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ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe shined at the 2022 Exceptional Marketers Awards in Harare last Friday by clinching various accolades in the creativity categories, cementing its position as the most innovative company in the country. The prestigious and professional awards, hosted by the Marketers Association of Zimbabwe, seek to recognise excellence and innovation within organisations and among…

GOVERNMENT, business and labour have provisionally agreed on a US$150 monthly minimum wage for every worker in the country as part of cushioning them from inflation. Meeting under the Tripartite Negotiating Forum on Thursday in Harare, the partners also agreed that besides the US$150, employers would also pay workers in local currency. The TNF is…

GRAIN Marketing Board of Zimbabwe (GMB) operations director Forward Takaindisa says they have so far received around 111 metric tonnes from farmers since the beginning of winter-wheat harvesting season. This comes after the government said they were expecting around 380 000 tonnes of wheat. Speaking yesterday during the Zimbabwe wheat pre-harvesting conference in Harare, Takaindisa…

GOVERNMENT says local authorities must encourage the construction of high rising buildings to save agricultural land. Addressing delegates at a councillors indaba in Harare at the weekend, National Housing and Social Amenities minister Daniel Garwe emphasised on the importance of preserving agricultural spaces. “We know that Zimbabwe is predominantly an agricultural economy, if we continue…

ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has launched an international airtime transfer service that allows Zimbabweans living in South Africa to buy airtime for their family and friends back home. The innovative service, called 263 Toppa, will allow the estimated over ONE million Zimbabweans working and living in South Africa (while maintaining ties with their home country) to…

LEADING mobile money platform EcoCash has partnered with OK Zimbabwe to bring convenience to customers by allowing them to cash-in and cash-out US$ at the supermarket’s branches across the country. EcoCash recently launched its domestic foreign currency remittance service that has seen customers sending US$ to their family, friends and loved ones, with guaranteed cash-out…

ECONET Life, an insurance unit of EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe, has launched a unique micro-pension fund product that allows people in the informal sector to save for retirement. The new product, called Dura/Isiphala Pension Fund, was launched in Kariba at the weekend and is expected to drive the uptake of pensions by workers in the informal…