NetOne boss Mushanawani wins top ZNCC award for telecoms transformation

NetOne’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Engineer Raphael Mushanawani, has been crowned Business Leader of the Year 2025 at the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) Awards—an accolade recognising his transformative leadership in the country’s fast-evolving telecommunications sector.

At a glittering ceremony attended by leading business figures and senior government officials, including the Minister of State for Manicaland Province, Advocate Misheck Mugadza, Mushanawani was lauded for steering the state-owned mobile network operator through a period of unprecedented growth and innovation.

Since taking the helm, Mushanawani has led NetOne through a strategic overhaul—expanding digital infrastructure, boosting rural connectivity, and restoring confidence in one of Zimbabwe’s most critical service providers.

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