Unbeknownst to most of us, MTN, Africa’s mobile telecoms giant, is actually already in Zimbabwe. They just aren’t fighting on the highly regulated front of mobile telecoms. In Zimbabwe, and […]
Most of us remember coupons fondly as the easily tradable pseudo-currency from the pre-dollarisation era. Well, local fuel distributor Sakunda Energy has taken a step into the digital age and […]
I had the had the thrilling and awesome privilege to chair the second day of the 7th edition of the Mobile Money and Digital Payments Africa 2014, in Johannesburg at […]
An organisation called World Startup Report (WSR) has released research data they call the “Internet Hall of Fame” which is essentially a report on data from the top 3 biggest Internet companies from some 50 countries […]
An article carried in the Newsday has detailed how the local football’s Castle Lager Premier Soccer League is set to try out an e-ticketing system for league matches played starting […]
I just thought I’d share a few notes that appealed to me from the second annual Broadband Forum held last week in Harare by Techzim. Appreciating this forum one has to […]
Last week Ericsson published the latest edition of its Mobility Report which takes a close look at mobile communication trends in various regions. The report for Sub Saharan Africa was […]
According to News in the Herald local postal services firm, Zimpost, recorded a 15% slump in revenue for the five months to May 2014 which has been attributed to the tough economic […]
Yesterday, Orange Telecom, a French owned mobile telecoms company with operations in a number of African countries, announced the launch of a startup incubator in Niger. The incubator is the third […]
We are excited to announce the second edition of the Broadband Forum scheduled for the 6th of June 2014 at Cresta Lodge Harare riding on the theme “Rolling the D.I.C.E. […]
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 […]
The local tech startup scene has been going through a period of growth over the past couple years. A lot of changes taking place in our environment have contributed to […]
Successes in startups have always been the stuff of fantasies. Seemingly simple ideas that are meant to solve some basic problems have turned some people into seriously wealthy individuals. This […]
Famous company builder, Rocket Internet, has found its way into the Zimbabwean web space with the introduction of a local real estate listing website www.zw.Lamudi.com. This is essentially a Zimbabwean setup for the Lamudi real estate […]
Recently a video created by Deloitte UK, entitled “Cyber Security. Evolved” collected multiple awards for highlighting, in a captivating and entertaining way, how cyber security is real, immediate and not […]
The last few months in Zimbabwe has seen the launch of two Tech Hubs, namely Hypercube and Muzinda Umuzi. To be pedantic Muzinda Umuzi is not a tech hub per […]
If you were waiting, the wait is finally over, former CBZ chief and Economist Dr Mangudya will be the new substantive Governor of The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. This comes […]
Zimbabwe’s e-commerce space, though not yet mature, has been growing at a slow rate. At least that’s what evidence on the ground suggests. All the necessary aspects of a stable […]