Beneath the Surface
Feb 1, 2019
Farai Mudzingwa
Here Are The Top Skills That Will Be In-Demand This Year, According To LinkedIn
We recently touched on the top programming skills/languages that will get you behind a desk in Zimbabwe in 2019. Whilst this last was great for people looking to add new skills to their existing skillset or picking a career path, we didn’t touch on those who are looking further than being employed locally. Maybe you’re […]

Jan 30, 2019
Farai Mudzingwa
Zim Government’s Stance On Internet Shutdowns Might Mean That Smart Cities Never Materialise
On January 30, 2019 Geroge Charamba -The President’s Spokesperson- said: Let’s not over dramatise. Investors don’t need the internet when they come to Zimbabwe. They just need peace. On the same day in an interview published by the Newsday, Energy Mutodi -Deputy Minister of Information- said: The Internet shutdown was not illegal as such. The […]

Dec 13, 2018
Farai Mudzingwa
Have A Hard Time Putting Your Phone Down? This App Might Just Be The Answer
Just from general discussions, I get the idea that most people have a love-hate relationship with their smartphones. They love the abundance of things they can get to do nowadays because of these pocket rockets. Unfortunately -on the flip side of things- most of us seem to hate the fact that simply putting our phones […]

Dec 10, 2018
Guest Author
How A Poor Name Can Lower The Value Of Your Brand
When you’re coming up with your business name, you may run into people who tell you not to sweat over your business name. They say that there is no tangible value to a business name – that names are just frills that aren’t worth investing time and resources into. However, studies show that simple, catchy […]

Nov 20, 2018
Farai Mudzingwa
What’s The Secret Behind Chinese Phones And Their Irresistible Value For Money?
Over the past few years, we have had a lot of Chinese brands pull-up their socks and start making amazing phones at a budget. Ok, maybe amazing is a bit of an over-statement but surely for the money you’re spending on these devices (think OnePlus, Xiaomi, Honor, Vivo & Realme just to name a few) […]

Oct 17, 2018
Staff Writer
Online Forex Trading Is Growing In Zimbabwe, We Interviewed One Of The Traders
By Munashe Mukundi We have been getting a lot of chatter regarding online forex trading locally. Some of it has been a little disturbing because it has been driven by people who are doing some kind of ponzi schemes around forex trading. Ponzi schemes are a bad idea. We interviewed a local trader (young guy) […]

Sep 28, 2018
Farai Mudzingwa
Partial Privatization Of State Owned Firms Might Not Be A Bad Thing After All…
Whenever discussion turns to privatization government-owned firms such as NetOne the reaction in the public domain is not welcoming. When Government announced the reforms of parastatals back in April and announced that 12 government-owned parastatals will be getting partially privatised there was no excitement. In fact, most shared a common feeling that full privatisation will […]

Sep 26, 2018
Guest Author
How African Leaders Can Finance Development And Transformation
There is an African proverb that says the eater of a goat pays back a cow. For years African countries have focused their efforts in securing financial aid from Bretton Woods institutions and others for development and transformation. Unfortunately, this has proven to be an expensive, unsustainable model as the loans from these institutions have […]

Sep 18, 2018
Farai Mudzingwa
Qualcomm Is On A Mission To Make It Impossible To Sell Stolen Or Counterfeited Phones
According to a study conducted by the EU Intellectual Property Office in 2017; 184 million counterfeit (fake) smartphones were sold globally in 2015. It’s estimated that these devices cost about 45.3B Euro ($53 billion) in losses to genuine manufacturers each year. Drumroll… This is where Qualcomm enters… The company which manufactures chipsets for industry giants […]

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