Econet Wireless is Zimbabwe's principal mobile or cell phone company and was established by the Zimbabwean businessman, Strive Masiyiwa. It is now the nation's largest cell phone network having captured 73.3% of the market share. Econet Wireless also operates networks in Lesotho, Botswana, Burundi, United Kingdom and Kenya.
Econet Telecom Lesotho is part of the Econet Wireless group and operates as a stand-alone entity with full local board and management control. It is the first African mobile service operator to use ForgetMeNot Africa's eTXT service enabling their customer base to send and receive email and online chat via any mobile capable of a simple SMS [1][2]