Sometimes the timing of certain events is just perfect and things seem to come together as if this was intended by a higher power. Yesterday was one of those days […]
Zimbabwe’s popular cryptocurrency exchange, Golix is crossing borders and will begin operations in South Africa in the near future. The move is part of their aim to grow in the […]
By Ty Moodley I have to start by warning that what follows is a long article. I hope you’ll stick through it even when I seem to get lost in […]
Please note that we have changed the title of this article from the previous one which said Golix had been hacked because Golix reached out and said the platform itself […]
Technological epochs in the history of humanity reshaped our society like never before. Whether it be the Scientific Revolution of the 16th century that led to the rapid accumulation of […]
One thought that was shared at AfricaCom 2017 last month that kept nagging me was that of why the internet penetration rate was still low in Africa. This is particularly […]
Dear Mr President The obvious first: Congratulations on your inauguration as the third President of the Republic of Zimbabwe. I acknowledge this is a job that comes with tremendous pressure […]
Well, whenever we mentioned the government and tech in the same line, it had somewhat of a complaint attached to it. An example off the top of my head, emap. […]
This year’s International Telecommunications Union Telecom World 2017 was held in South Korea. ITU Telecom World is a not-for-profit neutral platform to accelerate ICT innovation for social and economic development […]
The US government under president Trump has made it a priority to prepare students for careers in technology. The Trump administration has been directing money towards bolstering science, technology, engineering […]
A mobile payments and remittances startup called TerraPay may have achieved what could turn out to be a huge industry milestone in the remittances space in Africa. The startup announced […]
Norman Moyo is the CEO of New Enterprise Business DPA and Cumii. Yes, that is not easy to wrap one’s head around so let’s just stick to Norman being the […]
Internet of Things has become big in 1st world countries but when we come to Africa, it’s a whole different discussion. Most people would think of a toaster connected to […]
The other time we wrote about how to solve the chicken and egg problem citing examples of how other startups and businesses have solved it. You might want to read […]
Sometimes it doesn’t make sense why certain stories find their way on Techzim right? An example of such is this very article. Why would a tech blog talk about vernacular […]
The other time, I flagged on how tech events have lower attendance compared to other “unproductive” events, which is a cause for concern considering how tech is pivotal at both […]
Zimbabwe, the WhatsApp country? #Zimbabwe, the #WhatsApp country? Posted by Techzim on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 In the Video: Just how big is WhatsApp in Zimbabwe? We looked for the […]
From my experience using the internet it has come to light that quite a healthy number of small scale businesses either lack online presence or they have an outdated version […]
In an email from Hypercube Community circulated to different stakeholders in the tech startup space the community has shared an advert for a Recovery Manager who is supposed to salvage the failed Hypercube Hub project.
In the same retrospective spirit, we took a look at what happened in the local technology space and came up with our list of the 10 most influential in this space.
The 5-day disruptive event will be Zimbabwe’s first ever multi-day multi-venue Technology Festival (TechFest) and will run under the theme “Collaborative Brilliance: Together Towards Tomorrow”.
Facebook has unveiled Messenger Lite for countries with slower internet, doubles down on emerging markets.
Zimbabwe’s Minister of Finance, Patrick Chinamasa recently shared the 2016 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review Statement which outlined the State’s financial priorities. The statement included Chinamasa’s recommendations to limit government’s expenditure on salaries […]
Zimbabwe’s largest classifieds platform Classifieds.co.zw has introduced a shopping cart as it increases its focus on online shopping.
According to what’s been shared at the recent Zimbabwe Medical Association conference, here are 5 ways in which e-Health will be implemented to solve health-related challenges in Zimbabwe.
Still, there’s a lot that these AI systems can do. Government and municipalities like the City of Harare which has a vision to attain world class city status should apply these systems.
The second edition of the Emerging Ideas Pitch Night Bulawayo which was powered by RTG Inspirations was held on Friday 3 June in the Rainbow Hotel Presidential Conference Room.
What’s a bit off, though, is that Kwesé TV is now being placed at the centre of Econet Zimbabwe’s strategy yet in the past, it has always been identified as part of Econet Media which is an Econet Wireless Group investment.
Earlier today the Media Insititute of Southern Africa (MISA) and the local telecoms regulator, POTRAZ, brought together the country’s internet service providers and mobile networks operators for a discussion on net neutrality.