Telecel licensing complicated by failure to comply with indigenisation laws
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) says issues surrounding Telecel Zimbabwe’s licensing are being complicated by its failure to comply with the country’s indigenisation law.
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Zimbabwean woman arrested in India with 12.5kg of drugs
Zimbabwe faces bleakest post-dollarisation outlook
Zimbabwe’s economy is this year seen contracting by four percent, weighed down by weak mineral prices and poor foreign direct investment flows, research by a brokerage firm has shown.
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Kasukuwere nullifies Chigwedere’s ouster
EU tells Zimbabwe to refine its business environment to unlock FDI
The European Union (EU) says Zimbabwe needs to refine its business environment which continues to deter potential investors from the bloc’s member states.
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Econet and Telecel lose subscribers, NetOne gains
Zimbabwe’s mobile phone operators have registered an 18 percent decline in revenue to $907 million in the full year to December compared to the same period in 2013, as voice traffic continues to dip amid growth in non-voice platform usage, a report by the industry regulator has shown.
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Tobacco prices firm as quality improves
Tobacco prices have improved in recent days with the trend expected to continue as the selling season gains momentum after a false start to the season that saw farmers protest over poor prices, the industry regulator has said.
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Econet and Steward Bank: Corporate bullying with a huge stink
I hate bullies, be they human or corporate. Their intention is to instill the fear of God, mainly to avoid scrutiny. I had this feeling about Econet Wireless and Steward Bank this in the past few weeks after reading about their “raid” of The Source, a media house. I write this opinion with a heavy heart since I have been a shareholder of Econet since inception, and by extension, am also a shareholder of Steward Bank.
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$3 billion circulating in Zimbabwe’s informal economy
Zimbabwe has received nearly $34 billion in foreign currency receipts since the inception of the multi-currency system against national payments of about $36 billion over the same period with the informal non-bank system accounting for the deficit, the Reserve Bank has said.
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