Just went through the Telecel website, and I was surprised that Telecash actually offers some really essential services that EcoCash still doesn’t offer. Why the surprise? Well because to date, […]
Many of us want to achieve great things in life. That’s where the story actually starts. I started my first blog somewhere around 2011. It had nothing to do with […]
During the weekend, EcoCash announced that the minimum airtime amount one could purchase using the platform had gone up to a dollar. This, (obviously) did not sit well with Econet […]
Tafadzwa Taziveyi was (is?) an EcoCash agent in Hwange who worked (works?) from Shanduka Econet shop. Tafadzwa is 23 years old and as all young adults probably feel, he felt […]
If you remember, last week the government made it illegal to trade in foreign currency without a licence. Statutory Instrument 112A of 2017, Exchange Control (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (No 5) has led […]
EcoCash has finally grown enough to move out of the Econet website. It now has its own clean website with a few perks here and there. Lets dive in and […]
Kwese TV recently got permission from the High Court to continue broadcasting after 2 weeks of suspended operations. Before the suspension, a Technite would come to your house to install […]
Kwese TV has activated 5 free channels that any of their subscribers can view even without an active subscription. As consolation to early adopters of Kwese in Zimbabwe inconvenienced by […]
Strive Masiyiwa, the founder of Econet and Kwesé TV, recently announced on Facebook that Kwesé TV will be offering 5 free channels to you even if you don’t pay for any […]
Urban Brew Studios is a South African studio owned by Kagiso Media. They have been in the independent television production sector in South Africa since 1995. The studio has grown […]
In what has been a whirlwind of a story, the latest development is that Kwese TV is back, again. The High Court permitted Dr Dish to continue selling Kwese pending the […]
Here is the full Kwese TV ruling from the High Court. You can download the document here. HH 666 -17 HC 8457/17 Ref HC 7999/17 Ref SC 677/17 MR DISH […]
The English Premier League (EPL) is probably the most popular league in football. Scratch that, the most popular league in sport. It is so popular that even here in Zimbabwe […]
Who says you can only use EcoCash to buy Econet airtime. Paynow has a solution for buying ANY airtime using EcoCash and here is how you use it!
No doubt that EcoCash has really grown and they have the stats to prove it. Techzim in June, wrote about the milestone growth of the EcoCash ecosystem, i.e. the merchants, […]
As Techzim reported yesterday, Telone has launched voice bundles, accordingly we now have more information on what the voice bundles are. The voice bundles are essentially just recharge cards for […]
DStv just announced that it will be reducing the prices for its subscriptions. When I read that news on Techzim, I thought that this was in response to Kwese TV […]
Kwese TV hasn’t won the court case in the Supreme Court yet. Someone started spreading rumours that Kwese TV had won the court case. Techzim got in contact with someone […]
It is reported that early this year Vice President Mnangagwa was approached by the Sports minister Hlongwane seeking funds to support the senior soccer team’s trip to Gabon for the […]
Those of us who live in Zimbabwe have recently been exposed to a cash crisis that has hit our economy and along with it, an all too familiar era of […]
They say necessity is the mama of all inventions, so when the going gets tough instead of just whining some people find solutions. Cash is a problem, no doubt. We’ve […]
Of late, there’s been a lot of talk on ‘corporates stealing ideas’ mainly being sparked by the latest story on how Econet is being sued for more than $870k for […]
Zambia has had three mobile operators and like Econet in Zimbabwe, MTN has been the dominant mobile operator in the country albeit not at Econet’s scale. The two countries have […]
Roku Inc, which recently partnered with Econet Media on Kwesé Play, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in its home country in the USA. They aim to raise $204 […]
Earlier this month Econet Media announced Kwesé Play, a Roku powered streaming box. It has launched in South Africa. They also announced a partnership with Netflix. In the partnership, Kwesé […]
Kwese TV has launched an exclusive Pan-African partnership with Netflix which will see the new broadcasting sensation offer Netflix as part of a fibre optic enabled service called Kwese Play. […]
About a week ago, the High Court of Zimbabwe reserved judgment on the urgency of Kwesé TV application. A day later, the ruling was announced in favor of the urgent […]
After the recent court ruling that Dr. Dish’s licence was not cancelled, Techzim has been informed that Kwese TV will be back on air any time now, with the latest […]