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Telcoms Magnate Strive Masiyiwa Launches New Pay TV, ‘Kwese TV’ Across All Sub Saharan Africa

Posted on December 6, 2015December 6, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Telcoms magnate, Strive Masiyiwa, has announced the launch of a new pay TV station in “all the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa” which will be delivered through his Liquid Fibre, the largest builder of terrestrial fibre on the African continent. The development will likely prove a welcome option in Masiyiwa’s native Zimbabwe were locals unable to afford the South Africa-based DSTV must suffer poor quality programming from the state broadcaster ZBC. ZBC is also accused…

‘INVESTMENT AND THE RULE OF LAW’-by Strive Masiyiwa

Posted on October 4, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

“IF you don’t meet my demands, I will have you thrown out of the country!” The man shouted at me over the phone. He was the chairman of our local partner in Kenya. This was after I asked him to put up his share of the investment in our joint venture. It was more than 10 years ago but I still remember like it was yesterday. Building the network was going to require over $100m…