Strive Masiyiwa is a Zimbabwean businessman, founder, Chairman and CEO of Econet Wireless – a diversified international telecommunications group based in South Africa with operations on three continents. A devout Christian noted for his determination and social conscience, Masiyiwa was called a hero for helping millions of Africans gain access to the modern world through [...]
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‘The Zimbabwean’ Trillion Dollar Campaign
The Zimbabwean newspaper was recently driven into exile by the Mugabe regime and slapped with a 55% luxury import duty, making it virtually unaffordable for the average Zimbabwean. With the survival of the publication on the line, the company responded with a masterful public relations and marketing scheme to raise awareness and gain the funding [...]
Fixing Zimbabwe’s Economy to cost $5 Billion
Last year, official inflation based rates on the Zimbabwe dollar were estimated to be at a whopping 231 million percent(231,000,000%). This once thriving economy is in the last stages of hyperinflation rendering its currency virtually useless. As a result, Zimbabwe’s new unity government has already taken a multi-currency approach by paying civil servants in US [...]
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