Zimbabwe minister cites energy costs amid high data prices
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on ZimEye
Illustrative image · MART PRODUCTION · Pexels · Licence PexelsZimbabwean Information and Communication Technologies Minister Tatenda Mavetera was questioned in Parliament about the high cost of internet and mobile data in the country. She cited energy costs among the factors involved and said the government was seeking solutions, ZimEye reported on 1 November 2026.
Zimbabwean Minister of Information and Communication Technologies Tatenda Mavetera has cited energy costs among the factors contributing to the high price of internet data in the country. She was responding this week to Senate President Mabel Chinomona during a parliamentary budget-preparation seminar in Bulawayo, ZimEye reports.
Chinomona asked why Zimbabwe had the highest data and internet-access charges in the region. Mavetera said the government was working to resolve the difficulties behind these costs.
