Tellers (Harare)

General Hand/ Housekeeper (Bulawayo)

Strategic Information Evaluation Clerk (Mberengwa)

Sales Manager (Bulawayo)

General Trade Business Development Manager (Harare)

Lubricants Sales Engineer (Harare)

IT Manager (Harare)

Safety Health & Environmental Officer (Bulawayo)

Graduate Trainee - Registry Department

Graduate Trainee- Directorate Of Post Graduate Studies

Lecturer/senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/professor For BCOM Human Resources Management – Faculty Of Law, Business Intelligence And Economics

Senior Clerical Assistant (Administration) – Grade 5

Records Assistant

Assistant Registrar – Faculties (Gweru)

Security Guards (Gweru, Harare, Kwekwe & Zvishavane campuses)

Technical Sales Person/ Aluminium (Harare)

Regional Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Officer (Bulawayo)

Boiler Maker (Harare)

Marketing & Sales Officer (Harare)

Compliance Officer (Harare)

Safety, Health and Environment Officer (Harare)

Business Unit Manager x2 (Harare)

Vehicle Sales Consultant - JAC (Harare)

Vehicle Sales Consultant – DONG FENG (Harare)

Vehicle Sales Consultant – BAIC (Harare)

Spray Painter (Harare)

Motor Vehicle Panel Beater (Harare)

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Billing Supervisor (Harare)

Sales Representative (Harare)

Auto Electrician: Artisan (Chipinge)

Sales Representatives (Harare)

Director Human Resource (Mutare)

Assistant Batch Plant Operator (Harare)

Legal & Compliance Manager (Harare)

Processes Analyst (Harare)

Finance Manager Corporate (Harare)

<h2>A note from our market</h2>
We now have Samsung and Redmi phones available for purchase on Pindula. Here’s some background on this:
Since we started retailing mobile phones, we shied away from selling phones not made by Transsion (itel, Tecno,Infinix). These were the reasons:
– Transsion offers 12 months warranty
– Maintenance for Transsion phones can happen easily as original parts are available locally
– Transsion phones are guaranteed to be brand new
As a result, we would only sell Samsung, Huawei, Redmi…etc phones here and there if a customer insisted and we could source.
<h2>Our approach</h2>
Ultimately, with mobile phones here’s our approach:
– We charge a fair price to make it as affordable as our business can sustain. Our prices are typically very low – so low that sometimes customers ask us if the devices are fake 🤔.  Ofcourse these are genuine,  it’s just that other retailers muHarare umu will hit people with 100% profit on a phone😨
– We want you to be happy with the phone – on the day you buy, a week later, a month, 6 months, a year later… We want our customers to feel really glad that we, as a business, exist
<h2>Given this background, here’s what we’re learning:</h2>
Fans of Itel and Tecno are really happy, yes…. but those of you who prefer the other brands (and will not be caught dead using an Itel!😁) feel left out. You tell us something along the lines of:
<blockquote>“I have been on Pindula since you guys started and I love being part of this community… but I prefer Samsung, so I have to look elsewhere for a phone!”</blockquote>
We’re also finding that people using Samsung, Huawei etc… actually understand 12-month manufacturer warranty is not on the table and they are generally ok with this. People receive phones from the diaspora, and they already know warranty haipo.
There are people that do not mind refurbished phones as long as the seller is clear with them about this and can offer a backup service for the phone. What people hate are sellers who lie about it.
So, starting last week we started to make available some Samsung and Redmi devices. Our warranty for these devices is 6 months. The warranty is backed by Pindula and not by the manufacturer. We cover the phone fully if it turns out to be faulty. Of course, we will not cover dropping or liquid damage. We’ll replace it or have it fixed for free.
The phone is also backed by what our customers already know about Pindula:
– If you’re not happy (a day in, a week in, a year) we will work hard to solve the problem. And we will solve it even at a significant cost to us.
– Always the truth. We will never lie to you even if the truth is uncomfortable. There’s just too much lying already in Zim business and politics, and we don’t want to be part of that.
<h2>by Limbikani (Managing Editor)</h2>

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We now have Samsung and Redmi phones available. Here's why

Econet announced the launch of its 5G network in Zimbabwe in February 2022. The company rolled out 5G with the help of Ericsson. Econet is the only mobile operator in Zimbabwe currently that has 5G. 
In general, 5G offers internet speeds that are up to 10 times that of 4G. 
With the release of more and more 5G capable phones globally, Zimbabweans may not be clear if these phones are relevant in Zimbabwe.
Here is the list of locations where Econet 5G is available in Zimbabwe:
<h2>Harare 5G locations</h2>
<ul>
<li>Avondale </li>
<li>Newlands </li>
<li>Greendale </li>
<li>Sam Levy’s </li>
<li>Econet Park </li>
<li>RGM Airport </li>
<li>Holiday Inn </li>
<li>Club Chambers </li>
<li>Belgravia </li>
<li>ZESA HQ</li>
</ul>
<h2>5G locations outside Harare</h2>
<ul>
<li>Makoni Shops, Chitungwiza</li>
<li>Zengeza Main, Chitungwiza</li>
<li>NSSA House, Bulawayo </li>
<li>Anchor House, Bulawayo</li>
<li>Econet House, Bulawayo </li>
<li>NRZ Bulawayo </li>
<li>Rainbow Hotel, Bulawayo</li>
<li>Mimosa House, Bulawayo</li>
<li>Victoria Falls Spar</li>
<li>CABS Gweru </li>
<li>Rothbat Building, Gweru</li>
</ul>
According to the telecoms industry regulator, POTRAZ,  Econet has a total of 22 5G base stations currently (<a href="https://www.techzim.co.zw/2023/04/potraz-q4-2022-report-out-internet-penetration-now-65-3-theres-more/">based on December 2022 data</a>).  In March this year, Econet promised to deploy more 5G sites around the country but did not commit to any numbers.
<h2>Does it make sense to buy a 5G phone in Zimbabwe?</h2>
As you can see above, the total number of 5G base stations in the whole country is just 22. This is a very small number, especially considering that 5G has a limited range compared to 4G and 3G. 
To put it into perspective, Econet has over 900 4G base stations in Zimbabwe. Based on these numbers, in a practical sense, we can’t really say there is 5G in Zimbabwe.
In the rare case that you live or work in one of the 22 locations listed above that have 5G, it will be worth it for you, yes. Otherwise, there’s no point.
<h2>Does NetOne have 5G?</h2>
As of the writing of this article, NetOne does not have any commercial 5G sites in Zimbabwe.
What about Telecel? We cannot even talk of 5G when it comes to Telecel. The company is struggling to deploy a 4G network, with only 17 of them so far according to the industry regulators report.
<h2>Which phones available in Zimbabwe have 5G?</h2>
This is a hard question to answer because most of the phones in Zimbabwe do not come into the country through the manufacturer’s official channels. 
People buy mobile phones that were made for other markets like US, UK, South Africa, and Australia (basically where Zimbabweans in the diaspora are found). They also buy phones meant for Asia that are imported via market the Dubai gray market channels. 
This means that 5G phones available in these countries can also generally be available on the local market. But again, there’s no point in buying a 5G mobile phone right now. At least it being 5G must not be the reason for buying it.
That said here’s a quick list of some of the 5G phones available globally:
<ul>
<li>All iPhones from iPhone 12 onward</li>
<li>Samsung Galaxy S20 onward</li>
<li>Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4</li>
<li>Samsung Galaxy A54</li>
<li>Samsung Galaxy A13 5G, A14 5G</li>
<li>Samsung Galaxy M53</li>
<li>Samsung Galaxy A53 5G</li>
<li>Samsung Galaxy A33 5G, A34</li>
<li>Samsung Galaxy M32 5G</li>
<li>Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G</li>
<li>Samsung Galaxy F52 5G</li>
<li>Samsung Galaxy M42 5G</li>
<li>Samsung Galaxy Note 10 5G</li>
<li>Huawei Mate 30E Pro, 40E</li>
<li>Huawei Mate 30 5g ()and 30 Pro 5G)</li>
<li>Huawei P40 5G (and P40 Pro)</li>
<li>Huawei Mate X2</li>
<li>Huawei Nova 6 5G (and Nova 8 SE High Edition)</li>
<li>Tecno Camon 20 5G</li>
<li>Infinix Note 30 5G</li>
<li>OnePlus 11</li>
<li>OnePlus 10 Pro</li>
<li>All Google Pixels phones from Pixel 5 onward</li>
<li>Xiaomi Redmi Note 12</li>
<li>Xiaomi Civi 3</li>
<li>Xiaomi 13 (and 13 Pro)</li>
<li>Oppo A57</li>
<li>Oppo Find X6 Pro</li>
<li>Oppo Reno8 T 5G  (and Reno10 Pro+)</li>
<li>Realme 10 Pro (and 11 Pro)</li>
</ul>

5G Network Coverage In Zimbabwe - Where Can You Find It? Should You Buy a 5G Phone?

The number of households using fixed telephone services in Zimbabwe has been falling over the past five years while corporates have increasingly been using the service.
This is contained in the results of the Consumer Satisfaction Survey conducted by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) between June and November 2022.
POTRAZ said a total number of 4 000 household consumers and 400 corporate consumers were engaged across the ten provinces of the country during the survey.
According to POTRAZ, consumers were asked if they had used fixed telephone services in the past 12 months to the time of the study. reads the report:
<blockquote>
The engagement of TelOne fixed telephone was at 70% in the corporate segment, a significant jump from 53% recorded in the previous survey of 2018.
Bulawayo province ranked highest with 91% followed by Manicaland and Midlands provinces.
The household segment had engagement levels of 1%, a drop from the 2% recorded in the previous survey of 2018. Bulawayo had the highest engagement level of 12%.
</blockquote>
In the corporate segment, Bulawayo province ranked highest with 91%, Manicaland had 88%, Gweru had 80%, Harare (73%), Matabeleland South (73%), Masvingo (68%), Mashonaland Central (60%), Matabeleland North (60%) Mashonaland West (42%), and Mashonaland East (34%).
In the household segment, Bulawayo also had the highest engagement levels of 12%, Harare had 3%, while Manicaland, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Matabeleland North, Masvingo, and Midlands had 1% each.
Mashonaland Central and Matabeleland South both had zero engagement levels in the household segment. POTRAZ said:
<blockquote>
Looking at household consumers, the decline in usage was mostly attributed to increased penetration of mobile phones &amp; data services which allowed consumers to communicate using voice services on the go.
Consumers in different areas also cited vandalism of fixed telephones infrastructure as present barriers to taking up the services.
</blockquote>
Mobile phones are portable and can be carried anywhere. Also with the rise of smartphones, accessing the internet and social media is made much easier, providing easy access to information and communication tools.
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