Telecash Gets Nod To Sell Zesa Vouchers

In a notice yesterday, Telecel said registered Telecash customers will now be able to buy prepaid electricity directly by dialling *888# and following the menu.

It said the move would improve the ease and the overall experience of buying electricity tokens, while using the mobile financial service, anywhere and at any time of the day.

“Telecel is excited to be finally able to offer the option to pay Zesa electricity bills directly on the Telecash menu for our customers. Our customers now simply dial *888#, which has become a one stop shop for their convenience and once they have accessed the menu they simply follow the prompts to purchase the Zesa prepaid tokens,” Telecel official, Violet Masunda said.

“The addition of Zesa prepaid tokens, the Telecash menu increases the number of payments, purchases and transactions that can be carried out from the phone, which we believe is what customers are looking for from a mobile financial platform like Telecash.”

The use of alternative payment methods such as mobile and plastic money comes as the majority of Zimbabweans are finding it difficult to access cash.

“The addition of Zesa prepaid tokens, along with the other bill payment options, as well as the Telecash debit gold card, are innovations that will make the lives of our customers easier,” Masunda said.

EcoCash began selling electricity tokens last month.

The Zesa prepaid payment option on the Telecash platform also allows Telecash subscribers to buy electricity for someone else, as long as the customer knows the prepaid meter number of that third party.

Initially, Telecash was offering Zesa pre-paid tokens through third party service providers.