Zim billionaire Strive Masiyiwa breaks 26 year silence as Econet Zimbabwe quits the stock market
Strive Masiyiwa addressed Econet shareholders for the first time in 26 years as investors approved delisting from Zimbabwe’s stock exchange.
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Strive Masiyiwa addressed Econet shareholders for the first time in 26 years as investors approved delisting from Zimbabwe’s stock exchange.
Strive Masiyiwa’s Econet is pitching a $1bn InfraCo spinout, but an analyst warns shareholders to scrutinize valuation, liquidity and payout terms.
Econet Wireless will quit Zimbabwe’s main bourse, spin off its towers and list the assets on the VFEX as Strive Masiyiwa seeks fairer value.
Econet Wireless to pay $18.91 million dividend, up 32.73%, as data revenue surges, reflecting a shift toward data-driven services.
Strive Masiyiwa, a Zimbabwean-born billionaire, has used his wealth and influence to drive transformative philanthropic efforts across Africa, from education and healthcare to economic development and digital innovation.
The billionaire has surpassed South African mining tycoon Patrice Motsepe as the richest Black man in Southern Africa.
The billionaire owns a majority 52.85-percent stake in Econet, Zimbabwe’s largest telecom services provider.
Elizabeth Tanya Masiyiwa, an entrepreneur and philanthropist, is one of Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa’s six children.
Masiyiwa, who founded the leading telecom services provider in 1998, has exited his position on the board.
Masiyiwa is a London-based Zimbabwean billionaire businessman and philanthropist.
The publicly traded company made the disclosure in a trading update for the quarter, ending May 31.