As Zimbabweans we have been a deprived lot. If it is not one nation introducing Visas so that we can’t visit them, then it is another banning the use of […]
With the FIFA World Cup in its sixth day a lot of excitement that comes with the tournament has spilled into the cyberspace and is being driven by the internet […]
UPDATE: Right now the cards that are working online and with PayPal in Zimbabwe are the USD pre-funded MasterCard/Visa cards which are being issued by some banks for example FBC, […]
Zimbabwe’s technology sector has seen unprecedented growth over the last 3 years but it is my belief that this falls short of the full potential that Zimbabwe’s technology sector can […]
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 […]
The second annual Zimbabwe Broadband Forum has kicked off today at Sango Conference Center, Cresta Lodge Harare. Tickets to the annual event have already sold out but here’s how you […]
Over the last several days, Econet announced through its website a promotion reduction of international tariff rates by up to (emphasis ours) 25% for countries in the region and to 20 cents a minute […]
This morning I woke up to an alarming piece of news: Spotify latest to be hit by a hack on users. Now that is a cause for concern because while […]
We have already taken Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) for a spin and we had nothing but good things to say but then we have always been privy to the latent […]
I recently bought an Android tablet whose specification, according to the box, included 4 GB of inbuilt ROM. I was disappointed to discover that of this only 890 MB was […]
Welcome once again to this week’s edition of the Techzim Podcast, in this edition we had Soul Kabweza, Nigel Gambanga & Tendai Mupaso. We discussed the following issues: Start-up Weekend […]
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 […]
Although Africa’s come a long way in the telecoms revolution, it’s collective broadband adoption rate leaves a lot to be desired. Poor access to Broadband is the 21st century equivalent […]
My High School days are a bit of a distant blur- a distant impressionist painting that requires a lot of concentration to decipher. Clearly visible on this mosaic of memories […]
WhatsApp now constitutes 23% of internet traffic on Econet’s network since the introduction of WhatsApp bundles in February. This is according to a press released published by Econet’s technical partner in […]
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 […]
Most of you regular readers probably noticed that our comments system has changed. We removed Disqus last week and this week gradually migrated to what we have now, just WordPress’s […]
When compared with other government affiliated entities, ZIMSEC is not doing all that bad on the ICT front. They have a website, poorly designed with images that jump up […]
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 […]
Econet today released their financial results for the year ended February 2014. The results indicate that Econet Wireless posted $119.4 million profit which is definitely impressive, in an economy like […]
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 […]