NEWS RELEASE :15 December 2016

ZESA pre-paid tokens now available on Telecash

Telecash, Telecel’s mobile financial service, now offers its customers the option of buying ZESA prepaid electricity directly on its financial services platform.

Registered Telecash customers will now be able to buy prepaid electricity directly using Telecash by simply dialling *888# and following the menu prompts that follow, the mobile company has revealed in a statement.

NEWS RELEASE: 05 November 2016

Registered Telecash international remittance recipients get 10% incentive

Telecel Zimbabwe has announced that it will be giving international remittance recipients a 10% incentive provided they are registered on Telecash.

The scheme which is currently the largest incentive on the market is intended for registered Telecash users who are receiving money from the diaspora. Registered Telecash customers will receive an extra 10% with the money they receive from the diaspora via world remittance agents like Hello Paisa, Mukuru and Mama Money.

NEWS RELEASE : 21 September 2016

Telecel continues on mobile data upgrade

Telecel Zimbabwe continues to listen to its customers and their thirst for better internet. Accordingly, Telecel has undergone a massive data network improvement exercise by upgrading and increasing radio sites to boost the availability of 3G coverage in areas that previously had 2G and increasing capacity and internet connection speeds across the entire network.

NEWS RELEASE: 03 August 2016

Telecel opens 15 additional franchise shops

Telecel Zimbabwe has opened fifteen additional franchise stores in Zimbabwe as part of its retail footprint expansion initiative which is meant to meet growing customer service needs.

The mobile company has revealed that the retail expansion initiative, which begun last year with thirteen shops, has now added fifteen more shops across the country. Together with its own 24 shops, Telecel customers can now enjoy 52 fully fledged customer service centres spread across the whole country.

NEWS RELEASE: 02 July 2016

Telecash reduces tariffs to encourage plastic money use

Telecash, Telecel’s mobile money service, has announced a reduction in tariffs on the mobile financial platform. This is in line with recent efforts by authorities to encourage the use of electronic payments, mobile and plastic money to help ease the current cash shortage and improve financial inclusion.

The changes to the tariffs are across Telecash’s entire range of services and payment options, including cash-outs. The most notable and significant changes are the reduction of Telecash’s Gold debit card charges from a maximum of $2.95 down to only $0.45 while transactions of less than $2 are now free.

NEWS RELEASE: 10 March 2016

Telecel in national data network upgrade project

Telecel Zimbabwe has announced that it is in the process of upgrading its data network in order to improve the quality of its coverage and allow the mobile company to offer its customers more products and services.

The data upgrade project is already commenced and will see enhancements being carried out in Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare, Gweru, Chinhoyi, Karoi and Masvingo. The upgrades which have already been started in Harare are expected to allow the mobile company to introduce exciting new products along with an improved data experience.

NEWS RELEASE: 17 December 2015

Telecel hands over two houses in promotion

Two Telecel subscribers today (Thursday) were presented with the keys to two brand new houses after winning the remaining two houses out of the three houses in Telecel’s Win A House promotion which was offering three new houses as grand prizes.

Ms. Nomsa Mtonhonho of Zengeza and Mr. Takesure Nyerenda from Hatfield were the last two subscribers to win the two houses in the Win A House promotion which also had airtime and weekly cash prizes as consolation prizes for subscribers.

NEWS RELEASE: 17 December 2015

Telecel rolls out 500 kiosks

Telecel Zimbabwe has announced that its retail expansion programme is on course after rolling out 500 kiosks.

Telecel’s Communications and Branding Director, Obert Mandimika, says the company is happy with the progress that has been made so far in increasing the company’s retail foot print to cater for their customers and increase convenience and accessibility of its products and services.

NEWS RELEASE: 26 November 2015

Telecel introduces Telecash bundles

Telecel Zimbabwe has introduced Telecash bundles that allow subscribers to send money, cash out and pay bills at no charge once they have paid a once-off monthly fee of either $2.50 or $5.

The newly introduced Telecash bundles will allow subscribers to send money, cash out and pay bills at no charge for 25 days after having paid a flat bundle rate of either $2.50 or $5 depending on their individual preferences.

NEWS RELEASE: 19 November 2015

Lucky Telecel subscriber wins a house

A lucky Telecel subscriber was presented with the keys to a brand new house after winning one of the three houses in Telecel’s Win A House promotion which is offering three new houses as grand prizes as part of its ongoing SMS and recharge based promotion.

19 year-old teenager Ms Fadzai Jeche who lives in Mkoba, Gweru, is the first subscriber to win one of the three houses in the promotion which also has airtime and weekly cash prizes as consolation rewards for subscribers.