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Strive Masiyiwa

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 affordable [...]

• Industries:
• Technology

• Countries:
• Botswana,
• South Africa,
• Zimbabwe

• Tags:
• Daily News,
• Econet Wireless,
• Econet Wireless Holdings,
• Retrofit Engineering,
• Strive Masiyiwa,
• TS Masiyiwa Holdings,
• Zimbabwe,
• ZPTC

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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 [...]

• Countries:
• South Africa,
• Zimbabwe

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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 [...]

• Industries:
• Banking and Finance

• Countries:
• Zimbabwe

• Tags:
• Hyperinflation,
• Inlation,
• Morgan Tsvangirai,
• Mugabe,
• New unity government

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