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Econet Wireless Zimbabwe

Strive Masiyiwa's empire

Zimbabwe , Harare Founded 1998 1001-5000 Website

Operating Since1998 (28y)

About Econet Wireless Zimbabwe

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe is Zimbabwe's largest mobile network operator, founded in 1993 by Strive Masiyiwa after a five-year legal battle against the government monopoly. Listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE: ECO), Econet operates mobile voice, data, EcoCash mobile money, and the Cassava Technologies ecosystem. Strive Masiyiwa is Zimbabwe's most celebrated indigenous entrepreneur and a pan-African business icon.

Leadership & Team

Founder(s)Strive Masiyiwa

Contact

econet.co.zw

Quick Facts

CountryZimbabwe

Founded1998

TypeCorporate

ModelB2C

Team Size1001-5000

Operating In

Zimbabwe

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