In the second half of 2016, the RBZ and the Business Council of Zimbabwe (represented by the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries, Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce, and the Bankers Association […]
Black Friday has become the symbol for discount shopping across the world but due to most Zimbabweans lack of interest in online shopping, annoyance with unreasonable ZIMRA duty charges and […]
We’ve had WhatsApp groups for just about 3 years now. Largely targeted at Zimbabwe, members who reside here and issues that affect us (technology-wise) are discussed. Every so often however, […]
The festive season is in full swing and by now everyone is in holiday mode. An essential part of this season is some great entertainment that can fill in all […]
Want the latest on Zimbabwean telecoms? – here’s POTRAZ’s sector report for the 3rd Quarter of 2016
In the same retrospective spirit, we took a look at what happened in the local technology space and came up with our list of the 10 most influential in this space.
Since the start of ZESA’s prepaid meter system in 2013, the power utility company has installed 575 667k prepaid meters in households and businesses across the country to date against […]
Over the last few weeks, there have been some major shifts in options to buy pre-paid electricity on mobile money platforms run by mobile operators Econet, Telecel and NetOne. Seeing […]
Telecel has successfully integrated its mobile money platform Telecash directly with ZESA allowing its subscribers the convenience to make prepaid ZESA purchases from the comfort of their mobile devices anywhere […]
In the 2017 national budget statement for Zimbabwe which was shared recently by the Minister of Finance Patrick Chinamasa, it was announced that formal remittances for 2016 are projected to […]
As I write this article a Bitcoin in Nigeria is trading at $1280 USD (₦404,000), $550 USD more than the price of a Bitcoin in the United States ($730 USD) or […]
Steward Bank has launched a new service under the name Square Banking which is a culmination of 4 main target areas that are Mobile application, USSD Banking, Telephone Banking and […]
Earlier this morning we were in Harare’s CBD where we noticed city parking officials are now integrated with EcoCash, Zimbabwe’s leading mobile payment platform. We were able to talk to one […]
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I have been using bitcoin to send money to Zimbabwe for more than a year in order to save money on fees and make a small profit on the exchange […]
Powertel, the sole aggregator of ZESA prepaid electricity will be introducing prepaid electricity scratch cards to its growing distribution channel. Just last week Powertel finalized a long overdue integration with […]
Those of you who follow deals that take place near you will be happy to know that the world’s biggest online store, AliExpress, will be having its annual 11.11 Sale that […]
10ngah.com has come up with a win-win formula to get rid of its old stock and allow people the opportunity to purchase products through its rent-to-buy promotion. We took a look […]
In Zimbabwe, we tend to disregard clear as day “innovation” simply because of the product or service associated with it. More often it is not the intended use of a […]
Econet Zimbabwe has announced via its 2016 half-year results that it intends to reduce its capital expenditure significantly from 16.6% to 5.1%. According to Investopedia, Capital Expenditure is: ….funds used by a […]
Remittance service company Mukuru (Mukuru.com) has partnered with Zimpost in a deal that allows its customers to collect cash at any of the 19 Zimpost branches countrywide bringing much-needed convenience to the […]
Zimbabwe’s currency woes affected Econet’s operations, but they also pose challenges to the telecoms industry
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has announced in its financial results that profits dropped 37.14% in the half year to 31 August 2016. The profit after taxation stood at $14.9 million compared to $23.8 […]
Telecash, the mobile money service owned by Zimbabwean mobile network operator Telecel and the second largest mobile money service in the country lost 2,323 active subscribers between April and June 2016.
Yesterday we gave you a heads up on Econet’s possible plans to launch/re-launch its EcoSure product this morning. We expected the launch to be about introducing further product development adding […]
Econet plans to re-launch its EcoSure product tomorrow morning in a launch we expect to be about introducing further product development that adds more value to the existing platform under […]
Japan has fast become the BitCoin Capital of the World and in so doing many of its companies have now opened their doors to Bitcoin transactions including the much adored […]
Local comic animators have created an export line for Zimbabwe through online distribution, and are pushing content & training material for aspiring illustrators through an e-store.
Earlier today Showmax, the sister company to Multichoice, announced it has brought a new approach to the mobile video starting with Kenya where they have been experiencing low uptake of […]