ZIMRA has just sent out a statement in response to reports including ours that their workers are on strike. They don’t deny that there is industrial action by their employees […]
To those who live in a bubble, today is not a normal Monday; there are a number of protests, in the form of demonstrations and stay away strikes, that are […]
A few weeks ago we talked about Nifty Planr; an application meant to take the stress out of planning an event. Be it a wedding, a party or even events […]
Zimnat has been very active in adopting some digital solutions for their business in 2018. They’ve hosted a hackathon, an accelerator and more recently they deployed Musa (a chatbot) to […]
It’s not something you see every day when traditional companies start to use fashionable technologies. Zimnat is one such traditional company that is fast wearing the new clothes of emerging […]
Google Maps is rapidly evolving into a bigger and (potentially) better platform than it has been previously. And the latest feature Google is adding to the Maps mix is hashtags. […]
Long time readers of TechZim will remember uHuruTV. We covered these guys (VIVA Mobile) back in 2016 when they wanted to launch and become Zimbabwe’s first Virtual Mobile Network Operator […]
The access economy (on-demand economy) is getting to a new level in Zimbabwe and a company called Peace Security has graced this space with a unique business model. Peace Security […]
I know few people would agree with me on this, but I do not think the most damaging part of the Finance Minister’s policies was the 2% tax as a […]
If you have been one of those people waiting to try Econet’s ride sharing Vaya App for some reason you should go ahead and try it because the service actually […]
Saying that there’s no startup funding ecosystem in Zim is an understatement. For most, this is the biggest stumbling block when it comes to our local startups. I am not […]
My name is Gugulethu Siso and I am the Founder and CEO of Thumeza which is registered as a Private Business Corporation. Thumeza is a delivery solutions provider focused on […]
More than 7 years ago we introduced Techzim Answers, a dedicated question and answer site. The motivation for the site was that we were (we still do or much more […]
By now you should have heard that there’s a messaging app that is like Whatsapp and it’s called Telegram. (If not, oh well…it happens) But for the ordinary Zimbabwean why […]
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is not particularly pleased by citizens’ low use of internet at city libraries. Not only are people not utilising the services offered but the council […]
When the POTRAZ Sector Report for the first quarter came in, we saw an alarming trend; outgoing and incoming international voice traffic was on the ascendance both on mobile and […]
Yesterday’s Monetary Policy Statement was met with mixed reactions on various social media platforms such as Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook etc. I am going to present to you just a few […]
Update: The article mentioned that the KPIs were set by the President, as they were published in the Zimbabwe Independent, but they KPIs were actually set by a citizen and […]
So, Universities have opened at this point I can bet you people are celebrating the fact they can start living the life they saw in movies (should I tell them […]
FBC is introducing a POS machine targeting SMEs, which makes them the third bank to have a similar device (CABS and Steward Bank debuted their own devices last year). We […]
So, about two months ago we radically redesigned the look of Techzim to suit the new direction we were pursuing as a business. What we didn’t do however is walk […]
It is hardly news that Econet has the lion’s share of market share in the Zimbabwean mobile telecommunications industry. This has the been the case for as long as we […]
“Everyday Banking for everyday people” is the Steward bank tagline that has caught our attention simply because Steward Bank has indeed become an everyday bank for everyone. How? How has […]
Okay there are five things certain in life: death, you paying your taxes, the cash crisis, Trump tweeting controversial things every week and me writing another cheerleader Udemy article. I […]
There are very few things as irritating as knowing there is a USSD code for something you want to do, but not knowing what that USSD code actually is. We […]
The Nicoz Diamond think tank competition was launched on Friday the 27th of July. Think tank represents a pool of ideas, thoughts etc. We got a lot more details but […]