Zimbabwe is battling with a myriad of economic ills and the telecoms industry has not been spared. The biggest problem has largely hinged on high tariffs across all services. Coupled with the punitive 2% tax on all electronic transactions, mobile transaction services have become unbearable for many.
Despite all these problems, NetOne introduced zero rated transactions on its mobile wallet, OneMoney until end of December. Business reporter Melody Chikono (MC) spoke to NetOne CE Lazarus Muchenje (LM) to understand this and other issue affecting the entity and its proposed privatisation. Below are the experts of the interview:
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