Martin Ndlovu, founder of Ski Hub presenting at the Startup Weekend Zimbabwe As we conclude our series on the DNA of hubs we are focusing on Bulawayo’s Ski Hub, established and […]
Alpha Media, one of Zimbabwe’s largest media houses has announced that it will be holding a hackathon for developers in Zimbabwe next week (26 July to be exact) at a […]
One of the biggest Internet service providers in Zimbabwe, Africom, launched a VSAT teleport hub in Harare this morning. The teleport, pictured on the left, was installed with the help of SkyVision Global Networks, a global provider of IP connectivity over satellite systems.
What first came to your mind when you first heard of or discovered the popular AI model, ChatGPT and its amazing capabilities to understand complex questions and to give concise […]
It feels like it was just yesterday that schools opened for the second term of 2023 and yet here we are talking about the August holidays. This winter term ends […]
A local startup called Kids Pro is offering programs from computer programming, robotics and electronics courses to kids ages 7 and up. As Kids Pro we aim to impart this […]
Accelerate2030 is a global multi-stakeholder scale-readiness programme, co-initiated by Impact Hub Geneva and UNDP, with the mission to support ventures that contribute towards the SDGs, to scale their impact in […]
Last time we wrote about F-up Nights a lot of people were baying for blood in the comments section. I felt this aggression was the wrong way to look at […]
Three local startups will represent Zimbabwe at the Regional Grand Finale of the Southern Africa Start-up Awards 2018 that are going to be held in South Africa later this month. […]
Today, Google Developer Group Harare hosted their DevFest event at Batanai Gardens. The event brought together people, some seasoned developers and others beginners, to learn, network and have some good […]
10 startups will be pitted against each other on the 29th of June, with an eye to secure funding and other prizes. The Seedstars World Tour 2018 has begun and […]
The Zimbabwe Robotics Team will be competing in the FIRST(For Inspiration Recognition Science and Technology) Global Challenge in Mexico later this year. Background… Last year a group of students competed […]
We were recently at ZimboPY’s Mentorship Week at Impact Hub Harare on Monday and Tuesday this week and got to spend time with the girls who were being acquainted with […]
We talked about ZimboPy and their coding initiatives; some of which are specifically for girls only. They have worked hand-in-hand with Pycon to bring to bring Django girls –a free […]
On 14 July, Facebook launched a developer community called developer circles in Harare. The community aims to bring people who are interested or experienced in coding to one place and learn […]
Seedstars World, hosted by Impact Hub Harare, is making its way to Zimbabwe in search of the most elite Entrepreneurs who will battle it out on a global stage to […]
They say civic tech involves using technology to foster and strengthen the relationship between citizens and their government. I don’t think anyone can argue that Zimbabweans have a good relationship […]
ZB Financial Holdings will be hosting an SME Expo under the theme “Accelerating SMEs growth through sustainable financial partnerships” this Friday and Saturday. I’m sure most know that SME stands […]
The school holidays have arrived and usually come with less work and more play. Unless you are parents to a curious mind that so happens to like coding and robots. […]
A couple of months were reported on a program called Game Changers that was looking for 30 local entrepreneurs to give a share of US$1.5 million as well as mentorship, […]
Zimbabwe has a plethora of co-working spaces available to entrepreneurs and content creators. They offer internet and most importantly electricity because as we are all too aware, power cuts plus […]
Unconventional Capital (UNCAP) notes that, 6/12 of the fastest growing economies in the world are African 22% of Africa’s working age population are starting new businesses 98% of early-stage enterprises are […]
5 lessons for Zim’s social entrepreneurs from the recently held Yunus East and Southern Africa business Forum for Youth Entrepreneurs
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has seen the introduction of restrictions in movement, gatherings, introduction of quarantines and closures of educational establishments among other measures implemented to contain the virus in […]
[Image Source: LawBasket – From left to right: Simba Mubvuma & Nyasha Makamba] Earlier this year we were part of the publications that covered LawBasket after their launch. The ‘online […]
Old Mutual has partnered with the British Council in Zimbabwe to launch the Eight2Five Value Creation Challenge which seeks to empower startups by offering office space and seed capital. The […]
It seems Kwese TV (the satellite offering) is shutting down after a troublesome 18 months. Considering all the hard work Kwese invested to actually set up it’s a bit sad […]
Benoit Daoglio is a cool guy from France. He recently finished his studies at McGill University in Canada and he decided to tour Africa. He embarked on a trip from […]