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Hammer and Tongues spends big to redefine e-commerce in Zimbabwe
The company, which is almost always associated with auctions, took a dive into online retailing in July 2015 when it went live with its own online mall. The launch highlighted Hammer and Tongues' confidence in online distribution and brought the "e-commerce is finally here" debate back into rotation.
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Zimbabwe ranked one of the worst places in Africa to start & run a business
If you're finding Zimbabwe a very tough place to be a startup, you can take comfort in the fact that maybe it's not you. You just happen to be trying in a very very hard place to start and run a business!
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Alibaba makes $14.3 billion in sales in just a day. More than Zimbabwe’s total GDP of $13.7B
The company announced that it hit US $14.3 billion in sales in just one day. Alibaba's singles day is a shopping event the e-commerce company introduced in 2009
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Why the ‘Zim to manufacture own car model’ news must not be taken seriously
Usually we would just move on past such news, but this being a headline story in the country’s largest newspapers calls for a take on it. We think this shouldn’t be taken seriously at all. Here's why:
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8 ways the GetBucks Zimbabwe IPO can connect with investors in a collapsing Zimbabwe economy
In this article, I provide insights into how the Internet can be used effectively by the GetBucks Zimbabwe IPO announced recently in the Zimbabwe press.
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Econet’s startup, Tengai returns online as Ownai
Tengai, the online classifieds platform from Econet is back online. The startup has however resurfaced with a different name, Ownai.
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Rocket Internet shuts down Zambian classifieds property, Kaymu
Rocket Internet's Zambian classifieds site, Kaymu, was shut down in the past month. Zambian bloggers have offered the reasons for the startup's failure.
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3 ways ZESA can build its own virtual power station, without Dangote
Before any well-planned investments in thermal energy come to fruition, we have to manage what little power we have. Any huge savings on electricity can then be extended to other sectors of the economy and all that power is enough to be termed a virtual power station on its own.
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How can we help Zimbabwean e-commerce, the black sheep in our family?
How do we help e-commerce, the backbencher of the Zimbabwean tech revolution find its mojo? After all, it should have disrupted the status quo by now, considering how it solves two problems, something which represent a unique selling point.
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Online funeral coordination platform Funeral.ly launched
funeral.ly is a Zimbabwean online event management platform that allows one to manage a funeral it was recently launched online. It capitalises on the internet to provide a centralized method for disseminating information and coordinating funerals among family members, friends and colleagues
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HIT to host Technovation Day tomorrow. What can we expect from Zim talent?
The Harare institute of Technology will hold a Technovation day tomorrow (Friday 19 June) which looks like it's going to be an exhibition for companies and organisations in science, engineering and technology.
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There’s a DEMO Africa event in Zim next month. What can entrepreneurs expect?
This year DEMO Africa will be hosting an entrepreneurs' event on the 24th of June in Harare as part of an African Tour. There will be one startup selected to launch its product in Lagos, Nigeria at the DEMO Africa Conference. Applications for DEMO Africa are still open though, with the deadline pushed to 30 June 2015.
