Record No.
MRB-2026-007134
Pioneer of Zimbabwe's First Private Mobile Network
Technology & Innovation
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Record Holder
Strive Masiyiwa
Zimbabwe
Category
Technology & Innovation
Country
Zimbabwe
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ZW )
Achievement Date
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Record Description
After a five-year legal battle that reached Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court, entrepreneur Strive Masiyiwa won the right to launch Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe's first private mobile phone network, and went on to build one of Africa's largest technology and telecom groups.
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