We have been talking about Zimbabwe’s digital migration of broadcasting signal finally arriving. Yours truly are selling the decoders you need for you to access Zim channels in HD – yes no showers! In fact most channels on DStv are in SD meaning they have inferior picture quality to what you get via this decoder for all channels.
Zim’s Openview?
Frankly I don’t really like that term but I have heard a few people call it that and it seems to be the easiest thing for folks who don’t know about this digital decoder to understand. However, I must hasten to say please don’t expect to find the channels you would find on Openview. This is a decoder with Zimbabwean channels.
The similarity with Openview is that, you don’t need to subscribe to access these channels. Once you buy the decoder, you have the channels. If you need a reminder of the channels you get, here it is:
- ZBC TV
- Jive TV (a music channel)
- ZTN Prime
- 3Ktv
- NRtv
- Keyona TV
- ZBC News24 (soon coming)
2 other TV channels will be coming soon as well. You also access all the national radio stations i.e. ZiFM, StarFM and the four ZBC radio stations – Power FM, Classic FM, National FM and Radio Zimbabwe.
Civil servants we’ve got you
Through our financing partner, Bridgevest Capital, we are selling these on credit to civil servants. Delivery will be soon after the credit application has been approved by SSB.
How do you apply?
You do everything via WhatsApp using the Techzim WhatsApp bot. When you are asked to select how you want to pay, just choose the “Civil Servants Credit” option. It will look like the below screenshot:
When you do so, the bot will start asking you questions needed for your credit application which it fills in automatically for you and it will ask you to send pictures of your ID and payslip as well as a passport size photo of yourself or even selfie will do. That’s all!
To buy on credit or cash or Ecocash or Innbucks send the keyword “Decoder1” to the Techzim WhatsApp bot: 0717684274 or simply tap on this click to chat link which will take you to WhatsApp.
How much?
Price depends on options you choose and where you are. If you are in Harare and Bulawayo you can choose to pay for installation instead of just delivery. For those outside these cities, in a handful of places the kit will work without the need for a satellite dish but in most other places you will need a satellite dish as well so the total price will be different. Don’t worry, in your buying process on WhatsApp, the bot will tell you whether you need a dish or not after you enter your location.
There you go, get your Zim version of Openview, it’s easy!
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Ma channels ayo problem ndeye kuti haana content, they don’t have what it takes to unglue Zimbabweans’ eyes from watching and enjoying SA dramas
if the civil servant cannot afford $30 upfront for the decoder, how is the civil servant going to pay the $100 annual TV license? this “free” TV story is nonsense, pure nonsense ! it will cost the viewer $100 per year to watch this garbage ! its not free , stop spreading lies !!!
Unfortunately the TV license (which I am totally against) is paid whether or not you have a decoder
Do not stereotype all civil servants. Kune vane mapurazi vanorima,mombe , dzimba etc. Vanongwavha- ngwavha vakawandisa kudarika vanomirira ye pay.
Sir why are not not targeting business owners, farmers etc than using an incomeless civil servant tag. Just open up for business owners and those who ngwavha ngwavha because the payslip is not your target.
So far our financing partner only loans to civil servants. We are still a long way to go till credit becomes widely accessible. Civil servants generally have a more secure tenure than most other employees whether self employed or otherwise especially in this economic environment where any business no matter how solid looking can collapse overnight due to viability issues not clearly visible or (even more likely) some funny change in rules that just upends everything
Hi Tinashe & the rest of the team,
Couldn’t find a “Tips/Suggestions” tab on the site, so here I am. I think it would be useful if you’d add the “jobs” tab you have on Pindula, to this site as well. I will post this comment on a few articles for your attention.
Hi Harmony, thank you. Considering this, we once built such a page a while ago but didn’t implement it – maybe we should revisit that decision
5G ye Econet ikubatwa kwese kwese ndeye chokwadi here iyi?
Even kuhighfield
Not aware of this. Forwarding to our team to investigate. Thank you
I think vakaisawo channel one dedicated for sport mainly zvinogona kufaya chero mahighlights hawo eEPL,Bundesliga,Serie A focusing on updating viewers current running leagues
They used to broadcast a live epl match back then on ZBC ,l wonder why they stopped that Saturday evening match analysis and broadcast
Yes I remember those days when ZBC would broadcast some EPL games as well as highlights. Even Champions League at some point. I guess they cannot avoid even the most basic rights now
please don’t fall for credit over decoder.
Imagine migrating from watching SABC1,2,3, Etv and all it’s kid channels, SABCSport, Music Channels, Nigerians, France 24 and other Channels on OPENVIEW DECODER-SOUTH AFRICA FOR FREE, TO THESE 7 USELESS CHANNELS, YOU MUST BE SICK IN MIND.
AS ZIMBABWEANS WE HAVE A VERY LONG WAY TO GO… UNTIL WE REMOVE POLITICS AND CORRUPTION IN EVERYTHING WE DO WE WILL NEVER PROGRESS.
WE WILL KEEP ON PRODUCING THESE SUBSTANDARD CHANNELS IN 2024.
ITS EMBARRASSING
Nhai vanhu ko isu tisiri vashandi vehirumunde ndiani achatipawo this kind of a deal. Not that I want to watch your stations but do not decide the nation like this asi tave Animal Farm where some are more equal than others here. Kungobvunzawo musazo tsamwa henyu
Ma financial institutions anoedza kupa zvikwereti muma situation ekuti zvinovaitira nyore kuita zvinotevera
1. Kunzwisisa risk yewavarikupa chikwereti
2. Kukwanis kudzorerwa mari yavo zviri nyore.
Unfortunately muZimbabwe parizvino macivil servants ndiwo anozadzisa zviripamusoro apo. Mabhanga akasadaro tinomuka tichowona ose avhara mangwana chaiwo. Zvakakosha kuti vaite zvinoyenderana nemabhizimusi avo.
Asi hazvireve kuti panoshaya mumwe aouya neimwe nzira itsva yekuita zvikwereti. Munhu iyeye akazvikwanisa anogona kubudirira zvakanyanya. Zvichida ndimi mune zano rekuita izvi.
And Sports channels
i’ll be watching all the channels at once in heaven
Put price
How much on cash
30
How much on cash
In Harare and Bulawayo:
$30 for decoder, $5 for delivery and an optional $10 for installation
Outside of Harare and Bulawayo in places where the antenna works:
$30 for the decoder, $10 for delivery
Outside of Harare and Bulawayo in places where the antenna does not work:
$30 for the decoder, $30 for satellite dish, $10 for delivery
Hey friends!
I’ll follow you for a day. Make it worth it
Hello how do I get intouch with Techzim support, I have a query
Please WhatsApp our Customer Care team on 0715 068 543
Will it be possible to just use my original old open view satellite 📡 on this new decoder, or the positions of the satellite 📡 are different
Unfortunately the Openview dish faces a different direction to this one. This one needs to face the direction that Kwese used to face
ZBC Car radio license, I’m not happy with it. Don’t even have the radio in my car. So this is a no no for me
Nothing worth my 30us those channels are whack