Econet's Swedish partners had to abandon their equipment and retreat to their hotels.
Disclosure: The author of this post is a partner in a company that provides mobile content to Econet Wireless in Zimbabwe.
Also, Econet Wireless in South Africa recently introduced Carry Me Home- a death and repatriation insurance policy exclusively for Econet Call Home customers.
Econet, the market leader, was recently named by Salomon Smith Barney, an American investment bank, as one of the most attractive shares in Africa.
Masiyiwa is the founder and executive chairman of Econet Wireless, a publicly-listed mobile telecom company with operations in Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Burundi and Rwanda.
Econet's shares, offered to the public last month, were heavily oversubscribed.
Telecel eventually won a new licence, but because its managers know more about lobbying than about running a telephone firm, it poses little threat to Econet.
On April 1st Vodacom, a large South African telecoms firm, proudly announced a five-year deal to manage Econet Wireless Nigeria, the west African country's second-largest mobile-network operator.
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After the High Court ruled in favor of Masiyiwa, the Zimbabwean tycoon went on to build Econet Wireless, a leading Pan-African mobile telecoms company with operations across Africa, the U.K and New Zealand.
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Masiyiwa subsequently became the first person in the world to be granted a mobile telecoms license by a court of law rather than the government, and he went on to build Econet Wireless, a leading Pan-African mobile telecoms company with operations across Africa, U.K and New Zealand.
Last November Econet launched the Econet Power Station- a revolutionary solar power device which will allow individuals and families across Africa to light up their homes, charge their mobile phones and generally utilize energy at a relatively inexpensive cost compared to current solar energy devices currently available in Africa.
She has also interviewed a number of African leaders and newsmakers including SA President Jacob Zuma, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Zimbabwean PM Morgan Tsvangarai, Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, First National Bank CEO Michael Jordaan, Prudential CEO Tidjane Thiam, Econet CEO Strive Masiywa, MTN CEO Sifiso Dabengwa and other business leaders from across the continent.
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