Telecel Zimbabwe

Telecel Zimbabwe, headquartered in Harare, is a mobile telecommunications network service provider established in 1998. The company is the third largest of its kind in Zimbabwe. Its founding was a result of a collaboration between Telecel International, an affiliate of the Cairo-based Orascom Telecom Company, and the Empowerment Corporation, a consortium of Zimbabwean business entities. Telecel International is owned by VEON, a global telecommunications conglomerate with operations spanning Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. The government of Zimbabwe is the principal shareholder of Telecel Zimbabwe. The company has the distinction of being the first mobile phone network in Zimbabwe to receive ISO 9001: 2000 certification.