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The top 11 tech startups to watch in Zimbabwe
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 […]
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All I want for my birthday is a local Sourceforge mirror
A couple of weeks ago I received an “Update available” prompt in VLC, clicked on in it and watched in awe as the update download was completed in under a […]
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An OS at the height of its powers: Ubuntu 14.04 review
So on Thursday 17 April when the patriotic amongst were preparing for independence day and the religious for the Good Friday mass-or Judgement night 2- the geek in me […]
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You could do with Ubuntu and Wine
On the eve of Independence Day, folks who believe in the right to control their own software and computers will be celebrating a different kind of independance; the release of the […]
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Of the EcoCash Android App and the elusive API
I am excited and disappointed at the news that EcoCash has finally released the EcoCash app. Excited because it was long overdue and this could be the much developer touted […]
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Can online streaming take on Multichoice’s monopoly?
When it comes to viewing content the Zimbabwean consumer does not have a lot of options. With the closure of options like 1st TV, GOtv and FTA decoders it’s either […]
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Cashing in from tobacco sales
Despite what they will tell you about Zimbabwe now being a “basket case” ( whatever that means) agriculture is still an important sector of our economy. Tobacco still rules the […]
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Econet’s Liquid Telecom now worth half a billion?
On January 12 Last week Altech announced the offloading of an 8.6% stake in Liquid Telecom Holdings to Econet Wireless for a reported $55 million. While this move has further […]
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The year 2013: The high and low tech moments in Zimbabwe
In just a couple of hours the year ends and 2014 rolls along with its high expectations from all of us. But before that happens we thought we’d look back […]
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Pocket Rocket is iWayAfrica’s new dongle based broadband internet
Recently we came across an iWayAfrica online banner advert advertising mobile broadband through a “range of devices” including one called the Pocket Rocket. With this new product, iWayAfrica effectively becomes […]
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ZimboKitchen among the top startups in 2013
It’s just about the exact same time last year we announced the launch of a web startup called ZimboKitchen.com. At initial contact, we had good hunch on their potential of […]
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November App review: Some 10 useful apps for the SME entrepreneur
This month I have decided to make an app review that people who run SMEs might find useful. My mother always tells me to speak only on matters that I […]
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Zimbabwe: Applications development, nothing new under the sun?
I am enthused by one author who sells the proposition, “Throw away your NDAs out the window”. He stresses one major point that I agree with, that is, what you […]
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Agro tech start-up platform, RLMS, processes $3 million in transactions
Local agro start-up Remote Livestock Marketing System (RLMS), by founder Allister Banks, today announced that their platform has transacted a total $3 million at an ICT for Agriculture conference held in […]
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eCommerce startup, ZIMALL, forges ahead despite Challenge setback
ZIMALL.co.zw was one of the bright ideas that came through at this year’s ZOL start-up challenge and despite not coming close to the coveted $10,000 prize money, they are […]
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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 […]
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Zimbabwe: My applications wish list
Tomorrow applications developers battle it out at the TechZim / ZOL Surge and start-up challenge. If I were to have my way and incarnate a stanza of magic code to […]
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Liquid Telecom launches Kenya based carrier-neutral data center
Liquid Telecom announced this week the launch of a new Nairobi based data center company to serve region. Named East Africa Data Centre, the company’s data centerwill provide amoung other […]
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Press Release: Econet ready for UNWTO, launches LTE
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has marked the joint hosting by Zimbabwe and Zambia of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) general assembly by launching one of Africa’s first Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks. The LTE will be launched in the resort town of Victoria Falls, where the assembly will be held from August 24 to…
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More innovation is needed for VSAT to thrive in Zimbabwe
For the past number of years we have been writing about the fall in broadband prices. Most, if not all, of these decreases are precipitated by two things: a fall in equipment and a fall in upstream bandwidth prices. Despite these commendable developments one area has been lagging behind: VSAT internet. VSAT is still prohibitively…
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It’s not just you, the Dipleague service was down for weeks
At the beginning of this month, users of popular email based classifieds service, Dipleague, asked about a sudden stop to the flow of the service’s emails.
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All set for the Broadband Forum
On Friday 10 May all things Broadband will blend into a giant cauldron of dialogue, knowledge sharing and networking. After a long wait and even longer days of preparation, we look forward to your active participation.
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Broadband Forum Preview: How local content fuels broadband consumption
The saying that content is king precedes the internet and can likely be traced as far back as the age of Papyrus. Engaging, enriching and current content is what drives the information age. Once a local flavor is brought to the table, consumption patterns grow at an exponential rate.
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Thou shalt not form a startup
I still remember the ZOL startup of 2010 like it was yesterday. A room filled to the with young and ambitious talent that wanted to make a difference and bring back their country from out of the cold limbo of the just past decade long crisis. Fast forward to today and many of those startups…
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Announcing Zimbabwe’s inaugural Broadband Forum event
This is one event announcement we’ve been looking forward to making for some time this year. We’ve been working flat out these past few months to make it happen and to do it right: the Broadband Forum is finally here!
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Econet launches 3G mobile Wi-Fi device, competes with fixed broadband providers
Last week, Econet introduced a mobile Wi-Fi (MiFi if you want) device aimed directly at “small group” broadband users. That will be your home and small business users. In many ways therefore this product competes directly with the fixed broadband providers, especially as this comes after a broadband tariff slash 3 weeks ago by the…
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New VSAT provider Stargaze, targets rural communities with low prices
As Zimbabwe’s internet industry gets increasingly competitive, a new VSAT internet service provider, Stargaze, has launched services in the country. In his communication to us, Stargaze Managing Director Chris Catto, said they are looking at rural communities as a key growth area for their company.
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Zimbabwe’s internet crawls as undersea fibre outage enters 4th day
Zimbabwean internet providers relying on the onward fibre connectivity of SEACOM and EASSy, two of Africa’s major undersea cables, are facing major problems delivering internet services to customers as the the two cables have been down for close to 4 days
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The need for an open and national medical database
Recently I accompanied a sick relative for a medical checkup at one of our government hospitals. It took over five minutes for the on call nurse to find her name in the register book and verify her appointment.