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The Cyber and Data Protection Act: Implications for journalists, human rights defenders, NGOs and others (Part 1)

We are not suggesting that Potraz is carrying out its functions as the data protection authority in an unreasonable or oppressive manner.

By Veritas Aug. 6, 2026

The Cyber and Data Protection Act: Implications for journalists, human rights defenders, NGOs and others (Part 1)

Towers without customers: NetOne LTE expansion and revenue it hasn’t found

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) quarterly reports confirm the build happened.

By Valentine Muhamba May. 22, 2026

Towers without customers: NetOne LTE expansion and revenue it hasn’t found

Over 50% of Zim’s fixed broadband now wireless

Fixed wireless access, as Potraz defines it, is primarily fixed LTE: home internet services delivered over cellular infrastructure, without a physical cable connecting the premises.

By Valentine Muhamba May. 19, 2026

Over 50% of Zim’s fixed broadband now wireless

Measured but not counted: How Starlink broke Potraz’s bandwidth framework

A framework that counts Starlink’s consumption in one quarter, excludes it in the next, and never accounts for its provision produces a picture of the market that is structurally incomplete.

By Valentine Muhamba May. 19, 2026

Measured but not counted: How Starlink broke Potraz’s bandwidth framework

Telecoms margins squeezed as costs outpace revenue

Zimbabwe’s telecommunications sector came under pressure during the final quarter of 2025 as surging operating costs and aggressive infrastructure investments outpaced modest revenue growth.

By Freeman Makopa May. 8, 2026

Telecoms margins squeezed as costs outpace revenue

Starlink, KYC and the fight for privacy in Zimbabwe

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe has made subscriber verification a condition of Starlink’s operating licence, aligning it with local telecom standards.

By Tendai Munhundarima May. 7, 2026

Starlink, KYC and the fight for privacy in Zimbabwe

The empire strikes back: Why Liquid’s fibre price war is threatening Starlink’s urban reign

The math of the Zimbabwean internet has shifted overnight. Liquid Home’s recently unveiled Infinity range has effectively built a defensive wall around the urban consumer.

By Allen Mangava May. 7, 2026

The empire strikes back: Why Liquid’s fibre price war is threatening Starlink’s urban reign

What anyone buying Telecel is really getting

The more pressing question, the one any serious investor should be asking before signing a non-disclosure agreement and requesting access to the data room, is: what exactly is on offer?

By Valentine Muhamba May. 2, 2026