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Network Status & Service Alerts

Last updated: Friday, 8 May 2026 — 14:37 CAT

SERVICE DISRUPTION

Attention Subscribers: We are currently experiencing network degradation affecting voice, data, and SMS services in selected areas. Our technical teams are actively deployed and working to restore full service. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Partial Service Disruption — Investigation Underway Case Ref: EW-2026-05-4471
Voice Services
Intermittent call drops and connection failures reported in Harare CBD, Bulawayo Central, and Chitungwiza.
Degraded
Data & LTE
Reduced speeds on LTE across affected zones. 3G fallback is active. Broadband services unaffected.
Degraded
SMS Services
SMS delivery delays of up to 10 minutes may be experienced. Messages are queued and will be delivered.
Delayed
EcoCash & Steward Bank
All financial services are operating normally. Transactions and USSD channels are fully available.
Operational

Incident Timeline

  • 14:37 CAT
    Network engineers deployed to affected base stations. Restoration in progress.
  • 13:55 CAT
    Root cause identified. Infrastructure fault isolated to transmission layer. Teams mobilised.
  • 12:10 CAT
    Increased subscriber complaints received via *143# helpline and social media channels.
  • 11:48 CAT
    Network Operations Centre detected anomaly. Incident logged and escalated to technical team.
For urgent business queries, contact your dedicated account manager or call the Econet Business Desk on +263 867 700 0000. Updates will be posted here every 30 minutes until service is fully restored.