The company which own’s Multichoice –Nasper’s- managed to grow their video entertainment segment’s revenue to $3.7-billion. This video segment is getting the bulk of it’s revenue from DStv, GOtv and...
I recently started listening to podcasts… I was convinced by a workmate to get into it and I must say I have found some very interesting content since I started....
It is no secret that the government is not too chuffed about EcoCash’s dominance in Zimbabwe. The minister of ICT, Supa Mandiwanzira is on record multiple times saying as much....
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has written to Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) and Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe(BAZ) asking them to grant equal coverage on all media platforms to all participating political...
Here is the latest chapter in the Golix vs RBZ (Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe) saga. The RBZ filed its opposing application with the courts. Summary of how we got here: the...
Sending files across WhatsApp is a pretty straightforward process. All you have to do is choose the person or group that you want to send the files to, select the...
The battle for dominance on mobile money platforms is increasingly getting exciting with Netone announcing that its mobile money platform, OneMoney clocked 1 million subscribers. this means that for every 4...
Rwandan bank I&M partnered with a Norwegian firm to launch a blockchain based solution called SPENN and it is a big deal. SPENN is a mobile banking application and that...
The increase of Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), radio stations, tv stations etc. is giving goosebumps to the government fearing that the congestion of the available radio spectrum (spectrum) will have...
POTRAZ has disclosed that they have made $120 million from the Universal Service Fund since its inception back in 2009. They have also made an extra $10.6 million from interest...
After months of questioning whether Kwese will televise the upcoming 2018 Fifa World Cup, Kwese has cleared the air by announcing that it will broadcast all 64 FIFA World Cup matches...
When you hear that cabling has been dug, you usually suspect that there has been a case of theft. For TelOne ,however, some of their fibre optic cables along the...
Last week we ran a story of a messenger who was arrested for swapping US dollars for Bond notes. The messenger was arrested for allegedly stealing US$4 000 delivery money...
Google Mail –more popularly known as Gmail- is testing out a new desktop redesign. The fresh coat of paint isn’t the only new addition and there is some new stuff...
The details concerning ZOL’s recently launched LTE service -WiBroniks- have been scarce. At the launch event, we managed to know how much the packages for WiBroniks will cost but we...
FBC Bank has started the process of going paperless by replacing its paper bank statements with e-statements (electronic statements). With e-statements, customers will be able to view account statements online anytime....
Last year in June, the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) was hacked and the individual behind the hack demanded US$999 (then later $6.4 billion) in order to return the files....
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....
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...
You can now check online if you are registered to vote in the upcoming general elections. Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has recruited the services of technology so that prospective voters...
Almost 2000 TelOne subscribers should brace themselves for some service disruption. Last night $10 000 worth of copper cables were stolen and this will affect subscribers in the CBD. They...
[UPDATE]: An earlier version of this article said that the registry was down. The domain registry in Zimbabwe is ZISPA and this therefore implied they were down. This was not...
In March, we decided that we would publish the statistics of online news publications for each month and so here we are once again, looking at the numbers from the...
Imagine our surprise when we received an email with the subject, Uber for Weed Enters Zimbawe. We opened the email thinking this was an elaborate prank but after digging around...
There are messages that have been circulating on Whatsapp that cause the app – and at times your phone- to crash. The most recent culprit is the ‘black-dot message.’ According...
We are bringing the Zimswitch Digital Payments Conference to you live under the theme Sustaining Digital Payments in Zimbabwe and creating a gateway into SADC The Zimswitch Digital Payments Conference...
A number of you have probably been waiting with baited breathe for the Zimswitch Payment Conference to start and you’re wondering what’s going on. Unfortunately, there was a flight delay...
The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe has received $6 million from the government as part of the $22 million allocated in the 2018 National Budget for completing the digitization process. George...
Whatsapp is making changes to some of their user policies in order to meet regulations in Europe. The GDPR (General Data Production Regulation) is being released and it requires many...
On the 14th of March 2018, we attended the launch of Zimbabwe’s ICT Policy at HICC. The ICT Policy was largely overshadowed by another initiative that was being launched by...