the Mobile community of Zimbabwe

Zero defect of the worst kind haunts Zim networks

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:18:00 +0200

The outbreak of zeros on the country's struggling currency has caught up with Zimbabwe's mobile networks, with Net*One saying escalating tariff charges had hamstrung the production of airtime vouchers. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Terrible tariffs shatter chatter

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:05:00 +0200

Zimbabweans have drastically reduced their mobile phone talk time after a 1 000% increase in tariffs on 31 May 2008 that freed up heavily congested networks crippled by an unrelenting economic crisis. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Malawi hosts international telecommunications workshop

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:47:00 +0200

Malawi has hosted a telecommunication services workshop at its lakeshore district in Mangochi with calls to various rival telecommunications operators to share services so that consumers can access them at affordable charges. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Zimbabwe: Election campaigns go hi-tech

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:07:00 +0200

Savvy text messaging and cheeky ring tones are the new face of cost-effective political campaigning in Zimbabwe in the run up to the 29 March election, despite the creakiness of country's cell phone networks. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Zim advertising awards go ahead despite lack of new campaigns

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:04:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's Advertising Publicity Club is organising its annual competition for the advertising industry, despite a dearth of new campaigns due to an economic crisis that has stunted growth and limited new advertising campaigns in a once vibrant sector. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Zimbabwe's cellular operators increase tariffs

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:52:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's major cellular phone operators have increased their tariffs with immediate effect, saying the previous rates were too low and their businesses were running at a loss. Read full story... | Send to a friend

African nations agree to $1 billion Indian satellite project

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:04:00 +0200

A critical mass of countries are signing on to a plan for India to invest $1 billion in the Pan-African e-Network satellite project, a joint initiative with the Africa Union aimed at developing the region's information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Zimbabwean CEO blogs for investors, censures cynical analysts

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:21:00 +0200

London listed Lonrho Plc's recent purchase of a controlling stake in Celsys Limited, a telecommunications company on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), significantly raised Celsys' profile on the market. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Nigeria launches DVB-H mobile TV

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:55:00 +0200

Nigeria has beaten South Africa in the roll-out of the DVB-H mobile TV... Details Nigeria, MultiChoice Africa's local business partner in Nigeria, has launched Africa's first commercial mobile broadcast TV service in the city of Abuja. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Telecel Zimbabwe's licence cancelled

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:44:00 +0200

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) last week revoked Telecel Zimbabwe's operating licence, effectively making the network's subscribers "immobile" and ending the company's communication service. Read full story... | Send to a friend