Vodacom Tanzania CEO Resigns

The Managing Director of Vodacom Tanzania, Rene Meza, has resigned to pursue other opportunities. Meza, who joined Vodacom Tanzania in 2011, will leave the wireless carrier in September, the Johannesburg-based company said in a statement. He previously worked for Bharti Airtel Ltd in Kenya and for Millicom International Cellular SA. “During his time with Vodacom,

Mobile Phone Based Bank Service Now Gains Ground in Tanzania

More than 500,000 Tanzanians have so far subscribed with M-Pawa banking service with deposits 4bn/- within less than three months since it was launched in Dar es Salaam. The service operated jointly by Vodacom Tanzania and the Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA). M-Pawa is mobile phone based bank in the sense that it make it

M-Pawa Hits the Ground Running

M-PAWA, a new banking product introduced by Commercial Bank of Africa and Vodacom has raked in 1.2bn/- in three weeks only after it was launched. Vodacom Tanzania’s Managing Director, Mr Rene Meza told the ‘Daily News’ that the money were savings from 50,000 people who had registered for the new service that allows customers to

Vodacom Tanzania, CBA Launch Mobile Banking Product

Tanzania’s leading cellular network, Vodacom and the Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA)have launched a revolutionary banking service, M-Pawa, that will allow millions of Tanzanians to save and borrow money on the their mobile phones. His Excellency President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete launched the service in Dar es Salaam and had this to say, “the historic launch