Books The Untold Biography Of STRIVE MASIYIWA BY BEST SELLING AUTHOR Peter Clarke

The untold biography of Strive Masiyiwa by bestselling author Peter Clarke chronicle the remarkable journey of the Zimbabwean telecommunications and technology entrepreneur who revolutionized Africa’s digital landscape. Born in 1961 in pre-independence Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Masiyiwa’s story begins with his early life moving from Zambia to Scotland before earning an electrical engineering degree in the UK.

The biography detail his return to Zimbabwe in 1986, initial work as a telecom engineer, and his bold entrepreneurial leap in founding Retrofit, followed by Econet Wireless in 1993. It focus on his heroic five-year legal battle against the Zimbabwean government’s state telecom monopoly, which culminated in a landmark constitutional court victory that opened the telecommunications sector across Africa to private investment.

Peter Clarke explore Masiyiwa’s role in creating a pan-African telecom empire reaching multiple countries and his keen foresight in technology innovation and investment, including ventures into fintech, data centers, and AI. The biography emphasize his philanthropic efforts through the Higherlife Foundation supporting tens of thousands of African children and youth, and his leadership as a role model for African entrepreneurship and ethical business.