2030, according to a new African Development Bank (AfDB) report that highlights the country’s growing development financing gap.
The...
