• Traction Engine sets out to solve problems in the African advertising market

    For anyone involved in online content generation through blogs or any other form of online publications the issue of monetisation via advertising always stares at you in the face. A […]

  • Valley Technologies blames AfrAsia Bank for its collapse in a $79 million lawsuit

    Spiritage Zimbabwe Limited is suing AfrAsia Bank for a sizable chunk of their weight in gold, $79 million to be exact. This is according to a report published in the […]

  • The DNA of Zim’s technology hubs Part 2 – Hypercube Hub

    Continuing on the first installment examining Zimbabwe’s technology hubs (Starting with Muzinda Umuzi hub), this week we move on to another hub formed under similar circumstances to Muzinda Umuzi hub […]

  • The Adventures of An Imaginary Superhero Minister of ICT – (Part 2)

    This is part two of a three part series. You can find part 1 here. Note: It was brought to my attention that in the first installment of this series […]

  • TheBehaviourReport: eccentric and refreshingly great content

    If you have never heard of the TheBehaviourReport, I wish I were you reading this right now. Because then, I’d learn of of it the first time, pause a bit, […]

  • HIT dropout builds functional airtime vending machine prototype from scrap

    George Chingore, a Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) dropout has built a functional airtime vending machine prototype from scrap computer components he assembled through the help of friends. George Chingore […]

  • Join WhatsApp Groups

    To join a WhatsApp Group, click on the group invite link or send a WhatsApp message to any the Admins. In the message MENTION the group you want to be added […]

  • Zimbogini Online Store: Partners Zimpost and has all payment options

    Local e-commerce startup Zimbogini officially launched revamped e-commerce website with new feature at an event held in Harare torwards the end of last year. Although Zimbogini has been around for […]

  • Prices.co.zw: New online “department store”looking to make money on deliveries not products

    The online commerce landscape seems to be exploding as more startups jump into this fairly new territory by Zimbabwean standards. The most recent one is Prices.co.zw which quietly went live […]

  • Zimbo making waves with solar powered hearing aids

    Botswana based electronic technician and social entrepreneur Tendekayi Katsiga has been quietly making waves globally with his product, Solar Ear, a solar-powered hearing aid. Tendekayi Katsiga is the founder and […]

  • An interview with Zimfon representative, Brett Chulu

    Recently, we had the opportunity to interview a representative of Zimfon, Brett Chulu, on the nature of the Zimfon service; what it offers, how its different from competition, the relationship […]

  • Let’s start an EdTech revolution!

    I move that we start and EdTech revolution. We cannot argue with fact that Zimbabwe has one of the highest literacy rates in Africa. Neither can we argue with the […]

  • Why, outside Zimbabwe (& Kenya), mobile money in Africa hasn’t succeeded

    Whenever I’m in a foreign country in the region, I try to observe and ask questions about mobile stuff. Mobile money especially is a big interest and the one thing […]

  • 5 Reasons why your Idea is much harder to steal than you think

    This article first appeared on Taf Makura’s personal blog, tafmakura.co.zw. So somewhere in your head is the greatest idea in the world, well guess what, the fact that your idea is […]

  • What went on at RHoK Harare – Part 1 of 3

    We’ve participated in a few hackathons the last couple of years. We’ve even been a winner in one of them. This year when we decided to host our own hackathon, we chose to do things a little different.

  • Worldreader signs on more local publishers in Zimbabwe

    Worldreader, a US based non-profit that distributes digital books on e-readers and feature phones (as well as the e-readers themselves) in developing countries, has signed on additional publishers in Zimbabwe. The Worldreader team, which has been in Zimbabwe in the past few weeks, signed new digital publishing deals with Bulawayo based Ama Books and Weaver…

  • Now you can buy your Lobola cattle online says RLMS

    “In the good old days, the traditional ‘rusambo’ was a gift of cattle. Today that can be quite daunting for the groom to be – where, how and who does one get to find, look at, buy and transport the cattle to the bride’s family? Does the bride’s family have the capacity to keep and…

  • Here’s some great video and animation work by a Zim company

    It’s not every day that we come across globally competitive quality work and skill locally. But when we do encounter some impressive stuff every now and again, we like to share it. Spectrum Studio’s work is such. Especially the explainer animation stuff, a service we know that lots of tech companies (internet startups especially) should…

  • 30 Apps4Africa 2012 finalists announced

    Appfrica, the organisers of the Apps4Africa challenge announced today the list of 30 startups on the continent that have made into the funding and mentorship competition’s finals. Out of the 30, the top 3 will be selected for the finals prize of $10,000 each, ongoing mentorship from Appfrica and according to the announcement, opportunities for…

  • FootballZone releases its first football app: AFCON 2013

    Local Football updates startup, FootballZone, has announced the launch of its Afcon mobile app that went live in the Nokia Ovi Store last week. According to FootballZone cofounder, Godwin Chiparaushe, soccer fans in Africa will be able to follow the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations on their phones via the app.

  • Report: The Jumpstart Panel Discussion on Tech Entrepreneurship

    Last week, the final Jumpstart event of the year was held at Cresta Jameson in Harare. The event was a panel discussion where we invited some of the judges of our annualJumpstart Challenge (it’s just in the second year actually) and local telecoms executives from Econet, the largest telecoms operator in Zimbabwe. The event was…

  • Some noteworthy discussion points from the ePayments Forum

    As party of the ongoing discussion following the ePayments Forum that was held exactly two weeks ago, we’ve decided to post here the main issues that came out of the event. You can read more about the event itself on the sub site dedicated for the event here: epayments.techzim.co.zw

  • #263Chat: Tweets on tech and tech entrepreneurship in Zimbabwe

    Earlier this week I was guest on the weekly #263Chat discussion hosted by Nigel Mugamu where the discussion was centered on tech in Zimbabwe; the state of, the challenges, possible solutions, opportunities, funding for entrepreneurs and other issues. #263Chat is a really interesting way to have a realtime virtual gathering and discuss important common issues.…

  • Jumpstart event: Panel discussion on tech entrepreneurship

    One of main objectives when we founded the Jumpstart initiative earlier this year was to “connect startup ICT entrepreneurs to mentors that can guide them on building successful businesses.” We are therefore happy to announce that next week, we’re will host an event to that realises that specific objective of mentorship. On the evening of…

  • Redefining biNu, a mobile content platform with a social framework

    Everything is the opposite in emerging markets, there are not many screens in the average person’s life, and the one screen that is there is the mobile and they use it as a primary means of internet access not a secondary or the third level. This is the internet for many consumers, and they are…

  • Apps4Africa 2012 Zimbabwe brainstorming session tomorrow

    As you’ve probably seen in our events calendar, Apps4Africa 2012 is here. Like the previous one, the sub-Saharan funding competition challenge is split into three regional competitions for East Africa, West & […]

  • Econet changes eTXT tariffs to weekly and monthly subscription model

    Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe’s largest telecoms firm, has changed the tariff model of its eTXT service from per message charging to a weekly and monthly subscription model. eTXT subscribers will now […]

  • The definitive start-up guide for challenging environments

    After I wrote my last article 5 Startup Lessons from Facebook IPO, I realised that in as much as there where some valuable lessons from the story of Facebook of […]

  • Zimbabwean launches Whenpages, an event discovery & sharing platform

    A little more than a week ago we received an email from a South African based Zimbabwean called Tendai Joe, whose journey to where he is now has served as a great example of striving and making a difference against all odds. Just to give you an idea, Tendai rose from adversities of living on…

  • An internet business working backwards: building a web start-up in Zimbabwe

    We wanted to be online but the Zimbabwean public wanted to pick up the phone. What was amazing was that the reservations number on the website was just above the booking form but they would still prefer to pick up the phone and incur the cost of calling us…

Exit mobile version