Miscellaneous

With Elections On The Horizon Watch Out For The Fake News Storm That Is Coming

As we edge closer and closer to the elections, it seems a lot of things are still unclear. When will the elections be held? Who will win? Do people believe in this ‘new dispensation’? Or are you hedging your bets on the opposition? All these things cannot be answered definitively but what I do think […]

Mon Apr 23 2018 0 Comments

Gadgets & Apps

5 Awesome Chinese Phones You Can Get For Under $200

If you really want it you can get Chinese phones for as little as $20 but you will hate yourself in the process unless you are one of those people with no self-respect. We have been over this, the very cheap phones always come at a cost. On the other hand there are overly expensive […]

Mon Apr 23 2018 6 Comments

WhatsApp

Whatsapp Adds New Privileges For Group Admins. Group Calls Also On The way…

The most recent Whatsapp update now makes it less awkward to remove someone as a group administrator. In keeping with the messaging application’s update, they will also be adding group calls sometime this year. What’s new? On older versions of Whatsapp, if you wanted to revoke someone’s administrative rights you had to remove them entirely […]

Mon Apr 23 2018 3 Comments

Mobile Money

Parents, You Can Get All Your Money Back If You Pay School Fees Using NetOne’s OneMoney!

Well, it seems Netone’s OneMoney team are not resting on their laurels. The mobile money service has just introduced the Fees for less Promotion in anticipation of the upcoming school term. What is this promotion about? With the school term just around the corner (8 May), NetOne is offering a great deal to parents who […]

Sun Apr 22 2018 2 Comments

Media

Bustop TV’s  Facebook Account Gets Hacked

Popular internet comedy platform Bustop TV is crying out for help as their Facebook account was hacked. The hackers also went on to remove all the admins of that page. You have been removed from Bustop TV by Jessy Miller on Facebook Business Manager. This means you won't have access to any ad accounts or […]

Sun Apr 22 2018 8 Comments

Programming

Google Has An App To Help You Learn Programming And It’s Free!

Area 120 -the internal incubator of Google- has released a mobile app for beginner-coders, Grasshopper. The app is meant to teach beginners JavaScript. The best part of all this is it’s entirely free. Free to download, and the courses are free as well so this is a perfect way to learn and see if this […]

Sat Apr 21 2018 0 Comments

Miscellaneous

Letter From A Techzim Reader. Thought We Should Share His Story

We don’t say this enough but we appreciate all our readers here. We don’t always meet your expectations but that is what drives us to work everyday. We appreciate every form of feedback we get. It’s humbling when that feedback is to the effect that we have been a positive influence on you. This was […]

Fri Apr 20 2018 14 Comments

Programming

Young Developers And Designers! You May Want To Sign Up For This Internship Programme

The HNG program is a 3-month remote-internship where interns get to work on real-world software projects. You may have heard of the program but what you may not know is that Zimbabweans and other Africans can now apply for the internship. So let’s talk about why this is a big deal and how you can […]

Fri Apr 20 2018 3 Comments

Hardware & Software

[Press Release] The Startup Trying To Solve The Unemployment Problem: Meet EMF

Evaluate My Future is a startup that aims to solve the unemployment problems that have been plaguing countries the world over. They plan to do this through an application that tracks goals and an evaluation platform that helps ascertain progress made in meeting these goals. You can read their press release below: Unemployment has become […]

Fri Apr 20 2018 14 Comments

Business

Companies Can Improve Their Marketing Using GeoFencing Technology

Data is the new commodity as we enter the Fourth industrial revolution. To generate the data, many companies are increasing their online presence by developing web platforms and Apps that generate user’s data. In that respect, competitive edge will be attained by making use of the data to deliver products to relevant customers. Accordingly, a […]

Fri Apr 20 2018 2 Comments

Media

Kwese, Where Are The 23 Channels You Promised Us By March?

Do you remember an article we wrote about Kwese promising you 23 more channels by March this year? Since then customers waited with bated breath. Kwese said that its bouquet would, as a result, start to offer 100 channels in totality adding on its current 77 channels. We have an amazing line up of new channels […]

Fri Apr 20 2018 3 Comments

Hardware & Software

If You’re Interested In Buying The “Hard-To-Get” Raspberry Pi, Here’s Where You Can Get It

A few weeks ago I was at the Zimbo Py Workshop. As I was talking to some of the mentors at the event it became clear that obtaining Raspberry Pi units locally is an exercise in futility. The mentors at the event said they end up resorting to getting relatives/friends from outside the country to […]

Fri Apr 20 2018 3 Comments

Entrepreneurship

Startups Can Apply For The Online Global Pitch Competition

Dealmatrix, an Austrian web platform that specialises in scouting, matching and workflow management for the venture system, has invited startups from all over the world to apply for the Global Pitch Competition. Dealmatrix aims startups from around the world seeking investors. The application process… Unfortunately, the deadline is only 4 days away (22 April). This […]

Thu Apr 19 2018 0 Comments

Telecommunications

Telone Reduces Interest On Business Bills From 2009

Government-owned Telone has softened its stranglehold on debtors by reducing interest rates on their arrears that were accumulated in 2009. Many businesses and individuals are saddling huge debts that were incurred in 2009. The debts have been a moot issue because debtors say that their debts were inflated following the transition from the Zim Dollar […]

Thu Apr 19 2018 0 Comments

Entrepreneurship

There’s A Million Dollars Up For Grabs! Entrepreneurs, Here’s How You Can Have A Piece Of The Pie

You have probably never heard of the African Entrepreneurship Award, but soon you will know about them and what their award is about.  If you are an African entrepreneur with an impactful idea (or business), here is a great opportunity to get some funding. The award is hosted by BMCE Bank of Africa. BMCE is […]

Wed Apr 18 2018 1 Comment

Education

If You Are Interested In Hacking, Check Out This Ethical Hacking Course: It’s Free!

When most people hear of hacking they are rarely aware that there are actually good hackers. These good hackers are more commonly known as ethical hackers. As with most good guys, ethical hackers rarely make the headlines but they are very important. Who is offering the course? The courses are being offered on the Guru99 […]

Tue Apr 17 2018 0 Comments

Miscellaneous

Failed To Buy Techzim Insights? Sorry…Here’s How You Can Buy

We recently released two products that were for sale; A Guide To WhatsApp for Business and Techzim’s Write-Up on EcoCash. There were problems with the payment method we used and so we have come up with an easier solution, though not as elegant. The workaround we have now is to use our EcoCash account and […]

Tue Apr 17 2018 3 Comments

Competitions

“Chakachaya ne Ecocash.” Question: Why Cows And Goats?

Obvious you heard it already because these guys make noise whenever they are up to something. Anyway, we will say it again: Chakachaya ne Ecocash is back, it has been running since the 8th of this month actually. Bear with me, I know you didn’t need me to say because you have already seen notifications […]

Tue Apr 17 2018 11 Comments

Energy

Econet Going Green: Licence To Construct Solar Power Plant Approved

Econet Wireless’ plans to have their data centre run on solar energy are well documented and in January they applied for a licence to build a 0.45MW power plant for their own use. That application has been accepted by ZERA, so I guess Econet will be going ahead with their plan as intended. The media […]

Tue Apr 17 2018 1 Comment

Cryptocurrencies

[Press Release] Golix Expands To South Africa

Zimbabwe’s popular cryptocurrency exchange, Golix is crossing borders and will begin operations in South Africa in the near future. The move is part of their aim to grow in the continent and here is the statement Golix released to the press announcing the development: Golix expands to South Africa Zimbabwe’s leading cryptocurrencies exchange, Golix, has […]

Tue Apr 17 2018 4 Comments

Video

[VIDEO] ProComm Brings You The DellEMC Customer Vendor Dialog Live

ProComm is hosting a Customer/Vendor dialogue looking at how your business can leverage on existing data to present it in more useful and profitable formats. First Session DellEMC Customer Vendor event https://t.co/aZ8poEtPJQ — Techzim (@Techzim) April 17, 2018 Second Session DellEMC Customer Vendor event Second Session @dellemc https://t.co/V2sNPWmHRW — Techzim (@Techzim) April 17, 2018

Tue Apr 17 2018 0 Comments

Gadgets & Apps

Whatsapp To Let Users Recover Photos Deleted Months Ago

An upcoming Whatsapp update will allow users to recover media files that were deleted months ago. This is a welcome feature but it does come with a few caveats. What’s changed? Well, the Whatsapp servers would only keep media for a maximum of 30 days and after that users could no longer download media files. […]

Tue Apr 17 2018 2 Comments

Security

Facebook Accounts Being Hijacked: Here’s How To Protect Yourself

There’s been a recent trend on Facebook, and if you don’t like missing out you might have just been the victim of a clever browser hijacking tactic. Here’s how you can avoid the problem if you haven’t been caught in the crossfire and if you have here’s how to cleanse yourself of this cancer. How It […]

Mon Apr 16 2018 5 Comments

Broadband

Zimra Surpasses 2018 First Quarter Revenue Target

ZIMRA (Zimbabwe Revenue Authority) surpassed its first-quarter target by an excess of US $84million. Gross revenue collections were 8.1% above the target of US $1.029 billion. Zimra attributes the improved revenue collection to enhanced effective use of automation. The country’s tax collector is optimizing the use of it its e-services platform (Asycuda – Automated System […]

Mon Apr 16 2018 1 Comment

Events

ZITF Has An App Detailing All The Exhibitors and Sessions For 2018’s Trade Fair: Quite Useful

The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair will be held from the 24th to the 28th of this month in Bulawayo. In line with this event, ZITF has made an app that will help people attending the event navigate their way around the stands and also know when which sessions will be held. The load times are […]

Mon Apr 16 2018 1 Comment

Insight

UN Agency Speaks On Alignment Of Digitalization And Development

Written by Shamika N. Sirimanne Director of the Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD With Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg under pressure by the US Congress and greater regulation on data privacy looking ever more likely, swirling revelations about the way in which social media have been used have put the spotlight on the wide implications of […]

Mon Apr 16 2018 0 Comments