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One Fusion remains one of the most popular products from NetOne. At one time, it was the thing that got droves of people buying NetOne SIM cards in a bid to capitalize on affordable tariffs. Things have since simmered down, however. Yet One Fusion remains popular. NetOne has its own OneMoney mobile money offering, but … Read more
Econet remains the company to beat when it comes to mobile penetration in Zimbabwe. It’s not surprising, therefore, that it’s ECOCASH offering is, by far, the most used mobile money transfer system in Zimbabwe today. Indeed, so popular is the offering that people on other networks are constantly on the hunt for ways in which … Read more
For the second time this year, Paynet Zimbabwe has suspended service to Zimbabwean banks over non payment of fees. Visit the Paynet website today, and you will notice that all the banks there are marked as suspended. What does this mean? So, what happens when Paynet Zimbabwe suspends service to Zimbabwean banks? Well, it simply … Read more
With Zimbabwe’s ongoing fuel woes, some of you may be wondering how you go about getting a Total Smart Card. Having a prepaid Total fuel card spares you having to spend hours while waiting in a fuel queue. Anyway, the bad news is that Total Zimbabwe, like almost every other fuel company in Zimbabwe, is … Read more
I have been using my Payoneer card for over five years, so this is a topic that I know like the back of my hand. Most people are worried, when they initially hear about Payoneer, whether or not they are going to be able to use their cards to make online payments. Other people also … Read more
How to send money to Zimbabwe without using PayPal PayPal is a hot topic among Zimbabweans, probably because it is not available in the country. Okay, that’s something of an exaggeration. People in Zimbabwe can open PayPal Accounts. What’s more, they can link their local Visa and MasterCard cards to PayPal, which allows them to … Read more
This is something of an interesting scenario, and I know, if you are a hard core Telecel user, you may feel like you are betraying your network. But is it possible to buy Telecel airtime via ECOCASH? And if yes, how do you go about doing it. Telecel has recently been in the news for … Read more
Moneygram is one of the money transfer agencies that allow you to send money to Zimbabwe. If you are thinking about using this agency, you may be wondering about the locations of Moneygram agents in the country. Moneygram, it has to be said, is not as extensively used in Zimbabwe as other agencies, such as … Read more
To cancel the alarm on a prepaid ZESA electricity meter, all that you need to do is the following; Go to your ZESA electricity meter and flip open the clear plastic cover. Press 812 using the buttons that are on the meter. Press the enter button when done. Designed to instill fear That’s it! That’s … Read more
The currency crisis that has bedeviled Zimbabwe over the past few years has made it difficult for DSTV lovers to make their payments. When the crisis began, banks simply began refusing to accept RTGS payments for DSTV. This left many in the country in a lurch. As USDs became more and scarce, many were forced … Read more
In Zimbabwe, holders of Total fuel cards are the envy of many. They were farsighted enough to buy these cards at a time when everyone else had never even heard about them. Now that the country is experiencing severe fuel shortages, fuel card holders have their lives made a bit easy by the fact that … Read more
My brother told me the story one day of how playing the Good Samaritan came back to haunt him. He had a tollgate card from work that he was always bragging about. So, on this day, he was driving from Zimbabwe and at one of the tollgates in South African, he joined a queue where … Read more
Dedollarization in Zimbabwe left many people in a lurch. I personally used to take my ordinary Standard Chartered Bank card down South before the fall. There, I would use it to swipe for goods from My Price, Jet, and any other store that accepts VISA cards, much to the amazement and amusement of my brother, … Read more
I recently got money in my EcoCash that I suspected had been sent in error. And based on the comments that are floating around on the internet, the issue is rather prevalent. That’s only to be expected, considering that the difference between one phone number and the next is usually a single digit. So what … Read more
ECOCASH, the mobile money offering from Econet, has proven to be a life saver for Zimbabwe. Today, instead of going to Wayne Street to buy ZESA, it is possible to do so via ECOCASH. What many people are not aware of is that there are actually 2 ways of buying ZESA using ECOCASH. So, what … Read more
