Telecommunications

Telone Costumers Now Able To Insure Their Modems With A New Low-Cost Insurance Package

TelOne customers will be glad to know that they are now able to insure their Telone modems.  The state-owned company Telone has partnered FBC to make this possible. This partnership has given birth to a insurance product called Modem Insurance. And under this Modem Insurance, Telone clients’ ADSL and FTHH modems will be insured against unexpected […]

Fri May 25 2018 4 Comments

e-learning

Get These Udemy Courses For Only $9.99, Limited Ecocash Offer Available

I have written many gushing articles on how awesome I think Udemy is. Like all things Udemy is not perfect in the same way no school or product is but I have to say it is a pretty awesome way to acquire life skills. Anyway Udemy are having a promotion where you can buy their […]

Fri May 25 2018 0 Comments

Startups

Zim Startup,Courier City, Expands Shipping Network: You Can Now Ship To And From Kenya

Zimbabwean Startup, Courier City, is broadening their reach as they expand their shipping network to Nairobi, Kenya. They’ve sent out a press release detailing how this will work and customers will save up to 50% just like when shipping from Canada. You can read the press release below: Courier City is expanding its revolutionary approach in […]

Fri May 25 2018 0 Comments

Broadband

Finally Blocked WhatApp Contacts Can Send You Messages, Thanks To A Bug In The Latest Update

Blocking someone on WhatsApp is the new-age version of pretending that they don’t exist. It is also an excellent way to shut off that acquaintance continuously asking you for favors. So, wouldn’t it be a nightmare if you heard from all these people on WhatsApp even after having blocked them? Well, this is the nightmare […]

Fri May 25 2018 2 Comments

Cryptocurrencies

BREAKING: Court Says Cryptocurrency Exchange Golix Can Resume Trading, Reserve Bank Directive Suspended

As you all know the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe issued a directive instructing banks not to facilitate any cryptocurrency related transactions. They also strongly warned the public not to deal in cryptocurrencies. Further, the Reserve Bank wrote to Golix, Zimbabwe’s first and biggest cryptocurrency exchange instructing them to wind up operations. Golix then went to […]

Thu May 24 2018 30 Comments

Broadband

Zim Startup Unveils Uber-like Service To Help Locals And Foreigners Commute Smoothly

You’ve probably heard of the popular ride-hailing service, Uber. Have you ever wished we had our own Uber in Zimbabwe or a more reliable taxi service? If the answer to that question is yes you will probably be interested in ImotaCars. What are they doing? ImotaCars is a ride-booking app that’s available any time of […]

Thu May 24 2018 11 Comments

Telecommunications

Mobile Phones Help 720 000 People To Check Their Voter Details

Zimbabwe Electoral Commission(ZEC), has reported that as much as 719387 registrants checked their ‘voter details’ using the USSD platform on their respective mobile networks since the provisional voters’ roll inspection started on the 19th of May. Through the USSD platform, if a voter types *265# and inputs their national registration number and date of birth, […]

Thu May 24 2018 2 Comments

Cryptocurrencies

Golix  Temporarily Takes Down Crypto Exchange As Court Case Kickoffs Later Today

Zimbabwe’s most popular cryptocurrency exchange, Golix, has issued a statement saying they will be shutting down their “exchange’s Orderbook.” The cryptic statement they sent to their customers read: Dear valued customer. Please note that we have temporarily taken down the exchange’s Orderbook. Any developments related to this matter will be frequently updated. We sincerely apologise […]

Thu May 24 2018 4 Comments

Gadgets & Apps

Buy These I7S Wireless Earphones For Only $19

For those people who enjoy music on the go there is reason to rejoice even as one phone maker after another is killing the headphone jack- you can still make use of wireless headphones. You can get a remarkable pair of wireless earbuds from Cafago for only $19.26 (Ecocash $26 see below for details) including […]

Thu May 24 2018 0 Comments

Gadgets & Apps

Kenya Ban Phones That Keep Power For Less Than 8 Hours In A Move To Curb Fake Phones

In Kenya, it is now illegal to import mobile phones that do not offer a battery life of at least eight hours talk time or lacks a physical manual. The law is Kenya’s government new plan to curb counterfeits which in the recent past have been on the rise. They find their way into the […]

Wed May 23 2018 8 Comments

Entrepreneurship

Student-Focused Startup, FundoLinker, Ups Efforts To Connect Entrepreneurs With Mentors

FundoLinker, the student-focused startup that tries to connect students with bigger companies in order to offer entrepreneurs with more opportunities, is entering their second phase. They are now seeking to partner with organisations since they already had a user base ready to receive. You may have heard of FundoLinker but if you haven’t, let’s get […]

Wed May 23 2018 16 Comments

Fintech

OneMoney Throws Punches At Ecocash

Yesterday’s proposed ban of the ‘Swipe-into-Ecocash’ service didn’t go without NetOne’s notice. This morning NetOne posted pictures on their social media platforms (kind of) mocking the ‘Swipe-into-Ecocash’ service and simultaneously promoting their OneMoney (OneMoney Card to be specific) as some kind of an alternative to ‘Swipe-into-Ecocash’ service. However, the sarcasm is misplaced. Ecocash is not a competitor […]

Wed May 23 2018 17 Comments

Programming

Local Startup To Introduce Coding Course

Tis the season for robotics courses! A week ago we wrote about a startup called Vested Interests who are planning on introducing a robotics course later this year. A few weeks earlier we had written about The Maker Club another startup that focuses on teaching kids a variety of skills including coding, robotics and some […]

Wed May 23 2018 4 Comments

Social Media

Social Media Etiquette For Professionals Part 1: LinkedIn.

We owe a great deal  of gratitude to Mark Zuckeburg for introducing us to one of the widely used social media platforms. We also owe the same amount of gratitude to our local MNOs for enabling us in more ways that one to connect to the internet thereby living a digital footprint that can be […]

Wed May 23 2018 1 Comment

Fintech

‘Card Cloning’ On The Rise: Steward Bank Warns Customers To Guard Against This Type Of Fraud

Steward Bank has issued a notice warning its customers about the increased risk of transactions involving credit and debit card cloning (card cloning). The Customer Notice is asking customers to be vigilant when using their cards and it went to great lengths prescribing habits customers can take to guard against card cloning. The increased use […]

Wed May 23 2018 11 Comments

Finance

ZimSwitch Had Asked Steward Bank To Discontinue Swipe Into EcoCash

It seems ‘swipe into EcoCash’ continues to garner headlines for the wrong reasons. Since the turn of the year, the service has descended into chaos and in February EcoCash came out and stated that the problems that customers were facing whilst trying to transact using the platform were a result of server issues. These problems […]

Tue May 22 2018 7 Comments

Fintech

UPDATED: Swipe Into Ecocash Here To Stay Says Ecocash, Econet And Steward Bank

So this is an update to the article. Earlier on I rushed to publish the press release from Ecocash without any context (and I was out of the office for most of the day at that). So now I am told that there was a squabble between Ecocash and ZimSwitch which got leaked to media. […]

Tue May 22 2018 2 Comments

Telecommunications

Experiencing Slow Internet Speeds On ZOL? Here’s Why

If you are a ZOL subscriber and you depend on their fibre services you may be experiencing some challenges with your speeds. We got a tip from a reader informing us of this issue and surely when we checked ZOL’s website and support number this is the message we got: Important Notice: Degraded Speeds Kindly […]

Tue May 22 2018 4 Comments

Telecommunications

China Exim Bank Set To Avail A Loan To Netone For Base Stations Upgrade And Expansion

Mobile network operator (MNO), Netone is set to secure a loan worth $71 million from Chinese state financial institution, China Exim Bank,. The loan is meant to upgrade its existing infrastructure, particularly base stations and increase base stations by expanding to areas which have poor connectivity.  Speaking about the loan facility, NetOne chief executive Mr. Lazurus […]

Tue May 22 2018 3 Comments

Legislation

Zimbabwe is Open For Business … BUT Are We Ready For The New Data Regulation Law With 5 Days To Go

The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) deadline is less than a week away. We’re committed to being compliant. Given Zimbabwe is now open for business companies need to consider how GDPR will (not might) affect them. What exactly is the GDPR? The General Data Protection Regulation is a new privacy regulation passed by the EU […]

Tue May 22 2018 9 Comments

Cryptocurrencies

Golix Customers Attempting To Withdraw $30 000 A Day Since The Crypto Ban

Earlier yesterday, Golix sued the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and in the court application, Golix believed that the central bank’s instruction for Golix to shut down was unlawful as they have no jurisdiction over Golix. We got our hands on the chamber application and it makes for some interesting reading. There are a number of […]

Tue May 22 2018 11 Comments

Finance

Looks Like We Can Take Banks To Court For Swapping Our US Dollars For Bonds In Our Accounts

Should we take banks for swapping bonds for USD? This is a question I asked myself after I read a story of a man who has been taken to court for stealing after he swapped $4000 US dollars with $4000 bond notes. As you well know, bond notes are officially said to be on par […]

Tue May 22 2018 8 Comments

Cryptocurrencies

BREAKING: Golix Challenges The Reserve Bank Ban Of Cryptocurrency At The High Court

No surprise really, I was expecting the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to be challenged in court for their directive that effectively banned cryptocurrency in Zimbabwe. The central bank did not just instruct banks to stop facilitating any cryptocurrency linked transactions but they also directed the general public to stay away from cryptos. Now, it has […]

Mon May 21 2018 27 Comments

Cryptocurrencies

Zimbabwe’s Central Bank Orders Crypto Exchange Shut Down

Earlier we reported that some banks had shut down Golix’s accounts and we can now confirm that last week Tuesday RBZ sent a directive to Golix instructing them to cease all operations in relation to virtual currency exchange. For Golix, when it rains it pours. The past week has just been a never-ending storm for […]

Mon May 21 2018 13 Comments

Cryptocurrencies

Banks Close Down Golix Accounts

Earlier this month, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe instructed banks to stop holding accounts for cryptocurrency exchanges and to stop facilitating transfer of cryptos. The central bank gave the banks 60 days to halt activities but it seems the grip has been tightened as it now seems some of Golix’s bank accounts have already been […]

Mon May 21 2018 13 Comments

Media

ZBC To Introduce New Channels:History Channel Among Many Others

After the completion of digital migration, Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) will introduce a range of new channels.  The channels will bring variety to ZBC’s dwindled viewers after years of just watching one channel, ZTV. Poor programming and poor coverage of ZTV swayed many urban Zimbabweans to stop watching the channel and migrating to watching DSTV and […]

Mon May 21 2018 7 Comments