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 […]
Earlier this week we heard that American mobile network operator, Sprint unveiled the HTC One M8 Harman Kardon Special edition phone which is optimised for audio playback. The network also announced a […]
When I read the report that said for the past several years the entire amount received in donations by the OpenSSL project was a mere $2000 in donations per year; […]
A lot has been said here at Techzim and other places about Econet’s foray into mobile micro-finance. As is the custom with anything that Econet Wireless does these days, there […]
Defined as the excess and unwanted junk that chews up your RAM, memory, battery and most importantly for us on prepaid bundles; data, bloatware this is one of the most […]
Local mobile device maker, GTeL today revealed some interesting figures on their performance. Speaking during the #GetSocial event held today, GTeL’s marketing manager Mr Robert Gonye said GTeL has so […]
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 […]
Yesterday we learned that Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, is actively selling it’s IP TV solutions to African internet carriers. This was revealed to people who attended the Huawei road show […]
The Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services will host the e-Tech Africa Expo 2014 next week from 12 to 14 March at the Harare International Conference Center […]
Local business incubator Emerging Ideas played host to the first monthly Pitch Nights for 2014 yesterday evening at the Celebration Center in Harare. The Pitch Night is a platform were […]
Here’s our latest podcast – recorded this week! In there we share our thoughts on the new OK tech store, Facebook’s change to the feed algorithm and what this means […]
Last year during Global Entrepreneurship Week we attended a “Pitch Night” in Harare hosted by Emerging Ideas, a business accelerator program co-founded by Tommy Deuschle and Tim Bickers. The event […]
Deloitte has releases its annual Techonology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) predictions for 2014. The annual TMT report started back in 2001 and this years’ predictions are dominated by mobile devices. […]
If in the past 2 or so months you have interacted with the brand of one of the few profitable government companies in Zimbabwe, Powertel, you probably noticed the company […]
Here’s our latest Techzim podcast episode. In there we cover the new DStv Explora (price, competition – or lack of – locally), the EcoCashSave system problem, The ICT Achievers awards […]
For those of you that have been wondering (and asking) about the people behind last week’s school Robotics tournament, this will answer those questions and more. We interviewed Kenyon Stamps, […]
Just a few days ago we came upon a Karbonn Smart booth at a CABS bank branch in Harare. On enquiring from the agent we learned that the distributor of […]
Following up on Chinotimba’s appointment as a GTel brand ambassador, Techzim did an online snap survey to measure sentiments from our tech community and the results largely confirmed my initial […]
September 10, tomorrow is the big day. The launch of Apple’s new flagship iPhone(s), the smartphone conjured by the brand that started it all. The smartphone age at least in […]
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 […]
Last night, I was taken aback by the way that Econet Wireless was handling, or rather not handling, its very serious service delivery crisis. Since Saturday evening, subscribers have been expressing frustration and anger at the strange and unexplained disappearance of their airtime. From the people I have spoken to, people who had topped up…
This article is not for the faint hearted and the easily offended. Please scroll to the end to read the disclaimer. I took special care to write one using font […]
We recently caught up with Augustine Makachemu or simply Mak a graphic designer who is the brains behind GrafxTV a web service that is dedicated to teaching graphic design. The […]
The great thing about a smartphone is access to the plethora of apps that do everything from making you more productive (Evernote) to making your more reproductive (Sprout). The sheer […]
Following the internet slowdown caused by the service disruption on three major undersea cables on the East African coast, the Rwandan telecoms regulator, RURA, and ICT ministry, have issued a directive that requires internet providers in the country to share bandwidth.
This post is part of the report back for Techzim’s tour to Chisumbanje and Middle Sabi, where Green Fuel is setting up a large scale Ethanol production . We managed to sit down for an interview (over lunch) with Graeme Smith who is the company’s GM. Finding another time would have been disastrous due to…
2010 brought so much positive change to Zimbabwe’s ICT landscape. An exciting year indeed. But it’s behind us now and 2011 has just started. It remains to be seen if growth in the sector this year will happen at the same 2010 leaps-and-bounds rate. Still the new year looks promising from a couple of fronts.…
The issue of aligning ICTs and business processes and goals has been the subject of many discussions and debates. I felt the need to relate the issue to our own Zimbabwean situation as we are equally or in a worse position than those that are making the loudest debates. It is not clear to me…