Tinaye Agere
Online Reporter
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa announced on Saturday that he had approved the licensing of Starlink by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) “to provide advanced internet and related digital processing services in Zimbabwe”.
In a statement on X, the President said innovation, science and technology was one of the strategic pillars that anchor the Second Republic’s developmental agenda under Vision 2030.
Prioritisation of the digital economy and the emerging importance of technology in day-to-day activities, he added, requires the Government to lead from the front in providing an environment where investment in technology is promoted.
“In this vein, I am pleased to announce that I have approved the licensing of Starlink by Potraz to provide advanced internet and related digital processing services in Zimbabwe through its sole and exclusive local partner, IMC Communications (Pvt) Ltd,” said President Mnangagwa.
“The entry by Starlink in the digital telecommunications space in Zimbabwe is expected to result in the deployment of high speed, low cost, LEO internet infrastructure throughout Zimbabwe and particularly in all the rural areas. This will be in fulfillment of my Administration’s undertaking to leave no one and no place behind.”
Starlink is a low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite operator wholly owned by global conglomerate Space X, which is led by South African-born US billionaire Elon Musk.
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