James Makamba's company, Telecel Zimbabwe, risks losing its operating licence if it fails to comply with the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act, Zimbabwe's government has warned.
 
As the mobile operator's saga unfolds, government through the Ministry of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment has written to the Ministry of Transport, Communication and Infrastructural Development for consideration on the resistance by...

Zimbabwe's largest mobile phone company, Econet Wireless, has unveiled an innovative functionality on its mobile money service Eco-cash which allows a cell phone to also operate as a virtual debit card.

The functionality is a first in Africa where mobile banking services are expanding as more people use the service to avoid high bank charges. In addition, mobile banking is becoming an attractive option owing to the lack of physical banking...

Would you pay US$100 to message Mark Zuckerberg? Facebook is trialing a system which charges users to send messages directly to VIPs' inboxes.

The social network giant is testing a system which charges users to send messages to people that they aren't already connected to, with a premium to be paid for contacting very popular people.

The company confirmed Friday that trials have already begun for the new service, but that...

Rumours are growing that Facebook may be set to unveil a mobile phone to take on the iPhone.

The firm has sent out invites to US journalists for a special event at their usually secretive Silicon Valley HQ. The invites promise to allow attendees to 'see what we're building' - with online rumours pointing to a phone.

The firm has been rumoured several times to be developing its own phone. Its apps for existing phones have...